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School Year Ep. 6 The Warm Up

School Year Ep. 6 The Warm Up

Become a Patron! In this episode I discuss how I use the first ten minutes of class to engage my students to be better learners. Please find our previous episode here. School Year Ep. 5 Sprouts of Learning Please support Historydojo here Support Historydojo Become a Patron!

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School Year Ep. 5 Sprouts of Learning

School Year Ep. 5 Sprouts of Learning

Become a Patron! The School Year, Episode 4 The Gradebook Please find our previous episode, and support the podcast on Patreon.com/historydojo Support Historydojo

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The School Year Ep. 4 The Gradebook

The School Year Ep. 4 The Gradebook

Become a Patron! In Episode 4 we discuss the use of the gradebook in teaching and how I will set up my gradebook for the school year. Support Historydojo Please also check out our earlier episodes! School Year, Ep. 2 “Professional Goals” Become a Patron!

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The School Year: Ep. 3: Setting Up The Classroom

The School Year: Ep. 3: Setting Up The Classroom

Become a Patron! In Episode 3 we discuss how I set up my classroom for success over the course of the school year. Please find Episode 2 by clicking on the image below: School Year, Ep. 2 “Professional Goals” Please support our podcast by becoming a sponsor on Patreon! Any support -even $1 really helps! Support Historydojo

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The School Year: Episode 2, "Professional Goals"

The School Year: Episode 2, “Professional Goals”

Educators need professional goals, both for themselves and their students. It is a powerful method for achieving success beyond your expectations. In this episode of The School Year I lay our how to create professional goals and what three of my goals for the year will be. Support Historydojo If you would like to listen to Episode 1 of The School Year, please find it below. School Year Ep. 1…

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The School Year EP. 1: The Summer

The School Year EP. 1: The Summer

Episode 1: The Summer This is the newest podcast from Historydojo. In this new podcast we will examine the daily grind and joy of teaching. In Episode 1 we will discuss the Summer, and what teachers often do during the quiet time of year. Please subscribe to this podcast. Support Historydojo and the podcast on Patreon.com/historydojo. Support Historydojo Supporters on Patreon get early…

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Killing Odell Barnes

Become a Patron! There is a real question about the State of Texas and killing Odell Barnes, Jr. To say that in a legal sense means that there is reasonable doubt about his guilt. The killing of Odell Barnes may be one more example of an innocent person put to death by the corruption of the system, the police and the district attorneys. (Original Caption) Portrait of Odell Barnes who is to be…

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The War on Drugs and the 4th Amendment

The War on Drugs and the 4th Amendment

Become a Patron! The efforts by the Federal government to win the War on Drugs has created a systematic erosion in the Fourth Amendment protections against illegal searches and seizures by police. The immediate fear of drugs and their erosion of public safety led to the long term response of mass incarceration and militant policing that has decimate communities of color. How this happened is…

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Operation Northwoods

Become a Patron! There is a little known story of the Cold War, known as Operation Northwoods. Please listen and enjoy this amazing and outrageous plot by the United States military to launch an illegal war into Cuba. The Memo outlining Operations Northwoods JFK with the Joint Chiefs Become a Patron! Kill Castro!

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To Kill Castro: The Conch Shell Plot

To Kill Castro: The Conch Shell Plot

The United States was obsessed with controlling Cuba, along with all of Latin America. It has been the policy of the United States to dominate the Western Hemisphere since the beginning for the 19th Century. When Fidel Castro led a rebellion that seized control over the Cuban island, it was initially with the help from the American government. When Castro did not immediately become the docile…

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Feminism In Our Time

Feminism In Our Time

It has been many years since the start of the latest movement to respect and value women in American society. It is still a debate in this country whether feminism is a suitable social and political position. The idea that women are people, too, still seems to threaten the male dominated structures in society that view equality for all as a diminishment of the rights of men. It is a fallacy, a…

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Wilfred Owen: Lessons From World War 1

Wilfred Owen: Lessons From World War 1

Become a Patron! Wilfred Owen understood war. He served in world War One and died on the battlefields of Europe. He wrote beautiful poetry from the trenches, offering us lessons from World War 1. His poem Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori was written about war, from a battlefield, by someone who would die soon after writing it. Wilfred Owen understood war. He died just one week before the…

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When the U.S. Dropped four Nukes on Spain

When the U.S. Dropped four Nukes on Spain

With all that is going on in the world today it is easy to forget some of the most wild and dangerous parts of our current situation. For example we might forget the the U.S. is a nuclear power. We might forget when the United States dropped four nukes on Spain. Yeah! you heard that right. If you did not pay attention you might miss the fact that the U.S. nearly dropped four hydrogen bombs on…

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The Execution of Juan Soria

The Execution of Juan Soria

Become a Patron! The execution of Juan Soria happened after a particularly brutal killing of a innocent teen, Allen Bolden, who was killed for owning a car that Juan Soria wanted. The murder is gruesome, and Juan Soria was definitely deeply troubled. His last meal suggests a variety of memories, relived once more before his final day. This story is one that suggests a complex persona, guilty of…

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Black Lives Matter: The Boston Massacre

Black Lives Matter: The Boston Massacre

Become a Patron! The Inspiration of the Boston Massacre The podcast above will explain to you why we all need to remember the lessons of the Boston Massacre. The martyr of the Boston Massacre was, of course, Crispus Attucks, the first person to die for American Independence. His sacrifice inspired other patriots to take up arms against the tyranny of the police state that was taking over…

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The Case of Cuba and the Exploding Cigar

The Case of Cuba and the Exploding Cigar

Become a Patron! The CIA was determined to kill the leader of Cuba. Fidel Castro was defiant to the Imperialist efforts of the United States to control the island nation. He refused to submit to American hegemony, and that made him enemy number one in the eyes of seven different American Presidents. So, of course, each tried their best to kill him. Since the founding of the United States, the…

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The Secret Massacre

Become a Patron! There is a sad theme running though American history, one that has developed in just the past twenty years. The theme is that mass killings are so common that they happen nearly every day. They are so common that most do not get reported in the news anymore, making many into a secret massacre. But the worst mass killing in American history was a secret massacre for nearly a…