On this historic election day, thirty two United States history students and I will offer up our thoughts, anxieties, expectations, predictions, and critiques concerning the 2008 election. Tomorrow, fourteen more students will chime in with their comments about how the election turned out. If you have been dying to learn about how forty six juniors at a private college preparatory school in Massachusetts perceive this election, then this blog is the one for you.
We have monitored this election process in a number of ways. We have been maintained current events journals all trimester (right, kids?), and we have pursued every opportunity to connect issues in early American history to the ongoing financial crisis and election cycle. We kicked off the year by discussing Americanness and its role in the presidential election by reading a fantastic and challenging article from The New York Times. We have also read excerpts from Sen. John McCain's 1999 memoir, The Faith of My Fathers, and from Sen. Barack Obama's 1995 memoir, Dreams From My Father.
Then we rolled the political dice by checking out polling data, particularly this map put together by The New York Times.
Also, we watched this Slate.com video about the last-ditch Hail Marys and shenanigans of the campaigns.
We hope you enjoy our musings preservered for all eternity on this beautiful and inspiring series of tubes.
Enjoy!
-EJL
1 comment:
According to the time capsule, it is obvious the students of
CH-CH Junior History Class, are very much on point, in touch and in tune as to what direction our country should take.
Your blogs are profound and very insightful; from the economy to global warming.
Our future is in great hands with the likes of CH-CH students.
I applaud you all!
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