Teaching History in Reverse

This web log is dedicated to exploration of the idea and practice of learning and teaching history from present to past, i.e., in reverse chronological order from what is traditional. It is believed that this approach may be advantageous to learning history, to an appreciation of history, and to the empowerment of the learner.

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Location: Boise, Idaho, United States

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Monday, July 26, 2004

Welcome to Teaching History in Reverse

Greetings. This group blog has been set up to foster dialogue and sharing of ideas regarding the concept and practice of teaching history in reverse chronological order.

The reasoning behind teaching history "backwards" is that it transforms the study of history from a distant narrative - whose relevance to the learner may not be apparent - into a compelling inquiry into why things are the way they are, and why they became the way they did.

Some teachers have already had success with this method. Others are intrigued by the idea. Perhaps our inquiry will give rise to new ideas for curricula and curricular materials like textbooks that are tailored for the "history backwards" approach.

If you wish to join this Blog as a contributing member and have not yet been invited, feel free to e-mail me, Matthew Shapiro, at mshapiro@follettfoundation.org.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am really happy to find this page and read about teaching history in reverse....I thought about it and looked it up. I feel it just makes a lot of sense since this is really how we learn about life, first seeing the problem and then learning how we got to that point. It works when trying to understand anything really. Again thank you! A.S

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