OFF: Riddle of the Prank-Playing Playlist

June 2, 2008 in Riddles in the Dark
Tags: beans, cigar, executives, have, inspired, playlist, pork, prank, producers, record, riddle, songs

I’m a mix artist. That is, I will organize songs into well-flowing playlists. Usually, given my illegitimately huge music collection, there’s some overarching theme.
I’ve done a few that compile inside jokes. I’ve done decades of American history. My iTunes even has a playlist-in-progress that compiles good songs inspired by record producers. So far, I’m at [...]

Medieval History? Nah.

June 2, 2008 in How to Get a Job, Lesson Plans
Tags: 7th, activity, administrators, american, blank, borderless, box, california, creative, early, flank, grade, history, map, medieval, middle, modern, outside, physical, regions, rules, school, tactics, world

I’ve decided to teach the bulk of 7th grade medieval and early modern history as a geography class. You heard me: geography. As in maps. I won’t ignore the standards — I’ll throw in a Holy Roman Empire here, a Reformation there — and yet the first few months or so will be purely geography.
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