http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/ Wed, 22 May 2013 21:57:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-5052 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:11:33 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-5052 [...] sobre mapas, no mercer la pena que me explaye en ello. (En caso de que os interese podéis mirar aquí, aquí, aquí y aquí) Ejemplos visuales [...]

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4573 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:17:04 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4573 As a teacher and former history major, this is FUCKING brilliant.

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4552 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:05:06 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4552 Such a breath of fresh air. It’s startling how modern historians are lauded for compiling the most number of sequential facts. No wonder their books only sell to other historians and universities. What percentage of the world is able to retain that much information? A picture is worth 1000 words. Rock on.

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4547 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:08:13 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4547 I majored in European History in college, but this is a whole new way to see it. I wish my professors used some of these maps, they are so much more fun than your standard-issue school maps nobody finds very interesting
Cool blog!

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4487 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:04:49 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4487 [...] to have one, every major power gets their turn at being represented by an evil octopus. Donna Seger Teaching with tentacles - she’s contemplating teaching a whole semester of world history through octopus [...]

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4463 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:11:50 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4463 What a beautifully inspiring blog. A creative teacher is someone we remember most of our lives. What a legacy.

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4462 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:03:14 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4462 Poor old octopuses – I’m sure they’re not really greedy, aggressive creatures hell-bent on world domination. They certainly work as a convincing visual metaphor though… for imperialism… or indeed Starbucks.

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4449 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:01:55 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4449 BRILLIANT! Thank you for collecting all of these together and I appreciate your commentary. Way to make some excellent connections. Plus, well, I love octopi and editorial cartoons so I couldn’t resist.

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4442 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:57:03 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4442 Great subject and very informative. I love all your beautiful maps and the progression of the designs that reflect art styles of the various cultures and events in history. Cheers!

]]> http://streetsofsalem.com/2013/01/22/teaching-with-tentacles/#comment-4429 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:53:16 +0000 http://streetsofsalem.com/?p=15396#comment-4429 what a great post!

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