In this episode, we discuss the use of monuments and memorials in history, as well as their recent controversial role in US and world politics.  Articles and links that we reference are located below: https://en.unesco.org/ https://pressingmattersblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/15/in-memoriam-confederate-monuments/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813014286 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187253-d10205418-Reviews-Monument_Aux_Morts_Des_Orients-Marseille_Bouches_du_Rhone_Provence_Alpes_Cote_d_.html https://rusmania.com/lenin-monuments https://www.gilderlehrman.org/news/fredericksburg-then-and-now Please join us again.

In this episode, we discuss the uses and struggles of assessment during the pandemic, as well as the validity of standardized assessment as a whole. 

Thank you for joining us to discuss the Thanksgiving holiday, as well as some of the traditions that now surround it. The following materials were referenced in this episode, and as always, we encourage you to give a close reading yourself. https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/read-gsa-administrator-emily-murphy-s-letter-to-president-elect-joe-biden/a615a8b4-29b4-4628-8a9c-7e87fc2430dd/ https://pressingmattersblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/22/turkey-dinner-with-geno-on-the-cide/ https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/transcript_for_abraham_lincoln_thanksgiving_proclamation_1863.pdf

In this episode we discuss the process of U.S. Presidential transition in the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential Election. Links to documents or material that we referenced in our conversation are available below. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/M-20-24.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/ https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/9/6/469437.pdf

Your hosts come together to discuss the history, arguments, and future surrounding the Electoral system in the United States. Material referenced in the episode can be found below. https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/Elections/2020/General/CertificationforNov32020GenElection.pdf

The hosts of The Pandemic Classroom introduce themselves in this brief teaser.

Mr. Woods, Mr. Shank, and Mr. Limbrick discuss the implications of misunderstanding or misusing historical knowledge. The discussion is prompted by The following article from Foreign Policy Magazine (https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/07/bad-history-medieval-far-right-fantasies-white-innocence-colonialism/)

Mr. Jonathan Shank and Mr. Michael Woods, two history teachers, discuss education, and navigate the path of educating during a pandemic.