tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post5088585203543661376..comments2023-12-06T11:18:27.198+01:00Comments on ThinkShop: A Walk in Revolutionary Paris: Part OneP. M. Doolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-22457599391800448302010-05-30T11:14:44.563+02:002010-05-30T11:14:44.563+02:00A coincidence Hels, I used to do a three day tour ...A coincidence Hels, I used to do a three day tour that focussed on the period of the Second Empire and the Belle Epoque - the solution would be to take a one week trip and cover both the revolution and the 19th century. I am very lucky - tomorrow I leave for a five day trip to Istanbul with 25 students: The theme is to search for traces of the Ottoman past in today's Istanbul.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-64553542978836781912010-05-30T10:06:47.569+02:002010-05-30T10:06:47.569+02:00The two ways to help students understand the signi...The two ways to help students understand the significance of major historical events is:<br />a] get them to present material themselves, thus encouraging them to think through the issues before they stand up and speak, and<br />b] take them to where it all happened. <br /><br />You are fortunate; you can do both. And when your students are 85 years old and writing their memoirs, they will remember the experience fondly. I would give my eye teeth to be able to take my students on a three day walk throughout Paris (although I would be looking at the Baron Haussmann to Belle Epoque era).Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com