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I Hate It When This Happens

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Mills

Okay, so maybe I was wrong about the good folks at Texas A&M. Maybe I can convince the powers that be here at Mason that we need to implement the A&M reward system retroactive to last semester. If so, the result of my student evaluations for Lying About the Past would almost certainly pay for…

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You Were Warned

Posted on December 18, 2008December 19, 2008 by Mills

Back at the beginning of the semester I warned readers of this blog that I was teaching a course called Lying About the Past in which the students would — after studying historical hoaxes for half a semester — create a historical hoax and turn it loose on the Internet. They did just that and…

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Eight Guys From Trenton (cont’d)

Posted on December 11, 2008December 11, 2008 by Mills

A couple of years ago I wrote a piece for the blog on my favorite eight guys from Trenton. I have updated information on these fellows. I still don’t know who they are, but I know a lot more than I used to about the image itself. I’m not why, but in a fit of…

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A Crisis of Diminishing Expectations (cont’d)

Posted on September 6, 2008September 6, 2008 by Mills

On Thursday I wrote about a comment I’ve received from many students over the years that spoke to their declining expectations from history classes and the need to rethink what we’re doing to make history courses more appealing, more fun, while remaining rigorous and true to our discipline. I set myself the task of thinking…

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