Teaching WWI with Nora Schaffer (Teacher’s Corner Episode)
Conversations in World History
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The Importance of Teaching War
Schafer: "I don't think we need to give students, like, I don't really want to have them sort of embodies the experience of war so much as appreciating it" She says she tries to avoid ballerizing military life in the classroom and create a respectful narrative. Schafer's unit focuses on World War I but does not teach about trenches or shell shock.
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