tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post9108110863764935901..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: FINDING THE STORY IN HISTORY.... by Gail L. JennerLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-60515285701333191552014-03-03T22:53:52.038-06:002014-03-03T22:53:52.038-06:00Thank you, Lyn!!! I was like you in school -- I al...Thank you, Lyn!!! I was like you in school -- I always found history classes fascinating, even if the teacher wasn't remarkable. I hope that teachers can find ways to incorporate more story into the subject, but it's a hard thing these days... Still it should be the goal :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47371048562006154662014-03-03T18:14:45.521-06:002014-03-03T18:14:45.521-06:00Gail, I couldn't agree with you more. I love h...Gail, I couldn't agree with you more. I love history and always have, even in those "boring" school classes. If more teachers would adopt your belief in teaching history through story, more students would get excited by tales of real people, not just cardboard figures and meaningless (to them) dates in a dusty history book. Thanks for your inspiring post!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-91363586273424179342014-03-03T17:53:38.103-06:002014-03-03T17:53:38.103-06:00Thanks, Sarah! It is those little factoids and ane...Thanks, Sarah! It is those little factoids and anecdotes that make history come alive...I like your point about the soldier vs. the battle. I remember on my first visit to Nashville; I went down to the Carnton Plantation where the Battle of Franklin took place. It was hearing the individual stories that made that entire episode so powerful -- and then, of course, touring the house. Finally, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11424236654268108682014-03-03T17:45:41.816-06:002014-03-03T17:45:41.816-06:00Thanks, Celia! I loved Texas! My first visits ther...Thanks, Celia! I loved Texas! My first visits there were through Women Writing the West, but now have visited it a couple times... love San Antonio and Fort Worth...great history. My good friend, Cynthia Leal Massey writes about TX history and I've enjoyed her stories; she has written both about Mexican-Texan history and about the Texas Rangers (true story)....<br /><br />And I'm thrilledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27142542873335048142014-03-03T17:38:43.643-06:002014-03-03T17:38:43.643-06:00I think that's one reason why writing historic...I think that's one reason why writing historical fiction is such a great genre! As authors we are providing more than a great story or plot; we are recreating what life has been like for many people over time! And I agree that too many people forget history to their -- and our collective peril!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82880184543099621692014-03-03T17:35:33.657-06:002014-03-03T17:35:33.657-06:00Thanks for your post. I was fortunate as a kid reg...Thanks for your post. I was fortunate as a kid regarding history.... my grandmother, born in 1889, was a wealth of incredible history and family stories and she, as well as my folks (both avid readers and lovers of history) kindled that love of history and story. By 5th grade I'd read historical biographies in the library almost through the letter 'P' (as I recall)...so my love of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-51277567079566659612014-03-03T16:48:18.158-06:002014-03-03T16:48:18.158-06:00History certainly comes alive for me when I hear a...History certainly comes alive for me when I hear about the soldier, and not just about the battle. One person's struggle makes it personal and real. In high school I had a great history teacher who knew all these fascinating factoids about the people in history--little pieces from their lives that brought reality to dusty history and brought it home for me.<br />Great post, Gale. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-56744543937560393862014-03-03T16:14:47.935-06:002014-03-03T16:14:47.935-06:00Gail--thanks for the reminder that human history i...Gail--thanks for the reminder that human history is not noted in dates, places, and events. Sure, in history classes, some sense of time and place needs to be there, but we should never overlook the stories that have combined to relate the progress of the human race.<br />I love some history, not all history. I'm a native Texan and become lost in research on the simplest topics. Of course, I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-26528716457822433882014-03-03T15:38:08.371-06:002014-03-03T15:38:08.371-06:00Hi Gail
What an interesting post. As a writer of ...Hi Gail <br />What an interesting post. As a writer of historical fiction, I can certainly see where you are coming from.<br />I think we forget the happenings of the past at our peril.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-57058725308950462752014-03-03T13:29:34.825-06:002014-03-03T13:29:34.825-06:00Gail, what an excellent post. I believe this with ...Gail, what an excellent post. I believe this with all my heart. Having to "teach to the test" has become all-consuming in our educational system, and has taken all the fun out of learning, so that it's become pure drudgery for the kids. And constant pressure for the teachers and the kids to "perform well" on the standardized tests. I read somewhere one time that kids' Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-13123431633626052422014-03-03T09:31:59.987-06:002014-03-03T09:31:59.987-06:00Thanks, Doris! Sadly I think too many teachers do ...Thanks, Doris! Sadly I think too many teachers do NOT connect with the stories we find in history. And that's where we are all touched -- in the heart and gut. When we can identify with and enter into the story, we truly have an impact....of course, sadly enough, teachers face so many expectations and deadlines, there is very little time in the schedule to incorporate much creativity. But gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-87832986081005018132014-03-03T07:43:04.374-06:002014-03-03T07:43:04.374-06:00Gail,
You are so on target with history and its te...Gail,<br />You are so on target with history and its telling. I think if more teachers had been as excited about the people who 'made' history instead of dates there would be a greater appreciation of our past. When recreating historic characters for live performance, the common comment is "if history had been told this way I would have been more interested"<br />Great post. Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com