As the title of this post suggests, I have made the tough decision to leave the classroom for good at the end of this school year. The post The Tough Decision to Leave the Classroom first appeared on iamjwal.com .
5 tips for examining historical photos using elements from Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives. The post 5 tips for examining historical photos first appeared on iamjwal.com .
The Oregon Trail - quite possibly one of the greatest computer games ever created - had a profound effect on my childhood. The post The Oregon Trail Lives On first appeared on iamjwal.com .
Thomas Jefferson first proposed the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom in 1779. The statute is often viewed as an inspirational piece, but I'm hoping modern readers can remove themselves from the legacy of this statute for a moment and consider a few key questions. The post The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom first appeared on iamjwal.com .
This might be news to you, but they key to a successful startup is not the Facebook Like button. The post The Key to a Successful Startup first appeared on iamjwal.com .
Woodrow Wilson still holds the distinction of being the only president in US history with a Ph.D. His intellectual and political legacy are significant to say the least. This post discusses the question "What are we to make of Woodrow Wilson?" The post What are we to make of Woodrow Wilson? first appeared on iamjwal.com .
In 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was named Supreme Commander of the Union Army. This move left William Tecumseh Sherman as Union commander in the western theater of the Civil War. Best remembered for his destructive March to the Sea, this post revists a somewhat controversial question: Was Sherman a hero or a villain? The post Sherman’s March to the Sea first appeared on iamjwal.com .
It's hard to imagine the United States without a large central government. Americans often forget that the Founders disagreed vehemently regarding the size/form/structure that our new governement should take. In your opinion, what is the proper balance between federal authority and state's rights? Who should have the authority and why? The post Is the federal government too powerful? first…