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re: Hamilton-documentary vs show based on history?

Posted by:	ntjvy 05:35 pm EDT 10/30/15
In reply to:	re: Hamilton-documentary vs show based on history? - Mac29 05:08 pm EDT 10/30/15

I feel like you're making some assumptions here that I don't necessarily agree with. I don't think anyone anywhere is arguing that students "have to be taken to a broadway show" (oh the misery of that) in order to "become interested in American history". But it is one way that students could become more interested in history, or feel more connected to history. It seems that you're assuming (and I maybe wrong here) that the study of history stops, or should stop with facts and dates, but that it only part of the picture. I said it before and I'll say it again, analysis and source evaluation skills are key for creating strong history students. Without these skills no source is valuable to them once they leave the classroom. Hamilton is a wonderful opportunity for students to do the following as part of a broader unit. It allows them to look at history from a unique vantage point told with a voice that they can relate to, and gives them an opportunity to practice their source evaluation skills. I haven't seen anyone anywhere claim that it should be the one and only experience regarding Federalism, The Constitution and Alexander Hamilton in a child's educational career.

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