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Musings of an Embedded Educator

Road Tripping and Social Studies

I love road trips. Whether it was as a young child in the summers traveling between the Midwest and the Northwest or todays trip where I am turning around to go home. Why would I connect this passion with the teaching of social studies? It is my humble opinion that you cannot grasp the scope…

Hidden Histories

Sometimes you find a piece of history that hits so many topics that it is remarkable not everyone knows it. Today’s Google Doodle is one of those (The NPR story is here.). Here is a man, Elijah McCoy, who is the definition of an American success story. Despite that, I didn’t know of his existence,…

Allegiances Change

I lived in Astoria for a long time. Two and a half decades. I have a lot of history there. I have been in Madras for far less time. This week held a decision point for me. The Mighty Lady Buffalos were seeded in the state playoffs against the Lady Fishermen from Astoria. Who would…

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