"You can only see the stars when it’s Don Cheadle black /When the chips are down who dips and who reacts?" - Natti
"Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers." -Voltaire Welcome to Chocolate Teacher...this blog is designed by a skinny English teacher in order to push his student's potential to its limits. Please enjoy the ride.
“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” - David McCullough
History is important to each and everyone of us. As such, students are challenged to make their own interpretations of history and write down the understandings and lessons they have gleaned from non-fiction text.
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“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."- Galileo
Students are challenged to form their own truth, their own perspectives, and their own opinions. It is essential that their thoughts be authentic to themselves and not unduly influenced by an educator. Consequently, students will be led down the path of discovery that will lead them to a vision of their truth.
"Prejudices are what fools use for reason."- Voltaire
Skepticism fuels knowledge. Whether its is curiosity about the world around us, the world within us, or worlds beyond us, everyone is naturally a scientist. The trick is being able to make our curiosity tangible through words and art so that others might understand us more fully.
