Liddy Malone
10/2/15
H-Block
I Pledge LM
I think this past quarter in US History has been a cohesive
learning experience, because it helped me with my “big picture”
outlook of the Civil War and directly afterwards. When I think about
it, I have not been taught American History since 8th
grade, and even then, we only got up to the Civil War. This year, we
reviewed all of that, then went further. I was truly able to put my
limited previous knowledge together with new information with a
relatively quick overview of everything from slavery in the South to
Western expansion.
My most significant growth has been this strengthening of general
understanding and relevance. I totally recognize that I have many
holes in my understanding. It was much more difficult in World
History I and II to actually recognize what we were learning as real
events, at least until later in the courses. This year, what I
learned was closer in time and distance, so it was much more personal
and enjoyable. I enjoyed understanding how slavery and Reconstructed
still impacts the present socioally and economically. Though I hope
to learn more this year about history that directly impacts me today,
it would also benefit me to practice understanding the relevance of
historical events that are not as obvious.
Honestly, I have enjoyed this year much more than any history
class I have taken. I feel like it is less mechanical than others,
and I love that it is based on discussion. I did not take AP US
History this year because history was one of my least favorite
subjects and I did not want to pour in superfluous energy to
something I did not love. However, I am really liking this year. I
hope we keep connecting American history to current events in an
interesting way so I can continue to develop what I know about
America. It would be extremely cool to me if I could grow to tie
what we learn to even the current presidential elections. Either way, I am excited.
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