tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post1238657733677220685..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: World War II With Ramona Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-61177674339744625732014-08-21T16:22:57.693-05:002014-08-21T16:22:57.693-05:00I dithered about when was the best age to teach WW...I dithered about when was the best age to teach WWII, and in the end I decided to do things slowly, very slowly - as in, over a space of years! <br /><br />It all depends on the student. I remember being completely traumatised by the subject several times in my education - first when we had to listen to old recordings of air raid sirens when we were seven - !! They still haunt me now. And then when I was older and had to read Anne Frank (is it bad to say I didn't much like her? Although of course I grieve her fate) and then of course learning about the camps. <br /><br />I hear of people letting their young children read The Boy in Striped Pyjamas and that upsets me, it's clearly a book for older people. I taught it to some teenaged students and even they were troubled by it! The whole subject is so important to teach, and yet so weighted.<br /><br />My 14 year old read Connie Willis' Blackout and All Clear books and they were an amazing addition to any study of that time period. Perhaps too much for your Ramona though? They are very big books!sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818420999930644450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-59174778082639206402014-08-21T15:25:59.539-05:002014-08-21T15:25:59.539-05:00Ellie, The Upstairs Room is ringing a bell. I neve...Ellie, The Upstairs Room is ringing a bell. I never blogged about it, but I seem to remember having Anne-with-an-e read it. Will have to look it up! <br /><br />Thank you, Atticus. :)Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-18848704738301345412014-08-21T09:07:53.112-05:002014-08-21T09:07:53.112-05:00I'd recommend the following compelling re-enac...I'd recommend the following compelling re-enactment of the Battle of Pearl Harbor:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSMaNlcDPsHimselfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-14607575380438184722014-08-21T08:39:53.977-05:002014-08-21T08:39:53.977-05:00Have you read The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss?...Have you read <b>The Upstairs Room</b>, by Johanna Reiss? First published in 1972, it's the memoir of one Jewish girl's experience living out most of the war, with her sister, hidden in a Gentile farmhouse. I first read this aged ten and actually, I prefer it to Anne Frank .... In any case! :-) Your mileage may vary of course! It's the book I use to introduce the era and what life was like, for each of my kids in turn. ellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405706347896531257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-34980285304333131422014-08-21T07:37:15.109-05:002014-08-21T07:37:15.109-05:00That is such an excellent idea! That is such an excellent idea! Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-45577847921752172202014-08-21T06:59:42.347-05:002014-08-21T06:59:42.347-05:00I highly recommend listening to old time radio pla...I highly recommend listening to old time radio plays from the time period! I've been listening to them for several years now, just because I enjoy them, but it's given me a wonderful perspective on the attitudes and culture of the time. It's a great resource! You can download a lot from archive.org (if it's still up), or you use an OTR (old time radio) app.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511402893632375854noreply@blogger.com