My 7th grader’s history class is finally doing Rome and they’re being led through a series of “choices” as if they’re the Roman Senate and… there ABOUT TO GET CURB-STOMPED BY HANNIBAL, but can’t say anything because “spoilers.” I can’t wait. :) - ThreadSky

elienyc.bsky.social • 1 day ago

My 7th grader’s history class is finally doing Rome and they’re being led through a series of “choices” as if they’re the Roman Senate and… there ABOUT TO GET CURB-STOMPED BY HANNIBAL, but can’t say anything because “spoilers.”

I can’t wait. :)

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gluonsrule.bsky.social•1 day ago

kind of my favorite part about history class. my mom was a big history buff so EYE was so prepared. made a whole presentation. yes, my teacher made me stay after class. yes, my mother was called into the school. me: knowledge is POWER. (again, i am as god made me)

tawdryhepburn9.bsky.social•1 day ago

My 6th grader is doing Rome as well. They did a mock Senate (complete with togas) & now they’re being “detectives” trying to solve who killed Caesar

shipperxphile.bsky.social•1 day ago

laurie-707.bsky.social•1 day ago

buebs.bsky.social•1 day ago

Share this with them some day:

mrinsecure.bsky.social•1 day ago

Carthago delende est, and all that.

markirakaufman.bsky.social•1 day ago

I HATE this post! Why? Because it reminds me of how much history I've forgotten over the years. Example? When Christopher Nolan announced he's making a movie on The Odyssey, I remember reading it IN LATIN. But that was the same year the GTO came out. So it's a bit foggy...

lamarsbar.bsky.social•1 day ago

QUESTION: Does the orange “leader” want to do away with undocumented workers and then ruin the American economy so that (broke and desperate) American citizens can then do those often grueling and back breaking jobs the undocumented did? Just asking. 🤔

cnpompeius.bsky.social•1 day ago

Republicans already have a readily available pool of largely untapped labor. Extremely cheap too and red states are ready to sign them up.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hiltzik-thanks-to-the-trump-slump-florida-and-other-states-are-moving-to-eviscerate-child-labor-protections/ar-AA1E2mwH

https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/5/3/23702464/child-labor-laws-youth-migrants-work-shortage

elienyc.bsky.social•1 day ago

* they’re
* Also, he’s in 6th grade. I don’t know why I aged him. I’m just… really excited to be at Rome! :)

agoldnerd.bsky.social•1 day ago

In this board game, the republic almost always died because the system incents the players to go for spoils instead of saving the Republic. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1513/the-republic-of-rome

yorkdukeyork.bsky.social•1 day ago

Rome is where the heart is, after all.

bklynnative.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mrs. Ianelli, my 6th grade social studies teacher, made that topic magical. I never daydreamed in her class.

leesarenae.bsky.social•1 day ago

I had to give this a loooong look back and remembered Sam made a board game for his project on Rome. He did a fantastic job. That's how I remember my kid's schooling. What project was involved. (Some were a PITA)

lindstocking.bsky.social•1 day ago

Honestly it’s the corrections I relate to.

wonkish.bsky.social•1 day ago

Obligatory:

frownt.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tell him to suggest a vote on anti-elephant spikes

cathyglass.bsky.social•1 day ago

I felt the same way standing in the actual Forum.

lilymarswrites.bsky.social•1 day ago

are you gonna buy him a plush elephant when he finishes the class?

festusj.bsky.social•1 day ago

I feel your joy 😊

schauffd22.bsky.social•1 day ago

Love this !

reganorwegian.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just finished 'The Roman Empire' from The Great Courses taught by Gregory Aldrete and I learned so much I started calling Mango Mussolini Cadmium Caligula instead.

dragnflite.bsky.social•1 day ago

Clever

keithdev.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting lesson. Keep us posted on the results of the Roman Senate.

stopcasting.bsky.social•1 day ago

iamthetoph.bsky.social•1 day ago

I only eat bread from the guild of millers, true Roman bread for true Romans.

canuckistanidxb.bsky.social•1 day ago

What if your 7th grader become Caesar and requests their sandwiches be cut into squares?

irenekelly.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is such a cool way to teach!!

bajaarizona.bsky.social•1 day ago

I bet there's a kid who has read ahead, there's always one. (I was that kid.)

craig1970.bsky.social•1 day ago

“Dad!! Did you know about this?!”
😂”Yep!”
“And you didn’t warn me?!”
😂”Nope!”

tuckfrumpforever.bsky.social•1 day ago

"there" - "they're"?
Come on teach!

psyte.bsky.social•1 day ago

magastor.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mentioning Rome ... watching TV and seeing and hearing the marching band being followed by the Swiss Guards in St Peter's Sq earlier today was the most joyous of moments for a long time. Hope indeed.
Historic too.

justpeace4all.bsky.social•1 day ago

If those front-row-seated students haven’t read ahead yet… 🤣

shankspeare.bsky.social•1 day ago

No one dies like Hannible in the suburbs of Rome. Personally, I think he got bored.

noahhunter.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is why English teachers love assigning A Modest Proposal with no frame and just waiting for next day’s comments.

markirakaufman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Since I read it without any context, I became a *cannibal.

*I only eat vegans, and only those who tell others they're vegan without being asked.

siliconopolitan.bsky.social•1 day ago

The world would have been so much better if.

dgschwendtner.bsky.social•1 day ago

Teacher here: just thanking you for your enthusiasm for the project at this point in the year. There are a lot of grumbly people who can’t appreciate it.

snyd0208.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don’t know if you were into MOTU as a kid, but I am pretty sure Skeletor had a monologue about Hannibal and the elephants. I think that explains why the Punic Wars have always captivated me.

bwphades.bsky.social•1 day ago

personally I think more parents should name their kids Hasdrubal or Hamilcar

mzgunter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Now I'm imagining a bunch of middle schoolers in tunics running from an elephant stampede. 🤣

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