Welcome to Mr Bisson's

United States History Page

 

16 March 2008

 

No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read.

 
~ David McCullough ~
 
 

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Ph: (805) 684-4107 ext. 243    

Fax: (805) 566-5952

email: gbisson@cusd.net

 

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M-Th  06:45 - 07:45 AM

            14:50 - 16:00

Friday   06:45 - 07:45 AM     

             14:50 - 15:20

 

M,W,Fr at Lunch

 

Daily at nutrition

 

If I am not there when you drop in, wait at least 5 minutes (I am human too). Over 5 minutes, check the copy room in the office.

Final Projects

Oral History Project

Assignment

Grading Rubric 

Part 1 (15 points) due 12 May 2008

Part 2 (15 points) due 14 May 2008

Part 3 (80 points) due 27 May 2008

Stories From the American Experience Project

Assignment & Grading Rubric

Part 1 (15 points) due 16 May 2008

Part 2 (15 points) due 20 May 2008

Part 3 (190 points) due 9 June 2008

Extra credit for projects turned in by 4 June 2008.

In the News:

The legacy of

 Holocaust rescuer

Irena Sendler

May 15, 2008

ChicagoTribune.com

The passing of Holocaust rescuer Irena Sendler this week is a reminder of the power that resides within us all to act justly. For so many, Sendler represented a light that drove back the darkness of the Holocaust – its hatred and indifference. Holocaust scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum writes: "There was a time in history when the most ordinary acts of kindness became extraordinary acts of heroism; in the midst of such unbelievable darkness, there were individuals who, despite strife and persecution, not only extended sympathy, kindness, and assistance, but also risked their own lives to save Jews, showing the world the possibility that moral and humane action still existed in the world." Irena Sendler's heroic effort to save 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust stands among these profound acts of moral courage.

Last June, leaders of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center accompanied Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn on an official delegation to Poland that included a meeting with Ms. Sendler. The Lt. Gov. presented her with a plaque naming a museum-sponsored educational scholarship in her honor. This annual award will enable a local teacher to attend the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Summer Institute, a program held annually at Columbia University. This year's Sendler Scholar is Gordon Tech High School teacher Anthony Millspaugh, a dedicated and talented educator who is bringing the lessons of moral courage to his classroom.

 

To read the whole story click link:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/chi-080515holocaust_briefs,0,3995908,print.story