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Scott Lone started the topic Satellite for Credit in the forum How Does Your Site… 7 years, 4 months ago
Lori Menning and I are preparing our satellite syllabus for approval. We hope to offer 3 credits to participants through the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Have other satellites offered graduate credits and if so, what have you required your participants to do beyond attendance at the satellite? Thanks in advance!
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Scott Lone commented on the post, Five Chimneys – 2014 Summer Seminar Responses – Optional 9 years, 10 months ago
Excellent point, Donna! So many of those deemed Righteous could not change the war, but they changed the lives of many, even as many lost their very life. So often we think we can’t change the world, but the […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, Five Chimneys – 2014 Summer Seminar Responses – Optional 9 years, 10 months ago
I have never been to Auschwitz-Birkenau, but when my travels take me there someday I cannot imagine that I won’t be moved to tears as I walk the hallowed ground. Olga’s account of her time at Auschwitz-Birkenau […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, On Austrian Soil – Summer Seminar 2014 Responses 9 years, 10 months ago
On pages 123-124 Thomas discusses the horrors of the past and how they inform the present and the future. He writes, “What happened fifty years ago is just inconceivable, but similar things are happening all over […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, On Austrian Soil – Summer Seminar 2014 Responses 9 years, 10 months ago
Donna –
I think sometimes those who have been marginalized by society may have the desire to bridge the divide but feel hopeless and might feel they’ll be beaten down again. In my own read on the history of […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, On Austrian Soil – Summer Seminar 2014 Responses 9 years, 10 months ago
Great resource, Sandy! Thanks for posting. I copied the link to my “favorites” folder for future use.
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Scott Lone commented on the post, On Austrian Soil – Summer Seminar 2014 Responses 9 years, 10 months ago
Sandy,
You raise a very interesting point about belonging. I believe this desire to belong and others pointing out where you can belong and to whom you belong is an issue not only for adolescents, but for many […] -
Scott Lone commented on the post, On Austrian Soil – Summer Seminar 2014 Responses 9 years, 10 months ago
I found my highlighter went into action during the Introduction of Sondra’s work. On page xiv, she writes, “I am reminded then that hatred is rooted deeply in the soil that we call our own and in the families and […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, 2014 Summer Seminar – Participant Introductions 9 years, 10 months ago
Hi Elisabeth –
There’s no better city for your first trip to the United States than New York City! I’d love to hear about life in Romania as the high school I teach at has had a number of Romanian children […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, 2014 Summer Seminar – Participant Introductions 9 years, 10 months ago
Judy –
My daughter and I are headed to Ireland for two weeks in July. We’ll have to talk about what are the absolute must see places. Our plan is to arrive in Dublin, rent a car, and drive. We’ve got […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, 2014 Summer Seminar – Participant Introductions 9 years, 10 months ago
Hi Sandy –
I’m very interested to hear about your time in Poland. Was this a program that you applied to? Looking forward to hearing about your journey in June!
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Scott Lone commented on the post, 2014 Summer Seminar – Participant Introductions 9 years, 11 months ago
Hi Donna –
As I read your introduction I found we have a few connecting points. Previous to my life as a public school teacher, I served the United Methodist Church as an ordained pastor. I have an MDiv and […]
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Scott Lone commented on the post, 2014 Summer Seminar – Participant Introductions 9 years, 11 months ago
Let me fill in a few holes about my teaching experience and interest in the Holocaust. My teaching career has spanned 17 year and the last 14 have been at the West Bend High Schools in West Bend, Wisconsin. […]
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