When we accept what basic-level textbooks tell us, we miss out on other parts of history–this may be because there wasn’t room to include everything in the text or it could be because of an author’s bias or the bias of the time when it was written. That means when …
There are two World War Two film projects, both about 10-20 years old now, which have been criticized for their lack of black actors: “The Pacific” and “Saving Private Ryan”. The criticism is biased and wrong. “How come there are no black actors there along with Tom Hanks during the …
Jim here–this is (mostly) from my personal blog here. I’m using it for the Foundation’s blog with some modification. Science-fiction has always been a way to explore ideas that would be unacceptable if used in a real-world discussion. Good writing stimulates discussion. That’s important for education. Teachers can use these …
In general, much of the Black History Month posts here are taken from my less-objective blog at Thinking Beyond the Box. As a thought if you are new here for the first time, consider following the Foundation blog so you get notifications of new posts–and you can do the same for …
So recently I spent time with a 10-yr old boy who is fascinated by all-things-Navy. This ranges from Phoenician triremes to Nelson’s battleline to the Monitor/Virginia and on up through battleships to modern day warfare. We wound up spending an afternoon playing the old 1970s classic boardgame “War at Sea”: …
Nearly thirty years ago, I came across a project by the US military. Because the armed forces realized that WW2 veterans were beginning to die in ever-increasing numbers, they created a project asking veterans to film interviews with their memories or write down those memories on some forms. The forms …
As you read this, please know that by its charter and the requirements of being a 501-c-3, the Dietz Foundation can not be political. That’s a bit of a tight rope to walk if you are going to also discuss American history which is invariably political, even more so when …
