High School Classes
An applied history course is offered at West Springfield High School (Virginia) and has been for over a decade. Teacher James Percoco offered a course that would “emphasize historiography, archival work, archeology, historic preservation, museum studies and career planning.” History in the Making: The Development of a High School History Applied History Program. Percoco, James. With the themes of Applied History, the course Applied History offered at West Springfield involved students early in their history careers an alternative to the text book approach to history. It involved a classroom component, where students studied various texts, posterities, books, and films and other media to derive meaning from events in history. The second semester involved an internment at historical sites such as, Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Ford’s Theater, Frying Pan Park, The Octagon House, Fairfax Archeology, and the Black Historical Society. Applied history student from West Springfield High School Tamara Theftford was quoted “Applied History exposed me to a side of the historical process that students don’t usually see in the textbook teaching of history. The field trips fostered a behind the scenes appreciation for the people who created the history we are taught.”
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