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Apr
6

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Connecting Concepts of American Educational Philosophies: Perennialism

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Connecting Concepts of American Educational Philosophies: Perennialism

     Our course addresses the American Educational Philosophies. Connections to Primary Sources and an American historical continuum adds an extra layer of contextual understanding for American educational philosophies.

Primary Sources – 1st Textbook Printed in America – The New England Primer
     The New England Primer was published and used in American schools from 1690-1930. Prior to the New England Primer, in the 17th century, the schoolbooks in use had been Bibles brought over from England. The New England Primer was the 1st textbook printed in America The New England Primer was first published between 1687 and 1690 by printer Benjamin Harris (Library of Congress, 2025).

The New England Primer, Library of Congress

Note: Teague photo: The New England Primer, Library of Congress Reading Room

 

Additional Foundational Primary Sources – George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796) and the Northwest Ordinance (1787/1789).

     George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796), 230 years ago emphasized the importance of education, specifically in the context of fostering a virtuous, informed citizenry and promoting institutions for knowledge. President Washington viewed widespread education and public enlightenment as essential supports for the stability of a republic

     The passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787  (reapproved in 1789 after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution) communicated the Founder’s vision for establishing  American public education for all young people. The Northwest Ordinance mandated that, because “”Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged” “religion, morality, and knowledge” were necessary for good government, “schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged,” (Article 3) and set aside land for schools in new territories                                                                               

American Educational Perennialism

     American Educational Perennialism is a teacher-centered, conservative philosophy focusing on teaching enduring, universal truths and principles that have lasted for centuries. (Please note that as a Proper Noun, the words American Educational Perennialism are capitalized.) It emphasizes a liberal arts curriculum based on “Great Books,” developing rational thought and critical thinking over vocational training, with teachers acting as authoritative guides in structured classrooms. Although some reading materials (and AI) indicate the 1930’s as the time frame for American educational Perennialism, please observe a caution not to silo each theory during each week. Critical Thinkers for American educational Perennialism, Robert Hutchins, Mortimer Adler, and William Bennett wrote and published through the 1980’s. There continues to be interest in American Educational Perennialism as a main catalyst for teaching and learning.

     The current voyage of Artemis II to the dark side of the moon happily coincides with our accelerated course timeline and the enduring value characteristic of American Educational Perennialism.  An example of Perennialism’s emphasis on enduring, universal truths and principles can be heard in the 1962 speech by President John F. Kennedy which set the foundation starting point for Moon exploration.

Here is the famous clip from President Kennedy’s 1962 speech (John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, 2020).

 

A link to the full speech (Rice University, 2019) is included in the References list.
Here is the Transcript link for President Kennedy’s full speech: https://www.rev.com/transcripts/john-f-kennedy-jfk-moon-speech-transcript-we-choose-to-go-to-the-moon.

Looking forward to this continued learning in this historic time!
~Dr. Teague

 

 

                                                                                     References

Black, D.W. (2021). The American right to education: The Northwest Ordinance, Reconstruction, and the current challenge. Poverty and Race Research Action Council. https://www.prrac.org/the-american-right-to-education-the-northwest-ordinance-reconstruction-and-the-current-challenge/

John F. Kennedy Library Foundation (2020). Archive Clip: JFK at Rice University, Sept. 12, 1962 – “We choose to go to the Moon.” [Video.] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQV9CAJWlVY

Library of Congress (2021). George Washington’s Farewell Address: Primary documents in American History research guide. https://guides.loc.gov/washington-farewell-address

Library of Congress (2025). American History: “The New England Primer.” [Video.]. Loc.gov. https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11166/

NASA (2026, April 6). NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official Broadcast). [Video.] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0

Rev.com (2025). John F. Kennedy (JFK) Moon Speech Transcript: “We Choose to Go to the Moon.” https://www.rev.com/transcripts/john-f-kennedy-jfk-moon-speech-transcript-we-choose-to-go-to-the-moon

Rice University (2019). “Why go to the moon?” – John F. Kennedy at Rice University. [Video.] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXqlziZV63k

(citation for this post): Teague, H. (2026). Connecting Concepts of American Educational Philosophies: Perennalism. [Blog post.]. Edublogs. https://4oops.edublogs.org/2026/04/06/connecting-concepts-of-american-educational-philosophies-perennialism/

 

Sep
16

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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day September 17

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ConstitutionDay_2025

Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is tomorrow, September 17th.

The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and celebrate the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship for both native-born and naturalized citizens. 

The date of September 17 was chosen because it was the last session of the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, during which the final version of the newly written U.S. Constitution was signed by 39 delegates. 

Here is an informative resource https://www.bsmcon.edu/constitution-day-and-citizenship-day  for an overview of the meaning, history, and implications of Constitution Day, as well as resources and activities that test your knowledge about the Constitution.

“My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask who authorized them (the framers of the Constitution) to speak the language of ‘We, the People,’ instead of ‘We, the States’?” ~Patrick Henry, 1788 (Orations of American Orators)

Happy Constitution Day!

Dec
6

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STEM/STEAM Instruction Historical Impact: Pearl Harbor Day 

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STEM/STEAM Historical Impact: Pearl Harbor Day 

December 7th, the day which President Franklin Roosevelt declared as a “day that would live in infamy” (1941, FDR Presidential Library, Library of Congress). These collections are trusted sources for inquiry-based instruction in STEM/STEAM.

Presidential libraries curate the lives of former Presidents in the historical context in which they served. The Library of Congress is the overarching institution of our Nation’s history. The Library of Congress began from the first collection of books and historical papers from Thomas Jefferson. 

Process for connections to instructional strategies…

  1. Share any connection to the attack on Pearl Harbor that may be part of your family’s history. For example, in our family, my father was a teen-ager who knew he would be drafted if he did not enlist. From a dusty, rural Texas farm, he enlisted in the Navy all the way out in California, arriving in Oceanside/San Diego by bus. The church he attended and served as a preaching intern was the place he met my Mother. 
  2. Choose to investigate either the Library of Congress or the FDR Presidential Library (or both). Choose and share two ideas, resources, media, or activities that you could use as a STEM/STEAM resource for your class/classes (either as a Warm-Up, Lesson Focus, Current Event, Historical Minute, Class Discussion, Jigsaw activity, Exit Ticket, etc…)

Links: 

The Library of Congress – https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-07 

**Search the Library of Congress’ digital collections on Pearl Harbor and World War II to find additional items. Here are examples (or discover your own resource):

*Listen to recordings documenting the feelings of everyday Americans on December 8, 1941 in After the Day of Infamy: “Man-on-the-Street” Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor: https://www.loc.gov/collections/interviews-following-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor/about-this-collection/ 

*Read An Inquiry into the Attack on Pearl Harbor, a post on the Geography & Map Division’s blog Worlds Revealed: Geography & Maps. This resource examines the inquiry launched by the U.S. Senate after the war ended:

https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2017/12/an-inquiry-into-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor/

*Examine the post-battle damage assessment map of Pearl Harbor prepared by a Japanese cartographer and used to brief the Emperor of Japan: https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4382p.ct010991/ 

*Explore hundreds of stories from World War II veterans who mentioned Pearl Harbor- https://www.loc.gov/collections/veterans-history-project-collection/?ops=PHRASE&qs=pearl+harbor&searchType=advanced&subject_conflict=world+war%2C+1939-1945  in the oral histories and other documentation collected by the Veterans History Project – https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-07#:~:text=Veterans%20History%20Project
*Learn more about the project and how to participate by interviewing veterans in your community – https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-07#:~:text=.%20Learn%20more-,about%20the%20project,-and%20how%20to 

*View the online exhibit, Women Come to the Front, to learn about selected women journalists during the Second World War – https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-07#:~:text=Women%20Come%20to%20the%20Front 

*Discover online and print resources about World War II via World War II: A Resource Guide – https://guides.loc.gov/ww2 

Library of Congress Main site link: https://www.loc.gov/ 

FDR Presidential Library and Museum – https://www.fdrlibrary.org/ph-activity-1
Or Main site link: https://www.fdrlibrary.org/home 

Pearl Harbor Day

Sep
11

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Reflection on Patriot Day 2024 and the Healing Impact of Art

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Reflection on Patriot Day, 2024 and the Healing Impact of Artwork

“The most important factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows.” ~Dr. David Ausubel

 Diaries, Journals, notes, and transcripts are linguistic artifacts of reflection.  These archival artifacts help us to retrace our thoughts and actions (Button, 2023).  Diaries, Journals, notes, and transcripts are linguistic artifacts of reflection.  These archival artifacts help us to retrace our thoughts and actions (Button, 2023).

Artwork in all media formats is another pivotal act of reflection.  “In times of emotional unrest, children often express themselves through art,” (9/11 Museum, 2023). There were 72 million children, most who experienced indirectly the events and trauma of September 11, 2001 (Del Rosario, 2021).

Hope Buzzelli, who was born just two months after September 11, 2001, is the daughter of Pasquale Buzzelli, the structural engineer who was found alive on top of the rubble and ashes of the fallen Twin Towers (Hasson, 2017; History Channel, 2021). Pasquale Buzzelli was trapped inside the north tower of the World Trade Centre as it collapsed, and he fell 18 floors to the ground and was rescued alive and barely injured (60 Minutes Australia, 2021).

Hope, like so many of the children who survived and observed expressed her emotions, memories, and thoughts through art. Today, as a young adult, Buzzelli’s artwork is her emotive outpouring and her vocation as an artist in New York. She still paints wearing the sweatshirt from Ladder 20 FDNY.

Creating and representing events, thoughts, and recollections through artwork is an important expressive and psychological benefit (Malchiodi, 2003; 2018; 2020. Visual renderings stimulate two to three times as much narrative than just talking alone (Gross & Haynes, 1998). A visual collection of 75 renderings by children ages five to eighteen was the result of a collaboration by the New York University Child Study Center and the Museum of the City of New York.  In 2002, this artwork was collected in the book “The Day Our World Changed” by Harry Abrams. The Day Our World Changed is on sale through traditional booksellers. This book is also available for reading without charge at the Open Library, a section of the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/dayourworldchang00good/page/38/mode/2up?view=theater

For Personal Reflection- only if appropriate and not trauma-inducing for you: Please take a few moments or many minutes to digitally click through the page of artwork contained in the online book, The Day Our World Changed.

 

 

                                                                         References

60 Minutes Australia (2021). 9/11 survivor remembers the horrific terror attacks 20 years later | 60 Minutes Australia. [Video File.]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRpzOaFmUQM

Abrams, H. (2002).  The day our world changed. Open Library. https://archive.org/details/dayourworldchang00good/page/38/mode/2up?view=theater

Ausubel, D. P. (1968). Educational psychology: A cognitive view. Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

Del Rosario, A. (2021). History Channel Sets 9/11 20th Anniversary Programming Slate With Four Documentaries. Deadline. https://deadline.com/2021/08/history-channel-9-11-20th-anniversary-programming-slate-four-documentaries-1234816409/

Gross, J., & Hayne, H. (1998). Drawing facilitates children’s verbal reports of emotionally laden events. Journal of experimental psychology: applied, 4(2), 163. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.4.2.163

Hassan, S. (2017). And then there was Hope. The Valley Echo. https://pvhsecho.com/and-then-there-was-hope/

History Channel (2021). 9/11: The Legacy.

Luke Button Blog, (2023, May 22). 4 Strategies To Remember An Idea That You Forgot.  https://www.lukebutton.co/blog/how-to-remember-ideas

Malchiodi, C. (2021). What We Learned from Children’s Drawings of 9/11. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/arts-and-health/202109/what-we-learned-children-s-drawings-911

Malchiodi, C. (2020). Trauma and expressive arts therapy: Brain, body, and imagination in the healing process. New York: Guilford Press.

Malchiodi, C. (2014). Neurobiology, creative interventions and childhood trauma. In C. Malchiodi, (Ed.), Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children (pp. 3- 23). New York: Guilford Press.

Malchiodi, C. (2003). Art therapy and the brain. In C. Malchiodi (ed.), Handbook of Art Therapy (pp. 17-26). New York: Guilford Press.

 

#STEAM Education

#Never Forget

Aug
2

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Weekend Ed. Quote ~ August 2

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“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”
~Theodore, (Teddy) Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States (1901- 1909)

Theodore Roosevelt Quote about Effort

 

More Weekend Ed. Quotes

References

Roosevelt, T. (1900). The strenuous life; essays and addresses. The Century Co.

Audio Recording: LibriVox:  https://archive.org/details/strenuous_life_1110_librivox/strenuouslife_01_roosevelt.mp3
Also available from Google Books
Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/00005559

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Jun
7

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Weekend Ed. Quote ~ June 7

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“History teaches a working understanding of change. History helps us better understand how, when, and why change occurs (or should be sought) on a larger scale.” ~Trish Thomas, Williamsburg

History Terms Word Cloud

 

 

More Weekend Ed. Quotes

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Jun
6

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D-Day 1944 President Franklin Roosevelt and the New Media of Radio

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D-Day 1944 President Franklin Roosevelt and the New Media of Radio

Posting in observance of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the storming of the beaches at Normandy, June 6, 1944.

A frequent educational focus addresses New Media and its uses in the classroom. 

On June 6, 1944, the New Media of that time was radio. Radio connected Americans to news of World War II. Radio was a common media used by the 32nd U.S. President Roosevelt. President Roosevelt’s talks and radio addresses were known as “Fireside Chats.”  The Fireside Chat series of evening radio addresses were given by Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944. His final Fireside Chat occurred on June 11, 1944 just a few days after the D-Day battle.

In a radio broadcast, President Roosevelt used his time on radio to pray. He read a National Prayer to 100 million Americans on the evening of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. 

See also the print resource posted on the History.com website: https://www.history.com/speeches/franklin-d-roosevelt-delivers-d-day-prayer 

Questions for this optional classroom discussion…

  1. Why was the radio such an effective communication tool in the 1930s and 1940s? What would be a comparable method of communication today?
  2. How do you think FDR’s radio presence affected the public’s perception of U.S. entry into World War II? 
  3. Why do you think it would have been reassuring to hear a president’s words of prayer over the radio? 
  4. Can you imagine this kind of address happening today? Please Explain.

     Thank you for considering the bravery, and sacrifice of the heroes on D-Day and the way that the New Media of that period helped Americans to feel reassured and hopeful. 

 

 

                                                                  References

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Library and Museum (2009). Fireside Chats Of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
     Marist College http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/firesi90.html

History.com (2024). Franklin D. Roosevelt Delivers D-Day Prayer.
https://www.history.com/speeches/franklin-d-roosevelt-delivers-d-day-prayer

The National World War 2 Museum (2024, June 6). Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer, June 6, 1944. [VideoFile.]      YouTube. https://youtu.be/_dl6Gpa6QYM?feature=shared

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May
27

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Memorial Day Weekend ~ Monday

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red Poppy in cemetery

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/john-mccrae-in-flanders-fields.htm   

In Flanders Fields

by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

American Legion Family - National Poppy Day

 

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                                                   References

 

May
25

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Memorial Day Weekend ~ Saturday

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The Significance of Red Poppies to Honor Those Who Gave The Ultimate Sacrifice

Red Poppies Graphics FairyRed poppies have been a symbol of the aftermath of battles. The pairing of Red poppies and mourning for soldiers’ sacrifice has been linked to the Napoleonic war when red poppies (Palaver rhoeas), would be observed growing over soldiers’ graves.
Professor Michael was professor at the University of Georgia at the time the war broke out, yet she took a leave of absence to volunteer at the New York headquarters of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). Two days before the armistice, Professor Moina Michael read the poem “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae. The poem was published in the magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal.
Inspired by John McCrae’s poetic verses, in 1918, Professor Michael wrote her own poem in response, which she titled “We Shall Keep Faith.”

We Shall Keep the Faith
by Moina Michael, November 1918

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,
Sleep sweet – to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We’ll teach the lesson that ye wrought
In Flanders Fields.

silk red poppies
Professor Michael gave fabric blooms to her academic colleagues to wear in remembrance of soldiers.  After the war ended, Professor Michael returned to the university town of Athens, Georgia, and thought about the best way to continue her practice of remembrance.
She began to craft and sell red silk poppies to raise money to support war veterans as they returned to the United States.
Over time, Professor Michael organized a campaign to create a national symbol for remembrance which would be a poppy in the colors of the Allied nations’ flags entwined around a victory torch. At the beginning of 1920, she secured a pledge from Georgia’s branch of the American Legion, to adopt the poppy (minus the torch) as its symbol.
In September, 1920, the National American Legion voted to use the poppy as the official U.S. National emblem of remembrance.
American Legion Family - National Poppy Day

                                                                 References
Pruitt, S. (2017). The WWI origins of the poppy as a remembrance symbol. History.com.
   https://www.history.com/news/world-war-i-poppy-remembrance-symbol-veterans-day

National American Legion (2021). The Poppy Story. https://www.legion.org/poppyday/history

Dec
7

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Remembering Pearl Harbor Today

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In pictures: The attack on Pearl Harbor (CNN)

 

President Roosevelt Speech — ‘A date which will live in infamy’… (You Tube)

 

Tulsi Gabbard Walking to Pearl Harbor in Memorium

https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1600449110884044801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1600449110884044801%7Ctwgr%5Ec481b92f4e3482fa6c8fcd23db853171a308b464%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizenfreepress.com%2Fbreaking%2Ffdr-speech-a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy%2F

 

Additional items posted throughout today.

 

Hawaii remembrance to draws Pearl Harbor survivors

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