My class has been doing so well that I gave them an extra credit project if they wanted……a what if scenario.
I try to make the class fun and educational at the same time….not an easy task.
I gave them two examples that I had talked about in the past…..a Cuban what if and an Iranian what if…….
My best student knowing that I write a lot about war and have been trying to make Americans remember World War One found a great article and she did not have to do much research……
She did some research and found an article in BBC News……
One of the causes of the Great War was the assassination of Crown Prince Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914…..
World War One was a tragedy with particularly Austrian roots, sparked by the assassination of the heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914. But could the war have been avoided if he had not been killed? And would the Austro-Hungarian Empire have survived?
She has always shown initiative and she will get a grade that reflects her hard work…..I wish I had a classroom full of these people….it would make teaching so much more enlightening.