What is America made of? What is our foundation? What are our "roots"?

We are back with another traditional panel show! It's been a while, but Mr. D sat down with Mr. Crissman, Mr. Ritz, and Mr. Hennard to discuss the following question: what are our roots made of?

Based on a a project completed by Holley seventh graders, the panel discussed a variety of groups and adjectives that describe our colonial beginnings from early exploration up to the American Revolution.

Mr. Crissman is back to discuss the era of one of our more "controversial" presidents: Andrew Jackson. Jackson altered the political landscape of his time, and our current president has even drawn a comparison between himself and the man on our twenty dollar bill. Buckle up, pop in the headphones, and check it out!

Mr. Crissman back on the microphone as he moves past the Age of Jefferson. In this episode take a moment to uncover some of the lesser known topics of U.S. History in the early to middle 19th century.

At the dawn of the 19th century our nation elected the writer of one of our most famed documents to lead us. Jefferson's presidency was unique, and considered by many a turning point in our history. Enjoy this episode as Mr. Crissman takes you through!

After the summer break we are back! In our continued shorts, Mr. Crissman continues with the Federalist Era breaking down some important components of 1790's politics and early government.

A new series we are introducing, Mr. D interviews fellow social studies teachers, and other historians! Our first episode we spoke with Mr. Matt McCracken from the Alexander CSD. Mr. McCracken teaches Global I, AP Psychology, and other electives. In this show, we covered distance learning, social studies education, what we are reading, and rapid fire questions!

We had some technical difficulties using Zoom so this episode was recorded in late May during learning so please pardon any glitches.

One of the most challenging topics for students is the subject of this short; our very own U.S. Constitution. Mr. Crissman does a wonderful job of walking you through the basics in this short to prepare you either dive deeper, or get a grip before that exam!

After winning their independence the colonies shifted their focus to governing. Winning was one thing, governing thirteen separate colonies as one was a whole new challenge. Mr. Crissman takes us through our first form of government: the Articles of Confederation and eventually takes you through the later convention which gave us the United States Constitution.

How did thirteen colonies who saw themselves as quite separate states unify to defeat the world's greatest empire? Mr. Crissman takes you on a ride through the American Revolution in this short. Buckle up, because independence is quite a ride.

This is a new style of show for sure, but a useful one for students. "Enduring Issues" covers a new area of social studies education in New York State. The Global II Exam now requires students to write their essay on this subject. Mr. D walks us through this concept in this episode.