Archive for the 'Geography' Category

Homeschooling Book of the Week: The Best Historical Atlas of American History

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Before and while becoming a historian, I worked for ten years as a geographic information systems consultant.  (That’s fancy talk for “modern geographer.”) During that time I had a chance to work with all kinds of maps and mapping software, creating maps for different kinds of clients, and I learned the importance of clear thematic presentations in [...]

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Fun with Geography

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Knowledge of geography is essential to understanding history.  I advocate that students begin learning (memorizing) geographical place names intensively as soon as they start studying history, and continue doing so throughout their history education into 12th grade. Because geography tends to involve an accumulation of facts and require a repetitive, rote approach, it can get dull.  [...]

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