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Commemoration in the History Curriculum

How to Commemorate the Centenary of WWI with Emma Metcalf

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Emma Metcalf, History Teacher, talks about the complexity of commemoration at Teach Meet Aldenham, which took place on Friday 2nd May 2014. #TMAld

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Commemoration in the History Curriculum

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2014O A number of projects being

undertaken across the countryO BBC’s biggest commemorative

projectO What can WE do?

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What do we do already?

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Challenge in the classroom…

O Is it about empathy? Or understanding?

O How can we hope for pupils to empathise with the horrors of WW1?

O We have a responsibility to educate BUT?

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Instead of empathy…

OCuriosity