They Ruled: History's Best, Worst, and Weirdest Leaders (Summer Camp)
Nelson Dean, M.Ed.
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Each week we will examine a different king, queen, president, or other leader from history, using images, primary sources, & discussion to examine their life and evaluate their leadership qualities.
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
In this class, we will look at mighty, magnificent, and misinformed people who found the leadership of their people thrust upon them. Using primary sources and images from their rule, we will examine both the basic story of their upbringing and career, as well as analyze the way they justified and maintained their position of power. We will close by trying to make an assessment of their leadership, drawing connections to our own time and to other figures we have examined in the course. In...
I have taught AP World History, AP European History, AP Art History, and AP English for ten years in a brick-and-mortar high school, and I have worked with students on Outschool for three years ranging in age from 6 to 16, so I have a strong background in historical content knowledge and analysis, as well as experience working with a wide array of different learners.
While this does not represent an exhaustive list of sources used, these are some of the main secondary authors used by the instructor to prepare for the course: Michael Farquar's A Treasury of Royal Scandals A. Adu Boahen's Yaa Asantewaa and the Asante-British War Jung Chang's Empress Dowager Cixi Alison Weir's Queen of the Crusades, Isabella: She-Wolf of France Catherine Roehig's Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh Richard Huscroft's The Norman Conquest Franz Herre's Ludwig II, Maria Theresa: the Great Habsburg Modern Europe: Sources & Perspectives (ed. Swanson & Melancon)
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(288)
I have been a high school music teacher for nineteen years, and a high school history and English teacher for the last fifteen years. In that time, I have taught a wide variety of classes including Percussion Methods, Geography, U.S. History, AP...
Group Class
$70
weekly ($14 per class)5x per week
35 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
4-12 learners per class
