tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733508189924773862.post1665248500389318446..comments2024-03-28T02:02:22.629-04:00Comments on Random Thoughts on History: Kentucky Civil War Sentiment in a NutshellTim Talbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02184297245966915181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733508189924773862.post-80676716624524617562013-05-16T19:02:42.251-04:002013-05-16T19:02:42.251-04:00Very neat story that illustrates that everyone can...Very neat story that illustrates that everyone can make valuable contributions. Thanks for sharing. TimTim Talbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184297245966915181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733508189924773862.post-32903139102334262592013-05-14T18:41:05.802-04:002013-05-14T18:41:05.802-04:00When I taught the Civil War in Maine, I gave my st...When I taught the Civil War in Maine, I gave my students a well-balanced list of advantages and disadvantages of both sides as of 1861. I then asked them to move their desks either to the north side of the room (under the Lincoln portrait and the 35 star flag) or the south side (under the Confederate battle flag) for the side which they believed would win (it was about 50-50). One student refused to move out of the middle, because he tried to remain neutral. I christened him "Kentucky" and with virtually NO knowledge of the state, he espoused every single position that Kentucky took. By the way, he was a very intelligent special-education student who understood what no one else in that class understood. Today, he has graduated high school, is married, has a family, and STILL remembers when HE stood alone for Kentucky!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com