HISTORY BECOMES HERIT AGE SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS TO WAR MEMORIALS IN JAPAN AND THE USA Those who think museums are about the past have got it wrong . Public practices of remembrance are always about the future . . . . speci fi c ways of enacting public history initiate the task of inheritance ( Roger L . Simon ) Helena Meyer - Knapp The Evergreen State College AAS Toronto 2012 Saturday, March 10, 2012
HS I got complex feelings visiting the war I don’t remember much about the trip At the preparation memorial museum to Washington DC but I know that I’m study, we studied the mixing with the local certain I didn’t appreciate it as much cruel events of war Korean people. It is not as I should have. I did not understand which I did not know good to ignore the enough about the depth and yet, and at Okinawa I complexity of American History to history but I feel saw the bomb shelter really comprehend everything I uncomfortable to see and the memorial with encountered directly things which I my own eyes and I feel don’t want to see. deeply that we must I enjoyed the never make war again. beautiful sea and Learned about how unique atmosphere the government works, I learned about the challenger in Okinawa was an honorary page space-shuttle launch and for a day explosion on the middle school trip The quality of I saw directly what I learned in the text books friendships made with (history, sociology class). It was really helpful classmates because I saw it directly rather than unilateral The world is wide, class (teachers => students) Improved the I have many things to do | knowledge from text only giving lectures books by going to the place directly. JH at the hotel I learned too much fun Especially in HS we planned by ourselves and controlled our can be “not good.” own behavior. We learned the importance of responsible They had pillow fights. behavior and independent self reliant behavior. Also, I think we learned importance of group behavior in particular in the case of JHS. Saturday, March 10, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Enola Gay displays Saturday, March 10, 2012
Enola Gay Displays Saturday, March 10, 2012
Smithsonian Museum of American History the national heritage The Smithsonian Museums -- USA Saturday, March 10, 2012
HIMEYURI NURSES MEMORIAL OKINAWA READING THE STORIES CONTROVERSIAL SCENE Saturday, March 10, 2012
HIMEYURI NURSES MEMORIAL OKINAWA REFLECTIVE RESPONSES TO THE SITE Saturday, March 10, 2012
BEHAVIOR AND CLOTHING SHOPPING RITUALS Saturday, March 10, 2012
WORLD WAR II IN SEOUL NA TIONAL WAR MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM Saturday, March 10, 2012
DIGITAL PROCESSES FOR BLENDING MUSEUM DISPLAYS Saturday, March 10, 2012
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