The Cold War and Stuff, a history class taught at Willamette Valley Community School during Spring Term 2005 by John M. Burt. Topics covered include the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, Reaganism, the New World Order and the New American Century, but above all on the fears and expectations of the people living through history.
We watched the rest of M*A*S*H, and some of the supplemental material on the DVD, which helped to place the film in historical context -- both the history of the Korean War and also the historical period, late Vietnam War, when the film was made.
Health class was not advanced substantially, so we'll have to catch up on that one.
posted by john_m_burt @ 3:55 PM
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We watched the first part of M*A*S*H, and made some effort to put the film in perspective historically.
posted by john_m_burt @ 3:58 PM
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I live in a decrepit but much-loved Victorian in a sleepy college town. Every day, I climb the five-story ladder to the snug little lookout (very similar to the Forest Service lookouts my wife used to work on before she met me) perched on top of the house, in order to write this blog. I'm sure the lookout tower would be a very impressive sight if it weren't imaginary.
