Greg Robinson
Spring 2024 Term:
1st Period: Government
2nd Period: History 17B
3rd Period: Intervention
4th Period: History 17B
5th Period: Prep
grobinson@puhsd.k12.ca.us
I graduated from PHS in 1991 and attended Sierra College, Cal Poly - SLO, San Francisco State University and Pace University.
I graduated from PHS in 1991 and attended Sierra College, Cal Poly - SLO, San Francisco State University and Pace University.
I hold both a B.A. and M.A. in American History and have taught at Placer since 2003.
I hold both a B.A. and M.A. in American History and have taught at Placer since 2003.
I currently teach Government/Economics and Dual Enrollment History 17A and 17B. I also coach JV boys' basketball.
I currently teach Government/Economics and Dual Enrollment History 17A and 17B. I also coach JV boys' basketball.
"I think there's a general tendency in education nowadays toward what you might call the pragmatic side of education, which is fine. The students need to have jobs eventually, no question about it. But education is not just a vocational enterprise—teaching people the skills that will enable them to get jobs--although that's obviously part of it. [We]'re also teaching citizens. We try to teach people the skills that come along with studying history. The skills of evaluating evidence, of posing questions and answering them, of writing, of mobilizing information in order to make an argument. I think all of that is important in a democratic society if people are actually going to be active citizens. Teaching to the test does not really encourage emphasis on those aspects of the study of history." ~
"I think there's a general tendency in education nowadays toward what you might call the pragmatic side of education, which is fine. The students need to have jobs eventually, no question about it. But education is not just a vocational enterprise—teaching people the skills that will enable them to get jobs--although that's obviously part of it. [We]'re also teaching citizens. We try to teach people the skills that come along with studying history. The skills of evaluating evidence, of posing questions and answering them, of writing, of mobilizing information in order to make an argument. I think all of that is important in a democratic society if people are actually going to be active citizens. Teaching to the test does not really encourage emphasis on those aspects of the study of history." ~
Eric Foner, Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian
Eric Foner, Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian
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