It’s the rapt of the Sabines. He would just runaway with one on his soulders. Also the bastille was taken without any rope, they just entered through the doors…
“Where’s the Bastille??” asked Mikhail Gorbachov, then general secretary of the extinct USSR. Apparently someone forgot to give him the memo that the revolutionaries completely demolished the Bastille.
My sons had a social studies teacher who liked role-playing re-enactments to teach the kids how the different sides thought. It could get very entertaining when they really got into it. The French Third Assembly got a little tense.
One of the best RPG history lessons was by David Millians for 5-6 grade studying 19th century US. Choose from hat, the family you will play. One millionaire, three slaves, the rest distributed in between according to the 1800 census. One decade per week. Do the slave hit the Underground Railroad or wait hoping the abolitionists win? How do the factory workers react to the Knights of Labor? How does the millionaire? Do the independent farmers join the Farmers National Alliance and how to the furnishing merchants react? Lots of research required to play properly and a lot of learning in history, sociology, math (family budget, etc.), as a result.
Tin Can Twidget over 11 years ago
Looks more exciting than most of the history classes I’ve had over the years.
RetroJenny over 11 years ago
Every History class needs Professor Turgeson (“Back To School”) .
PICTO over 11 years ago
Can’t wait to see his interpretation of the “Rape of the Sabines”.
daniel_bel over 11 years ago
It’s the rapt of the Sabines. He would just runaway with one on his soulders. Also the bastille was taken without any rope, they just entered through the doors…
Lefty2 over 11 years ago
hope he gets extra credit for this.
battle of plattsburgh over 11 years ago
And a happy July 14 to you, too.
i_am_the_jam over 11 years ago
“Where’s the Bastille??” asked Mikhail Gorbachov, then general secretary of the extinct USSR. Apparently someone forgot to give him the memo that the revolutionaries completely demolished the Bastille.
i_am_the_jam over 11 years ago
…the question was asked in 1988.
mrssaskfan over 11 years ago
My sons had a social studies teacher who liked role-playing re-enactments to teach the kids how the different sides thought. It could get very entertaining when they really got into it. The French Third Assembly got a little tense.
Popeyesforearm over 11 years ago
wait ’till the boiling oil shows up in the 2nd act.
hippogriff over 11 years ago
One of the best RPG history lessons was by David Millians for 5-6 grade studying 19th century US. Choose from hat, the family you will play. One millionaire, three slaves, the rest distributed in between according to the 1800 census. One decade per week. Do the slave hit the Underground Railroad or wait hoping the abolitionists win? How do the factory workers react to the Knights of Labor? How does the millionaire? Do the independent farmers join the Farmers National Alliance and how to the furnishing merchants react? Lots of research required to play properly and a lot of learning in history, sociology, math (family budget, etc.), as a result.