High School Kids in the Vietnam Veterans Exhibition at BHS
Last Thursday, BHS hosted a particularly rich teacher workshop on Vietnam and oral history. Part of one of the wonderful “Teaching American History” projects that BHS collaborates on, this day was particularly wonderful because of the contribution made by a panel of veterans that spoke to the participating educators. The personal stories related by the vets really brought a new level of understanding and investment for the educators which augmented what we learned in the current exhibit In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn Vietnam Veterans.
Also, teachers who bring classes to the exhibit can request to have a vet speak to their students here at the museum afterwards. This has been one of the most rewarding school programs we’ve offered.
Many of these workshops (PDs) are open registration for ANY teacher who teaches American history in a K-12 classroom.
