This blog is a result of many students wishing to delve into topics lightly discussed due to curricular demands but would like to investigate further. I am fortunate to teach students who want to challenge conventional wisdom and seek further discourse as a way to empower themselves to help shape the world they live in.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Tea Party history....opps not quite "Right"
Short history lesson...tea party in 1773 was a reaction to British taxes and intrusion on the 13 colonies hence leading to the American revolution. Little did I know or most know that the Tea Party had it's inception in 1974 and it was a 'leftist' movement. Here is Rachel Maddow and a Havard history professor with the story. Let me know what you think!
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