Tag Archives: Prep school teaching with a PhD

“Who was that Masked Man?”: Building a Classroom Persona (Be True to Your School, 4)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE:  In a previous post in this series, I saluted the two best teachers I’ve ever had, Miss Gertrude Weaver (high school) and Professor James Rabun (graduate school).  In addition to deep knowledge of history and loads of energy and … Continue reading →

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The Ol’ History Curriculum Merry-go-Round Comes ‘Round Again (History Lesson Plans, 12)

Posted on September 15, 2017 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE:  In a two-part series in The American Historian, David Arnold reviews a recent movement aimed at reforming  the way history is taught in colleges and universities.  An eighteen-year veteran of teaching history in a community college, Professor Arnold’s average … Continue reading →

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Teaching in a Prep School with a PhD., 3:  Sealing the Deal, 1972-1973

Posted on October 16, 2016 by georgelamplugh

[I have written before about my efforts to help My Old Graduate School (MOGS) show its graduate students that they could do more with a History PhD. than they might think. I tried to convince my depressingly eager audience that their post-PhD. refuge … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Books

Posted on September 15, 2015 by georgelamplugh

[Note: At this point in my career, I have published three books, two of which came out this summer.  I figured that at least a few of my faithful readers might be interested in where the ideas for those volumes came from.] * * … Continue reading →

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Testifyin’ at the PDC (Be True to Your School, 2)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE:  Whether a teacher wishes it or not, the longer one remains at a school, the more he or she is viewed as a representative of the institution. Obviously, faculty members are expected to support the school and its mission, … Continue reading →

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Muchas Gracias: Responding to a “Thankfulness Challenge”

Posted on October 15, 2014 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE: Much of this post originated as a series of “status updates” on Facebook.  I have made a few minor revisions and appended some comments.] * * * * *                           Day 1:  A friend nominated me to undertake a ten-day “challenge,” listing … Continue reading →

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The Lecture-Discussion Conundrum (History Lesson Plans, 2)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by georgelamplugh

By the time I signed on to teach History at a prep school, I had spent five years learning to be a college professor; in my new job, I was expected to be a teacher. I was informed by my … Continue reading →

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Teaching Prep School With a PhD, 2–Survival Skills

Posted on December 1, 2013 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE: In 1973, I earned a PhD in American History. Then, given the grim realities of the job market for a would-be college professor, I made a leap in the dark, signing on at a “prep school” until “something better … Continue reading →

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Teaching Prep School With a PhD: Is It For You?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by georgelamplugh

[Note:  Several times over the past few years, I’ve been asked by My Old Graduate School (MOGS) to speak to interested students about “prep school” teaching as an alternative to a career in the traditional professoriate (because, of course, those jobs are as scarce … Continue reading →

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High School, Now–and Then: Reflections on a 50th Reunion

Posted on September 1, 2012 by georgelamplugh

Unless your formal education terminated with twelfth grade, you probably feel warmer and fuzzier about your college or university than your high school.  I’m one of those fortunate enough to have spent time in “higher education,” but, after college and grad school, I … Continue reading →

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