I have a letter to add to my submitted grant application. Can Fax this letter in to your office to go along with the form submitted?
Thanks for your time.
I am greatly impressed by the quality of Lincoln's cognition,his facility at taking in new beliefs and discarding life long biases. He had a particular ability to grow and change in the light of reality ,his meethngs with black abolitionists intellectuals;The contributionsfor example, of Black soldiers during the war revealed abilities and discipline of a high order on the part of black soldiers.The man who came from Springfield was greatly changed by the war and he let his provincial narrow beliefs atrophy.One can not but admire and hold in awe our sixteenth President.
I love the fantastic choice of programs and the wonderful materials available through your program. However, I've become more and more distressed after each round of applications at Gilder Lehrman. I was chosen as a candidate in 2009, but, was unable to attend because I was also chosen as a Fulbright Scholar that summer. I am very concerned that declining to attend in 2009 has significantly hindered the possibility of being selected in the future. What can I do to make sure those who review applications are aware of my previous situation?
I recommend booking an exhibition about six months before you would like to host it. Applications are handled on a first come, first served basis, and we will book much closer than that if we have the availability.
This exhibition carries a shipping fee of $200, which covers shipment to and from your school as well as the supplementary materials.
However, schools in our Affiliates network are entitled to their first exhibition at no cost. After that first one, the normal fees apply.
Hello, sorry for the delayed response! The cost to host the ehxibition for 4 weeks is a flat shipping fee of $200 for this exhibition. That covers shipment to and from your school, as well as the supplementary materials.
Please note that the exhibition must stay in one location - our insurance does not cover sites moving the exhibition themselves. Many times schools will invite neighboring schools to visit, or host the exhibition at a central district office or public library associated with the schools.
I'm truly disappointed in not being accepted this year but will continue to apply for seminars each year. Last year I had the pleasure of studying the letters of John and Abigail Adams with Joseph Ellis. It was truly a pivotal moment in my teaching career. I will continue to apply for the Gilder Lehrman seminars and encourage my colleagues to also ...(maybe that's not such a good idea as it increases my competition! :) )
Thank your for the opportunity to apply I am disappointed that I was not selected. I was hoping to bring back information to give to my district to show them how important this resource is.
Hopefully next year I will be selected
Desperation of those caught in The Great Depression is evident in this photograph. Those unable to retain their properties were foreclosed upon and sought shelter with others in encampments using whatever materials were available to be had. Tires in the photograph are reminders of the many vehicles that were converted to Hoovercarts that ran on oats rather than gasoline
I respect the Center's work, but I think that this lesson is not very good, and reflects the much-complained-of bias of the Common Core Standards for "deep reading". Deep reading is a particular style of literary analysis, in which the reader is to rely on only a text to understand the meaning of the text. I think that there is a strong argument to be made for the view that this is not the way we want our citizens to read, and that it is not a very useful method of reading outside of a college lit class.
This lesson plan exhibits the problems of applying the deep reading method to a text where such analysis is inappropriate. For one thing, the Gettysburg Address is so well written that there is not an unnecessary word in it. To ask students to summarize a piece of writing like this is like asking them to summarize a computer program. So it is not surprising that both of the summary statements in the first lesson do not accurately state what the first part of the Address says.
In addition, deep reading does not allow the reader to consider the intent of a writer or the audience for whom s/he is writing. This is reasonable when analyzing a sonnet, but when the text is a piece of political rhetoric designed to be heard & read in a particular time, place, and circumstances, forcing students to do deep reading deprives them of a full understanding of the meaning and importance of the text. Indeed, your lesson-writer's suggested prompts presume that the students have a considerable amount of information that does not appear in the text. A student who, for some reason, knew nothing about American history, would have no way of writing to these prompts after going through the lessons.
Finally, with regard to some kinds of text, deep reading does very little to give students a way of judging the quality of the work or others. A student can deeply read a series of sonnets and come away with knowledge of poetic structure and language that will help the student evaluate other sonnets. But many other genres of writing cannot be analyzed and evaluated by a reader if that reader knows nothing about the context in which the text was written, the writer's purpose, the writer's expertise, the writer's biases, and the intended audience. Among these genres are political speeches, political, economic, and scientific commentary, history, government reports, and legal documents such as mortgages & credit card contracts. Yet we want citizens to be particularly good at reading and evaluating these kinds of writing.
There are good things in the Common Core Standards; but the idea that students should be taught only one way to analyze written texts (particularly when that one way is deep reading) is not one of those good things.
I honestly think perseverance helps! I was selected for one of the most popular after two previous attempts. I do suggest you contact GL after August and they will look at your past submission and make suggestions. They truly are marvelous and want as many teachers as possible to attend. They limit, limit, limit alumni teachers. Still even we hope for the "golden ticket". It really is worth continued tries.
This is an impressive lesson plan, especially in that it encourages students to unpack the language and the message of Martin Luther King's speech of August 28, 1963. However, I would have liked for the speech itself to have been labeled throughout the lesson as "The March On Washington Speech," which offers neutrality and lessens the steering that is implicit in the label, "I Have A Dream Speech." That aside, this is a stellar lesson plan that may be applied to a variety of disciplines.
I have heard wonderful things about these workshops and I am grateful for the opportunity to apply. I will most certainly apply again in the future. Thank you for reviewing my application.
U.S. History has a lot of ups and downs; victories and defeats that makes its more interesting. Maybe, this year is one of those "downs", and hopefully, my time of waiting would turn out to be a "great opportunity" next year. Indeed, it's been so far my greatest educational experience when I attended last year's seminar on Madison and the Constitution. My teaching of U.S. History will ever be greatful because of your passion to help and educate us more. See you then next summer........
In July of 2006 I attended a Gilder Lehrman seminair at Yale. Dr. Blight and Drs. Horton conducted an enlightening venture on 'Passages to Freedom:"(The Underground Railrode)that I share with my students to date (the cost of a Toyata). I often wear a tie I purchased from the bookstore on campus and when asked if I attended Yale, the reply is yes! I was educated but did not graduate from Yale.
Thanks for that Ivy opportunity.
Dwayne Brown, Detroit Public Schools
Ah, so very disappointed that I wasn't chosen. The time that I spent at Mount Vernon two years ago was transformational for me, and reinvigorating. Thank you for the consideration & I will try again next year. Thank you Gilder Lehrman Foundation!
I have been rejected many times, but I realize that the competition is highly competitive. It is a credit to the Gilder Lehrman Institute that the outstanding scholars of their seminars accept only the best and brightest teacher-scholars around the country. Moreover, the Institute, in connection with the New-York Historical Society of which I have been a member for many years, continues to sponsor superb programs and exhibitions, and I am delighted to write that I have learned a great deal from them. I am indeed proud of my long-time connection to the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
I will continue to work as hard as I can so that someday I can use the materials from one of the Institute's two teacher seminars on our Constitution in my constitutional law classes.
I appreciate your time and consideration in evaluating my application. Disappointed I was unable to attend this year, hopefully next year I will have the opportunity to participate in a seminar.
Bryan Peay
A great disappointment, but I appreciate the wonderful opportunities and I will try again next year. GL has so many great resources and trainings that help me be a better teacher. Thank you for considering me and please contact me if any openings become available.
I am disappointed. Having worked with Micmacs and taught on the Passamaquoddy Reserve in Perry, Maine, I was looking forward to studying Native-American history at Dartmouth. Another time, perhaps.
I am disappointed. Having worked with Micmacs and taught on the Passamaquoddy Reserve in Perry, Maine, I was looking forward to studying Native-American history at Dartmouth. Another time, perhaps.
While I am disappointed not to be selected, I thank you for your consideration of my application. You have provided tremendous resources for use in the classroom and I appreciate your efforts on the behalf of social studies teachers around the country. I will certainly apply to your outstanding summer seminars next year. Thanks!
Thank you for considering my application. I enjoyed my time at Yale University two years ago when I attended the seminar on the Underground Railroad. It was a great experience.
I am very grateful for the work that the Gilder Lehrman Institute does and what it stands for. I will apply again and wish those selected well! You will have an amazing, educational, and rewarding experience!
I too have heard through the grapevine how stimulating and valuable Gilder Lehrman's workshops are and having never attended, I was hopeful especially given that I was willing to pay to travel from the east coast to the west coast for a chance at one of these workshops. Hopefully my name is on that waiting list or next year's "golden ticket". I would definitely like to go of someone backs out.
I am very disappointed about your decision but Thank You for the opportunity to apply. I have been applying for the last 10 years or so and have never been selected to attend one of your seminars. Hopefully next year will be the year I will be selected.
Again Thank You for providing teachers with this wonderful resource.
Thank you for your consideration. I really loved the Age of Jefferson last summer and would so love to do the Civil War or any other GL Summer Seminar. Maybe see you next year!
Thank you for your consideration. I wish safe travels and a wonderful experience to all who were selected. I will definitely contact you for feedback on my application. Having not succeeded this time, I will definitely try again!
I am also very disappointed in not being selected, after three attempts. If I might suggest, putting a lottery system in place for those who have attended in past years... Otherwise I will probably not apply again.
I am disappointed, but will try again next year. Thank you for considering my application. Congratulations to all of you who were accepted. I wish you all the best.
Hi Jolene,
Full details about the Civil War Essay Contest are available here: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-exhibitions/civil-war-essay-contest. We'll be announcing the deadline for next year's contest in the late summer!
Where can I find details about the essay contest?
Where can I find details about the essay contest?
I have a letter to add to my submitted grant application. Can Fax this letter in to your office to go along with the form submitted?
Thanks for your time.
Thank you! Huck Finn is a unique, representative piece of American literature. My students loved it.
need primary source for class assignment
I am greatly impressed by the quality of Lincoln's cognition,his facility at taking in new beliefs and discarding life long biases. He had a particular ability to grow and change in the light of reality ,his meethngs with black abolitionists intellectuals;The contributionsfor example, of Black soldiers during the war revealed abilities and discipline of a high order on the part of black soldiers.The man who came from Springfield was greatly changed by the war and he let his provincial narrow beliefs atrophy.One can not but admire and hold in awe our sixteenth President.
Lovely period: got to appreciate the silliness of it.
Thank you
i am doing a lesson plan for my class and need a really good lesson plan to teach my peers and i need at least 2 primary soruce documents
I love the fantastic choice of programs and the wonderful materials available through your program. However, I've become more and more distressed after each round of applications at Gilder Lehrman. I was chosen as a candidate in 2009, but, was unable to attend because I was also chosen as a Fulbright Scholar that summer. I am very concerned that declining to attend in 2009 has significantly hindered the possibility of being selected in the future. What can I do to make sure those who review applications are aware of my previous situation?
Hello,
I recommend booking an exhibition about six months before you would like to host it. Applications are handled on a first come, first served basis, and we will book much closer than that if we have the availability.
This exhibition carries a shipping fee of $200, which covers shipment to and from your school as well as the supplementary materials.
However, schools in our Affiliates network are entitled to their first exhibition at no cost. After that first one, the normal fees apply.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks,
Joanna
Hello, sorry for the delayed response! The cost to host the ehxibition for 4 weeks is a flat shipping fee of $200 for this exhibition. That covers shipment to and from your school, as well as the supplementary materials.
Please note that the exhibition must stay in one location - our insurance does not cover sites moving the exhibition themselves. Many times schools will invite neighboring schools to visit, or host the exhibition at a central district office or public library associated with the schools.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks,
Joanna
Read and enjoy King George's Proclamation
I'm truly disappointed in not being accepted this year but will continue to apply for seminars each year. Last year I had the pleasure of studying the letters of John and Abigail Adams with Joseph Ellis. It was truly a pivotal moment in my teaching career. I will continue to apply for the Gilder Lehrman seminars and encourage my colleagues to also ...(maybe that's not such a good idea as it increases my competition! :) )
Was this poster version actually used by the Memphis Sanitation strikers, or just the other one? Who used this poster if not the Memphis strikers?
Thank your for the opportunity to apply I am disappointed that I was not selected. I was hoping to bring back information to give to my district to show them how important this resource is.
Hopefully next year I will be selected
Desperation of those caught in The Great Depression is evident in this photograph. Those unable to retain their properties were foreclosed upon and sought shelter with others in encampments using whatever materials were available to be had. Tires in the photograph are reminders of the many vehicles that were converted to Hoovercarts that ran on oats rather than gasoline
how much ahead of time do you have to order it?
I imagine its free
I respect the Center's work, but I think that this lesson is not very good, and reflects the much-complained-of bias of the Common Core Standards for "deep reading". Deep reading is a particular style of literary analysis, in which the reader is to rely on only a text to understand the meaning of the text. I think that there is a strong argument to be made for the view that this is not the way we want our citizens to read, and that it is not a very useful method of reading outside of a college lit class.
This lesson plan exhibits the problems of applying the deep reading method to a text where such analysis is inappropriate. For one thing, the Gettysburg Address is so well written that there is not an unnecessary word in it. To ask students to summarize a piece of writing like this is like asking them to summarize a computer program. So it is not surprising that both of the summary statements in the first lesson do not accurately state what the first part of the Address says.
In addition, deep reading does not allow the reader to consider the intent of a writer or the audience for whom s/he is writing. This is reasonable when analyzing a sonnet, but when the text is a piece of political rhetoric designed to be heard & read in a particular time, place, and circumstances, forcing students to do deep reading deprives them of a full understanding of the meaning and importance of the text. Indeed, your lesson-writer's suggested prompts presume that the students have a considerable amount of information that does not appear in the text. A student who, for some reason, knew nothing about American history, would have no way of writing to these prompts after going through the lessons.
Finally, with regard to some kinds of text, deep reading does very little to give students a way of judging the quality of the work or others. A student can deeply read a series of sonnets and come away with knowledge of poetic structure and language that will help the student evaluate other sonnets. But many other genres of writing cannot be analyzed and evaluated by a reader if that reader knows nothing about the context in which the text was written, the writer's purpose, the writer's expertise, the writer's biases, and the intended audience. Among these genres are political speeches, political, economic, and scientific commentary, history, government reports, and legal documents such as mortgages & credit card contracts. Yet we want citizens to be particularly good at reading and evaluating these kinds of writing.
There are good things in the Common Core Standards; but the idea that students should be taught only one way to analyze written texts (particularly when that one way is deep reading) is not one of those good things.
I have been fortunate to have been selected to participate in five N.E.H. seminars but never once for a Gilder Lehrman. What's up with that?
I honestly think perseverance helps! I was selected for one of the most popular after two previous attempts. I do suggest you contact GL after August and they will look at your past submission and make suggestions. They truly are marvelous and want as many teachers as possible to attend. They limit, limit, limit alumni teachers. Still even we hope for the "golden ticket". It really is worth continued tries.
Thank you for the compliment and the suggestion. We will certainly discuss your recommendation and consider making the change.
Sasha
This is an impressive lesson plan, especially in that it encourages students to unpack the language and the message of Martin Luther King's speech of August 28, 1963. However, I would have liked for the speech itself to have been labeled throughout the lesson as "The March On Washington Speech," which offers neutrality and lessens the steering that is implicit in the label, "I Have A Dream Speech." That aside, this is a stellar lesson plan that may be applied to a variety of disciplines.
Thank you for providing such amazing learning opportunities. I look forward to applying again next year. Congratulations to those selected!
Paula Kahmann 3/19/13
Thanks for making these fantastic seminars available. I'm one of the lucky ones who has already had the experience. Only wish I could go to every one!
I have heard wonderful things about these workshops and I am grateful for the opportunity to apply. I will most certainly apply again in the future. Thank you for reviewing my application.
U.S. History has a lot of ups and downs; victories and defeats that makes its more interesting. Maybe, this year is one of those "downs", and hopefully, my time of waiting would turn out to be a "great opportunity" next year. Indeed, it's been so far my greatest educational experience when I attended last year's seminar on Madison and the Constitution. My teaching of U.S. History will ever be greatful because of your passion to help and educate us more. See you then next summer........
In July of 2006 I attended a Gilder Lehrman seminair at Yale. Dr. Blight and Drs. Horton conducted an enlightening venture on 'Passages to Freedom:"(The Underground Railrode)that I share with my students to date (the cost of a Toyata). I often wear a tie I purchased from the bookstore on campus and when asked if I attended Yale, the reply is yes! I was educated but did not graduate from Yale.
Thanks for that Ivy opportunity.
Dwayne Brown, Detroit Public Schools
Ah, so very disappointed that I wasn't chosen. The time that I spent at Mount Vernon two years ago was transformational for me, and reinvigorating. Thank you for the consideration & I will try again next year. Thank you Gilder Lehrman Foundation!
Beth Doughty
Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to applying again.
Gail
I have been rejected many times, but I realize that the competition is highly competitive. It is a credit to the Gilder Lehrman Institute that the outstanding scholars of their seminars accept only the best and brightest teacher-scholars around the country. Moreover, the Institute, in connection with the New-York Historical Society of which I have been a member for many years, continues to sponsor superb programs and exhibitions, and I am delighted to write that I have learned a great deal from them. I am indeed proud of my long-time connection to the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
I will continue to work as hard as I can so that someday I can use the materials from one of the Institute's two teacher seminars on our Constitution in my constitutional law classes.
Bob Wilson, Suffern High School, NY
I appreciate your time and consideration in evaluating my application. Disappointed I was unable to attend this year, hopefully next year I will have the opportunity to participate in a seminar.
Bryan Peay
I appreciate your time and efforts in evaluating my application.
Kathy Day-Ketel
A great disappointment, but I appreciate the wonderful opportunities and I will try again next year. GL has so many great resources and trainings that help me be a better teacher. Thank you for considering me and please contact me if any openings become available.
I am disappointed. Having worked with Micmacs and taught on the Passamaquoddy Reserve in Perry, Maine, I was looking forward to studying Native-American history at Dartmouth. Another time, perhaps.
I am disappointed. Having worked with Micmacs and taught on the Passamaquoddy Reserve in Perry, Maine, I was looking forward to studying Native-American history at Dartmouth. Another time, perhaps.
While I am disappointed not to be selected, I thank you for your consideration of my application. You have provided tremendous resources for use in the classroom and I appreciate your efforts on the behalf of social studies teachers around the country. I will certainly apply to your outstanding summer seminars next year. Thanks!
Thank you for considering my application. I enjoyed my time at Yale University two years ago when I attended the seminar on the Underground Railroad. It was a great experience.
I am very grateful for the work that the Gilder Lehrman Institute does and what it stands for. I will apply again and wish those selected well! You will have an amazing, educational, and rewarding experience!
Thank you for your consideration. I will continue to apply for one of your amazing summer seminars.
I appreciate the opportunity to apply. Thank you for your consideration and I will definitely make another attempt next year.
I too have heard through the grapevine how stimulating and valuable Gilder Lehrman's workshops are and having never attended, I was hopeful especially given that I was willing to pay to travel from the east coast to the west coast for a chance at one of these workshops. Hopefully my name is on that waiting list or next year's "golden ticket". I would definitely like to go of someone backs out.
I am very disappointed about your decision but Thank You for the opportunity to apply. I have been applying for the last 10 years or so and have never been selected to attend one of your seminars. Hopefully next year will be the year I will be selected.
Again Thank You for providing teachers with this wonderful resource.
Jeff Butch
Thank you for considering my application. Seminars, such as The Road to Brown, feed my teaching soul. J.Stack/CT
Thank you for your consideration. I really loved the Age of Jefferson last summer and would so love to do the Civil War or any other GL Summer Seminar. Maybe see you next year!
Thank you. I look forward to applying again.
Thank you for your consideration. I wish safe travels and a wonderful experience to all who were selected. I will definitely contact you for feedback on my application. Having not succeeded this time, I will definitely try again!
I am also very disappointed in not being selected, after three attempts. If I might suggest, putting a lottery system in place for those who have attended in past years... Otherwise I will probably not apply again.
I am disappointed, but will try again next year. Thank you for considering my application. Congratulations to all of you who were accepted. I wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Ann Hill