With the recent Presidential election and speculation about Supreme Court appointees that could possibly be made during his tenure, it seems like information about the Constitution is more prominently taking a place in the news.
I had heard about the Hillsdale College offer to let any American citizen take a free on-line class on the Constitution, taught by their professors, but I wasn’t aware until last week that they also offer a website with the same information. The U.S.Constitution: A Reader, found at www.constitutionreader.com , has the college’s core course on the Constitution.
It also has digitized and searchable topics important to understanding American government, key debates from our Founding Fathers, the Progressives, and others, a database of quotes, and an illustrated timeline of American Constitutional history.
If you personally need brushing up on your knowledge of our Constitution, I found this to be a great resource. I’ve just gotten into the first sections, but I have learned a lot (Did you know that Thomas Jefferson was only 33 when he wrote theDeclaration of Independence and that he wrote it in 17 days?)! The website can be perused or studied at your own pace which makes it a great resource for those of us who don’t have a lot of extended periods of study/reading time. These documents are rich text that will fit in well with our new standards in Alabama, too! High School librarians, please share with your social studies teachers. You all may want to save the website and do something with it next year for Constitution Day or use it to brush up on your personal knowledge!
(posted on behalf of Meg Brooke)
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