Blogging MPS

Blogging MPS

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MPS American history teachers and Marquette University Professor Michael Donoghue gathered at Barnes & Noble recently to discuss the book "The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled" by Vincent Bzdek.

The Kennedys' sexual appetites (at least the guys') have been well-documented and in this second excerpt, Donoghue discusses the role that Joe Kennedy had in unleashing them in his sons. This piece has been edited a bit because this is, after all, a family-rated blog.

The first excerpt is here.

The U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History grant is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. history. . In MPS, implementation of the Teaching American History grant supports goals one and three of the district's Working Together, Achieving More strategic plan: Students meet and exceed Wisconsin academic standards and graduate prepared for higher education, careers and citizenship and Leaders and staff demonstrate continuous improvement through focused professional development.

Posted Dec. 8, 2009

Earlier media postings

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to bloggingmps.com

Marquette University Professor Michael Donoghue on the Kennedy legacy, part 1. Posted Dec.3

Historian John Fea's talk on colonial women and children delivered to the Junior Historian's Forum. Posted Nov. 20.

The overview of the Grigsby / Coggs MPS governance proposal. Posted Nov. 17.

Lois Quinn of UWM's Employment and Training Institute talks about the incredibly high central city job gap and the "how stupid is that" drivers' license policies that are most harmful to the city's poorest people. Posted Oct. 5.

Earlier 2009 media postings

Earlier 2008 media postings

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