Dear Humans,

Yesterday we learned about the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. That was a big deal–-a turning point in history. And it was a long time ago and it happened across the ocean to people who were a lot different from us. 

People often ask me, “How do you make history relevant to the students’ lives?” And I say, “I don’t.” Sure, I try to explain how past events led to the present. The languages we speak, the things we believe, the way we live.

But the real reason we learn history is so we might make our own lives relevant to history. That we might lead the kind of lives that show up in history books 435 years in the future.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt