Letter of Support from Howard L. Hurwitz
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Letter of Support from Howard L. Hurwitz
Description
A letter to Rosalind Silverman written by Howard L. Hurwitz supporting her actions as a progressive social studies teacher.
Subject
Education
Creator
Hurwitz, Howard L.
Source
RosalindSilvermanAndrews.Box1.Folder3
Publisher
Queens College Department of Special Collections and Archives (New York, N.Y.)
Date
1970-3-19
Date Created
2013-6-11
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English
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Text
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Queens (New York, NY)
Text
Memo from the principal:
March 19, 1970
Mrs. Rosalind Reiman
Dear Mrs. Reiman,
The report on your lesson, "How do the unions try to help the workers?" reminded me of an article I read in High Points about 30 years ago. A teacher was being kidded for having motivated a lesson on the Southern plantation system by dragging in a bale of cotton, perching himself on it, and strumming on a banjo "01' Black Joe."
I have always had a warm place in my heart for social studies teachers who go out of their way to think of stimulating motivations. Your singing of "Talking Union Blues” which you accompanied on a guitar, Is In a fine teaching tradition. Regrettably, it Is going out of style .
Sincerely
Howard L. Hurwitz
Long Island City High
March 19, 1970
Mrs. Rosalind Reiman
Dear Mrs. Reiman,
The report on your lesson, "How do the unions try to help the workers?" reminded me of an article I read in High Points about 30 years ago. A teacher was being kidded for having motivated a lesson on the Southern plantation system by dragging in a bale of cotton, perching himself on it, and strumming on a banjo "01' Black Joe."
I have always had a warm place in my heart for social studies teachers who go out of their way to think of stimulating motivations. Your singing of "Talking Union Blues” which you accompanied on a guitar, Is In a fine teaching tradition. Regrettably, it Is going out of style .
Sincerely
Howard L. Hurwitz
Long Island City High
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5 x 7.75 inches (127 x 194mm)
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Citation
Hurwitz, Howard L., “Letter of Support from Howard L. Hurwitz,” Queens College Civil Rights Archives, accessed May 17, 2022, http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/civilrights/items/show/186.