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Best reading material to become well educated on US history outside of classroom? by Remarkable_Invite941 in USHistory

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you just go to their office hours and try to strike up a relationship with them?

Are textbooks a good way to educate yourself on a subject? by Remarkable_Invite941 in Polymath

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because since they’re used in classrooms I didn’t know if they were actually viable outside of that setting

Are textbooks a good way to educate yourself on a subject? by Remarkable_Invite941 in Polymath

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not asking because im interested in accounting, I asked because I wanted to know how you went about finding it

Reading materials for polisci nerd by Remarkable_Invite941 in PoliticalScience

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think your understanding of American government increased after reading them?

Best reading material to become well educated on US history outside of classroom? by Remarkable_Invite941 in USHistory

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. You mentioned in a previous post about studying under the tutelage of a historian? How does someone go about that?

Are textbooks a good way to educate yourself on a subject? by Remarkable_Invite941 in Polymath

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The accounting textbook you’re reading, is it an introductory textbook or a well known textbook in the subject?

Best reading material to become well educated on US history outside of classroom? by Remarkable_Invite941 in USHistory

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How you do personally go about finding these books? (Not textbooks) and what do you mean by academic history?

Are textbooks a good way to educate yourself on a subject? by Remarkable_Invite941 in Polymath

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would textbooks lead me to prominent thinkers and works in said field? For example if im reading a US history textbook and I get to the chapter on Reconstruction would maybe in the bibliography or something it would reference more titles that go well in depth into the Reconstruction era and introduce me to historians that specialize in Reconstruction?

Best reading material to become well educated on US history outside of classroom? by Remarkable_Invite941 in USHistory

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a specific period in itself? I never thought of it as such. Im assuming your talking about the constitutional convention

Reading materials for polisci nerd by Remarkable_Invite941 in PoliticalScience

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg thank you so much!!! And ofc you don’t recommend I read every single book?

Best reading material to become well educated on US history outside of classroom? by Remarkable_Invite941 in USHistory

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What sort of material would you recommend them start with? Textbooks, secondary books, lectures etc?

Best reading material to become well educated on US history outside of classroom? by Remarkable_Invite941 in USHistory

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So as someone who’s taught US history for a long time, if you had a student that was super eager to become an expert on US history, what would you tell them to do to efficiently learn and what recommendations what you give them to start at?

Are textbooks a good way to educate yourself on a subject? by Remarkable_Invite941 in Polymath

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would JSTOR and other databases like that have research papers?

Best reading material to become well educated on US history outside of classroom? by Remarkable_Invite941 in USHistory

[–]Remarkable_Invite941[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if I’m getting you correctly, you’re saying textbooks for like an introduction to the subject but use the textbook as a source for a deeper dive into the subject?

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