Railroad and more fun

I was talking about with students about how the railroad changed America. Sears of course was one of the great users of the railroad. He started by purchasing a few pocket watches and selling them on the railroad. He then took the sales jobs to the catalog.

With the railroad he was able to ship to everywhere in the nation from their spot in Chicago.

Have a great day.

Teacher and Other Things

While teaching history I find that I have other things that I get saddled with. One of the things is GED and helping some students to get through the GED. The other one that is more is helping students with their sat prep. I have one student that is doing really well right now on studying and making progress.

From a teacher the best way is study some each day about an hour. Do not cram on the last day.

Have a good day.

Viva' La' Revolution

Time for new courses and classes. This time around I am taking classes on 20th cent revolutions. viva la revolutions.

This first one is about Iran
The Unthinkable Revolution in Iran

Number is about Russian Revolution from a first hand account by a US reporter, who did have some serious pro-communist feelings.
Ten days that Shook the World (Penguin Classics)

This one looks at the big revolutions of China and Russia.
States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China

Lastly we have the Mexican Revolution.
Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution

I find it odd that the African ones are missing as are several others.

Kids Toys

One of the fun things that there is in life is getting toys for kids. This weekend I went to an event that showered some really old kids toys from the 1800s.

This was a really good show seeing how small and how minor these toys are compared by today's standards.

Some of the small dolls are just amazing and how small they are. I really wonder about how the kids felt and how much they like them.

Have a most happy day.