13/01/2025
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐?
People never left their villages during the Middle Ages!
People during the Middle Ages weren't intelligent!
๐ Youโve probably heard it before: medieval people thought the Earth was flat, they never left their villages and there werenโt any new ideas because medieval people were not as intelligent as we are today!
๐ Students can often have many misconceptions about the past. It can be difficult to challenge this mindset.
๐ฏ Why is this important for GCSE or A-Level history? Because we need to ensure students donโt judge past societies and events by life today. They need a more realistic understanding of the past which moves away from simple assumptions.
Critical thinking is a historianโs best tool!
๐ฌ Whatโs one historical misconceptions have you learnt were wrong? Share it below!
10/01/2025
โ Did you know General MacArthur was sacked as the commander of the US forces during the Korean War partly because he favoured the use of nuclear weapons?
๐ช General MacArthur, at the age of 70, was appointed the commander of UN forces in Korea.
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When North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950, South Korea appealed to the UN for support. The UN passed Resolution 84 which committed UN forces to pushing North Korean Peopleโs Army (NKPA) out of South Korea, back over the 38th parallel that divided North and South.
๐ซ General MacArthur supported the idea of completely removing the communists from North Korea. He even advocated invading China and using nuclear weapons!
๐คฏ This went far beyond the mandate of UN Resolution 84.
๐ President Truman, worried that this would spark a much wider conflict and the possibility of nuclear war, replaced General MacArthur with General Ridgway. Truman favoured containment of Communism.
๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐?
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08/01/2025
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐?
If youโre feeling overwhelmed, hereโs the good news: youโre not alone, and you can turn it around. Iโve helped countless students tackle mock exams with these simple strategies:
๐ Plan your time: Break revision into small chunks.
๐ฏ Focus on key topics: Prioritize high-weighted areas.
โ๏ธ Practice writing answers: Itโs not just about what you knowโitโs about how you show it.
Many of my students are preparing for their January mocks. Together, weโve focused on effective revision techniques, tackled past papers, and refined their exam skills.
๐ช The result? Confidence. My students know what to expect and feel ready to face their exams with a clear plan.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น. ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ - ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต.
๐ Save this post if you need a reminder, and tag a friend whoโs also preparing for mocks. Letโs make this revision season a success!
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06/01/2025
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐? ๐ฌ
โ๏ธ Samuel Johnson called language "๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต," and he couldnโt have been more right.
๐ข In GCSE and A-Level History, using tier two and three vocabulary means using the specialist terminology that is subject specific. It is like speaking the language of historians.
๐ Whether itโs โappeasement,โ โindustrialisation,โ or โtotalitarianism,โ these words donโt just show knowledge - they demonstrate our ability to think critically and analyse events like a historian. It demonstrates an understanding of more complex concepts and these words are vital for building knowledge and understanding.
โ๏ธ Examiners look for precise use of these terms. A well-placed term can transform a good essay into a top-grade answer. It shows that you understand not just what happened, but why it mattered. Using the correct tier two and three words in the correct context adds depth to a studentโs answer.
๐ก Whatโs one historical term youโve mastered recently? Share it below or tag a friend whoโs learning too!
20/12/2024
โ๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐.๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐น, ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฎ?
๐ช ๐งโโ๏ธ Gerhard Domagk, a German medical student, witnessed injured soldiers die of bacterial infections - gas gangrene during the First World War.
๐ฌ After the war he graduated and focused his research at I.G. Farben on finding a cure for streptococcal infections.
๐ In December 1932, he discovered a sulfonamide preventing mice from dying of streptococcal infections.
๐ He had discovered the second magic bullet, Prontosil, and I.G. Farben applied for the patent on Christmas Day.
๐งช Domagk tested the compounds on his own daughter when she fell seriously ill with blood poisoning, saving her life.
๐ In 1939, he was awarded the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil"
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18/12/2024
๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ revision: ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐?
I have been working with one of my A level historians to give them practical advice on how to approach their revision in the most effective way.
๐งฉ Breaking down complex topics into easy-to-understand sections.
๐ Revisiting the key content, discussing and analysing the events, talking through exam questions.
๐ Making revision materials and notes as we go through the key content.
โ๏ธ Retrieval practice - quizzing on previous topics, constantly revisiting to check how secure their knowledge is.
Iโm so pleased to receive feedback from their parents - it made my day! โค๏ธ ๐
16/12/2024
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐? ๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ!
If youโre feeling overwhelmed by your GCSE History studies, youโre definitely not alone! ๐ฐ I remember the stress of trying to revise every date, event, and fact. And I know that I didn't revise in the most effective way.
To help my students avoid the mistakes I made, I wrote a guide on how to revise. This guide takes you through different revision techniques, step-by-step, with real examples.
๐ Improve your revision techniques, increase its effectiveness and boost your results!
The guide walks you through:
โ๏ธ Cornell Notes
โ๏ธ Flashcards
โ๏ธ Mnemonics
โ๏ธ Retrieval Practice
โ๏ธ Dual coding
โ๏ธ Graphic organisers
โ๏ธ Exam practice
All of the methods can be used for other subjects as well!
๐ฆ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐? ๐ช๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ?
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