Bunker Hill's History Honors Class Takes On The 1950's

At Bunker Hill High School, a U.S. History Teacher is hosted a classic, 1950's block party in his class to encourage engagement and to put aside any pre-conceieved notions that history class is "boring."

Mr. Banwart took some mere lessons on the 1950's era with Levittown and the booming subuurbs migration and created something, that won't necessarily go in one ear and come directly out the other. He provided classroom activites among the class and groups while everyone else did their part and participated by dressing for the role that is the 1950's.

For some history teachers, it can by hard to...