Social Studies teacher, Mr. Robert Sandler shares that last week, as the 2014 Gilder Lehrman New York State Teacher of the year, he had the pleasure of escorting a group of top APUSH students (Eden Lewke, Josephine Gunawan, Zoe Feigelson and Honora Muratori) to the prestigious Harvard Club to celebrate the recipients of this year's esteemed Lincoln Book Prize.
Frances M. Clarke and Rebecca Jo Plant, co-authors of "Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era," rightfully claimed the spotlight. Their triumph in a field historically dominated by men not only underscores their exceptional scholarship but also serves as a powerful inspiration for our four aspiring female Stuy APUSH scholars. Witnessing these accomplished women excel in such a scholarly competition was truly remarkable and deeply resonated with our aspiring historians.
The students had a beautiful dinner and schmoozed with their table mate, NYU historian Martha Hodes, author of “Mourning Lincoln” her new book about individual American responses to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The students also received autographed copies of the award winning book and had the opportunity to ask the historians questions about their research! It was a fantastic night!
