I have read some of Eric Langhourst's blog posts and they have been very interesting. He is an 8th grade history teacher and the posts that I read of his were from a seminar that he attended which was at Mount Vernon. The first post that I read talked about how Washington was not only the first President and the great general that we all know him to be but that he was also a very innovative farmer and was on the cutting edge of technology for his time period. He was the first farmer of the time period to switch his crop from tobacco to wheat. This was so important because it allowed him to continue to make a profit because wheat was not taxed. Eric created a lesson plan from this experience for his 8th grade students, which I think will be very effective in teaching them more about Washington.
The second post was a very short podcast about his stay at Mount Vernon. While at this seminar the guests were able to stay on the grounds of Mount Vernon and Eric was able to experience some of the most picturesque sunrises while sitting out on the large porch at Mount Vernon that Washington used to sit on. It is so great that the grounds committee at Mount Vernon have made such an effort to keep the view as wonderful as it is by not allowing any high-rise buildings or condominiums to be built that would block the view.
This is one of the pictures that he took while watching the sunrise over the Potomac
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