Are you a historical re-enactor or an observer?

Historical Re-enactor
Observer

If you are a historical re-enactor, which period do you re-enact? (Observers: Please check "Does Not Apply")

QUESTION #1:
How has historical reenactment benefited your personal knowledge of history?

QUESTION #2:
Is taking part in or observing historical reenactment a "better" way to teach history?

Yes
No
Undecided

Why? Why Not?

QUESTION #3:
Is the actual reenactment or the research that goes into preparing for the reenactment the way you learn more about history?

QUESTION #4:
How does exposure to "living history" sites or "reenactments" benefit a students learning history?

QUESTION #5:
What can one learn at a site that they can't learn from a text book?

QUESTION #6:
Did you ever have the opportunity to visit a historical site as a student?
What did you like about the experience? What did you dislike?

QUESTION #7:
Did that experience fuel your own desire to learn more about history, or to get involved in reenacting history?

Yes
No

QUESTION #8:
Should such trips be a regular part of the educational curriculum?

Yes
No

Why? Why Not?

QUESTION #9:
Which historical period do you enjoy reenacting or learning about most?

Early Medieval (before 1200) Late Medieval to Gothic (1200-1400) Early Renaissance (1400-1500) Tudor/Elizabethan (1500s) Early Colonial Period (1600s) Revolutionary War Period American Civil War French/Indian Wars Early 20th Century to WWI WWII or later Other (see Final Comments)

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