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<p>[QUOTE="lehmansterms, post: 3242592, member: 80804"]I have been involved as a volunteer with Ancient Coins for Education (ACE) since its inception in 2001. We have distributed - oh, I don't have a solid figure, but literally - tens of thousands of inexpensive LRB's to teachers (elementary through post-graduate) for their students' ancient history units along with a large amount of support information on our website in the 17 academic years since.</p><p>We are all older now - none of us were exactly spring chickens when we started - and our operations are winding down a bit as board members resign or join the eternal coin club. I am gratified to find that others have hit on a similar approach to enriching curriculum by placing genuine ancient coins in the hands of the students. It really tends to make the history come alive for many for whom it might be perceived as dry and boring. Quite a few of our students have, in fact, gone on to become collectors in their own right.</p><p>If I can be of help in advising you about what has (and what hasn't) worked for us over the years, please feel free to contact me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lehmansterms, post: 3242592, member: 80804"]I have been involved as a volunteer with Ancient Coins for Education (ACE) since its inception in 2001. We have distributed - oh, I don't have a solid figure, but literally - tens of thousands of inexpensive LRB's to teachers (elementary through post-graduate) for their students' ancient history units along with a large amount of support information on our website in the 17 academic years since. We are all older now - none of us were exactly spring chickens when we started - and our operations are winding down a bit as board members resign or join the eternal coin club. I am gratified to find that others have hit on a similar approach to enriching curriculum by placing genuine ancient coins in the hands of the students. It really tends to make the history come alive for many for whom it might be perceived as dry and boring. Quite a few of our students have, in fact, gone on to become collectors in their own right. If I can be of help in advising you about what has (and what hasn't) worked for us over the years, please feel free to contact me.[/QUOTE]
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