Digging for the Historic Truth on the History Channel

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29 Jan 2007 08:59 AM

Last week on the Families.com homeschool blog, we discussed how watching certain television shows could actually be considered homeschooling. Homeschooling and Animal Planet discussed all of the science and animal care lessons my children have learned by watching Animal Planet. Learning with Food Network, by Karen Edmisten tells us how the Food Network is a "mainstay or TV viewing in (her) house."

This morning the Today Show profiled Josh Bernstien and his History Channel TV show, Digging for the Truth. Digging for the Truth is beginning its third season and each episode features an in depth archaeologically based analysis of a region, the history surrounding it, and how the dig affects knowledge of that history. If you are going to let your homeschooler watch TV, this is a show you will want them to watch. It comes on Monday nights and repeats on Tuesdays and Saturday during the day. You can also set your Tivo or Video recorder to catch the show.

Season three of Digging for the Truth premiered on Monday January 22 and profiled American writer and explorer Robert Sarmast. The two-hour season premier followed Robert and Josh on a fact-finding expedition into the Mediterranean near Lebanon, to the truth about Atlantis and to test the theories of the archaeologist.

Upcoming shows will include exploring the lost empire of Genghis Khaan. By watching this show, you and your child will learn how "Genghis Khaan and his army (were) able to achieve this military dominance on such a grand scale" and "what ultimately became of the great Empire of the Khaans".

Season 1 of Digging for the Truth is available for sale online for those who missed it; you may even be able to borrow it from your local library.

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Andrea Hermitt is a native New Yorker currently residing in GA. She has been married for over 16 years and has two teenage children.

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Julie Gentry (5915) 02 Feb 2007 12:18 PM

Oooh!! Gold Star for you! My boys *love* anything dealing with dell'arte della guerra. I'm heading to TiVo right now to tape the Genghis Khan one.