Oral History (30 points). Much of the history of our field is living history—people who have had a hand in shaping the many changes experienced in the past century.  Interview a person, who has worked in early childhood education for at least 10 years, about the changes they have seen in the field.  Look for teachers with particular historical focus (Head Start Teacher from the 1970s, Home Childcare Provider from the 1980s, Public School Preschool Teacher from the 1990s).  Write a short paper (5 pages double spaced) describing the highlights of that person’s career and how it reflects the history of our field.

Questions for the oral history:
Narrative Form:  Write the information as if it were a story of that person’s life.
Ex.
It was the real Wild West.  New Mexico in the 1960s was about as far away from New England as you could get for a young preschool teacher.  But here she was riding a rickety bus along a dirt road to the Zuni Pueblo.  Elenor thought that this would be an adventure for a newly minted teacher in the 1960’s but now she was wondering if this wasn’t just a little bit too much

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