Hamilton spoilers

No. That would be like "spoiling" 1776.

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Doesn't someone die in a duel?

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who?

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Hamilton's son, Philip, also dies in a duel.

I dont think they teach it anymore cuz my friend got mad and said i "ruined" the show by saying that hamilton died at the end.

It could be considered spoilers for people who are from outside of America that are visiting and seeing Hamilton. I know that I for sure didn't hear about Alexander Hamilton before I found out about this piece (American history is very rarely taught outside of the country, especially on the other side of the world).

Still, I think any piece based off of historical material is fair game. If anyone gets annoyed about it, it's a bit silly.

I mean, I think telling them that Hamilton gets shot is fine, but don't reveal anything about the Schuyler plot or the actual sequence of events. Let them be surprised, very little about Hamilton's life is actually taught in schools.

To After Eight,

As I am undoubtedly one of your "young people," it might hearten you to know my (public) HS history class spent a whole week discussing the debate between Hamiltonian, urban, centralized economics and Jeffersonian, rural, agrarian economics. The backgrounds of each man's governing philosophy, the policy differences, the resulting course of history and who's influence is seen where today.

Whatever it was you learned when you were young that taught you to be so arrogant and judgmental, and to cast aspersions on entire generations without batting an eye, I am glad that was expunged from my education at least. I certainly know many elders who are wise and considerate, and wouldn't discredit their entire generation because one of theirs lacks the latter.

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Like people have said, the ending isn't a spoiler because that's the thing that most people know about Hamilton anyway. But there are a few parts where I was surprised by some of what happened because we aren't taught too much about his personal life in school also it's been a few years since.... But yeah the ending can't be spoiled because we all know it. But there are some subplots that should remain unknown until someone sees it, I think. But its not the end of the world because even if you know the general plot it's so damn good it shouldn't matter.

The rift between Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian school of thought in regards to the government also continues to inform US political discussion. It, in many ways, can be summed up as "small central government" vs. "big central government."

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i was obviously being hilarious, because you can't spoil history. "Real life doesn't have spoilers."

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I can only speak for the state I live in and the content I teach (I'm a middle school social studies teacher), but political conflict in early America is a topic we must teach in eighth grade US history. Period. It's covered on the state test given yearly to 8th and 11th grade students. It's not considered a topic that is optional.

Political conflict is taught with Hamiltonian vs Jeffersonian politics as the framework. Students know who Hamilton is and analysis of state test results--which my district requires us to do--shows that students do and are learning this.

I'm passionate about education. I quit a career acting and dancing to teach. I've found that those who are most critical about the faults of teachers are those who aren't doing anything to change the situation.