Social Education September 2009
Social Education September 2009
Volume:73
Num:5
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Editor's Notebook
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Letters to the Editor
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Letter about the School Lunch Program
The featured document on federal aid for school lunches and the accompanying essay on the School Lunch Act provide students with a unique chance to study the role of government.
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The Chicago 8 Trial, 40 Years Later: A Case Study in Teaching U.S. v. Dellinger (1969)
A class reenactment of the Chicago 8 trial offers students a close look at the rights and restrictions of free speech and dissent in America.
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Living Democracy: How Constitution High School Molds Better Citizens
One school's experiment in social education illustrates what can happen when students are encouraged not only to study democracy, but to practice it.
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Tampering with History: Adapting Primary Sources for Struggling Readers
Adapting sources for classroom use allows teachers to steer students toward authentic historical inquiry and away from a version of history determined exclusively by the textbook.
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Teaching about Comparative Government
Educators will find the websites highlighted in this column useful for teaching about the history of government and government systems around the world.
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The U.S. and Iran: Confronting Policy Alternatives
In this lesson, students consider the principal alternatives facing U.S. policymakers dealing with Iran, before formulating their own points of view.
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Copenhagen 2009: Could a Cap-and-Trade Market Combat Global Warming and Conserve Earth's Tropical Forests?
This background essay and accompanying handout can help students learn how global citizens can conserve tropical forests and reduce global warming.
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Bottled or Tap? A Controversy for Science, Economics, and Society
Every year, Americans spend billions of dollars on bottled water. Students can learn about the costs and consequences of this choice.
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Remnants from the Past: Using Scrapbooks to Make U.S. History Personal and Meaningful
Students learn how local history has coincided with national events and trends when they create scrapbooks to document the history of their high school.
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Creating Biography Webs to Investigate Individuals' Historical Contexts
Creating biography webs helps young learners recognize how people, economic conditions, and significant events shaped the personal development of historic individuals.
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The Dutch are Missing in the American Curriculum
The Dutch contribution to America's economic system and cultural fabric was highly significant, yet history textbooks barely mention their early seventeenth-century influence on America.