Social Education October 2012
Social Education October 2012
Volume:76
Num:5
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Editor's Notebook
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Photograph and Speech Related to the Cuban Missile Crisis
The featured photograph and the document from President Kennedy's speech about Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba offer an excellent entry point into the study of the presidency and foreign diplomacy at that critical moment in history.
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Supreme Court Term in Review
The recent Supreme Court term included many hot-button issues like health care, immigration, and First Amendment rights for liars, broadcasters, and unions.
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The Keys to the White House
This historically successful election prediction system remains firm in its forecast that Obama will win the popular vote, highlighting for students that it is governance, not campaigning, that determines the outcome of presidential elections.
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Teaching about Big Money in Elections: To Amend or Not to Amend the U.S. Constitution?
Students will gain a profound understanding of concepts such as freedom of speech, fair elections, and responsive representative leadership with this lesson on the proposed amendment to regulate election spending.
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Teaching about the 2012 Elections Using the Internet-Part 2
This column focuses on the battle for the presidency as well as the fight for Congress, highlighting websites with elementary and secondary lesson plans, collaborative projects, and other learning activities.
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Preparing Global Citizens through the Study of Human Rights
Two key strategies—infusion and postholing—are ideal for engaging students in human rights issues.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The document that began as a declaration of human equality and dignity has become the foundation of the human rights movement and a cornerstone of world political dialogue.
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Close Up on Capital Punishment: Challenging Students' Ideas of Justice
Exploring the topic of capital punishment presents an important opportunity for students to consider this controversial issue through the lens of legality and ethics.
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Teaching about the Korean Comfort Women
The ordeal of Korean Comfort Women in World War II can spark class discussion about human rights violations by nation-states and the means of preventing such tragedies.
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Child Soldiers: Rights Denied, Hope Restored
Exposing students to international issues such as the existence of child soldiers motivates them to become engaged as global citizens.
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Iranian Women: Between Education and Repression
Studying the repression of women in Iran can launch the deeper exploration of pathways to freedom.
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The Struggle for Human Rights in Myanmar
The country of Myanmar offers a compelling case study for teaching students about human rights abuses and a people's fight for democracy.
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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Executive Powers, Individual Rights and Guantanamo Bay Prison
Students will sharpen their critical thinking skills when they take a close look at the complex issue of the relationship between security and constitutional rights.
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Using Literature for Young People to Teach about Human Rights
Stories of individuals working for positive change offer an inspiring and personal approach to the subject of human rights.
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Web Resources for Teaching about Human Rights
This sampler of websites represents a few of the resources available for exploring the political, economic, and social rights spelled out in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.