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Editor's Notebook

Editor's Notebook September 2021

By Michael J. Simpson

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“We are the 9/11 Class:” Lessons for the Next Generation

By Megan Jones

Hearing the personal stories of young people directly impacted on September 11, 2001, can engage and connect today’s students to this important event as we mark the twentieth anniversary.

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Racializing Epidemics in the United States: A Brief History and Lesson Recommendation

By Sohyun An

Examining the surge of anti-Asian violence in the wake of COVID-19 can lead to an important lesson on patterns of racializing disease and the scapegoating of marginalized groups. 

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Republican Attacks on Democrats as “Socialist”: Historical Perspectives for Teaching a Key Current Issue

By Robert Shaffer

When studying the history of presidential elections in the classroom, it’s valuable for students to examine political rhetoric and the historical use of the Socialist epithet.

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Teaching with Documents

Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange at Manzanar: Photojournalistic Activism and the Japanese American Incarceration

By Jay M. Shuttleworth, Timothy Patterson

An inquiry-based lesson exploring Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams’s World War II photographs of incarcerated Japanese Americans can launch important classroom discussions on nativism, scapegoating, and the history of anti-Asian racism in the 

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Economics is What Economists Do: An Inquiry into an Open Letter

By Erin C. Adams

A thorough classroom examination of the claims and techniques used in an open letter by 137 economists on tax reform can help students become more informed judges of economic arguments.

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Lessons on the Law

Interstate Compacts: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Turns 100

By Tiffany Middleton

The examination of compacts in the classroom offers an opportunity to explore areas of law that fall outside the most-taught legislative processes while serving as a jumping off point for discussions on federalism, state sovereignty, and separation of powers.

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Research & Practice

How Can Educators Prepare for Teaching Controversial Issues? Cross-National Lessons

By Judith L. Pace

A few key strategies related to the selection and framing of issues, pedagogical choices, and classroom atmosphere can pave the way for successfully teaching controversial issues in fraught times.

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Sources and Strategies

Encouraging Students to Consider How News of the Constitution First Spread

By Lee Ann Potter

Students can spark an interesting lesson by conducting research on how news about the Constitution was originally disseminated.

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Teaching the C3 Framework

The State of Social Studies Standards: What Is the Impact of the C3 Framework?

By Ryan New, Kathy Swan, John Lee, S.G. Grant

A study examining the impact of the C3 Framework on state standards presents interesting implications about the ways in which the framework has influenced state-level social studies policies and standards-based content and skills nationwide. 

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NCSS Centennial

NCSS: An Advocate for Diverse Voices

By Jeremiah Clabough, Rozella G. Clyde

This latest article in a series commemorating NCSS’s 100th anniversary surveys the association’s efforts, actions, programs, and statements in furtherance of its commitment to upholding diverse voices and perspectives.