It’s Time for Class: Examining Economic Inequality in Fourth and Fifth Grade

It’s Time for Class: Examining Economic Inequality in Fourth and Fifth Grade

  1. Social Studies and the Young Learner
  2. Social Studies and the Young Learner November/December 2022
  3. It’s Time for Class: Examining Economic Inequality in Fourth and Fifth Grade

Authors:

Debbie Sonu

Page:3-9

Journal Issue:

Issue
Social Studies and the Young Learner November/December 2022

In this article, the author discusses the work of a public-school teacher in New York City whose commitment to social justice has led to the design and teaching of a lesson that directly addresses the meanings and manifestations of social class with her fourth- and fifth-grade students.