Social Education articles from January 2003

Social Education archives from January 2003

Editor's Notebook.
January 1, 2003... Many social studies teachers find it difficult to teach about the world's women. In some teacher education programs, pre-service social studies teachers do not learn about women in their history or social science courses. Consequently, their...

The day has just begun: the 2002 NCSS Presidential Address * November 22, 2002 * Phoenix, Arizona. (NCSS Notebook).
January 1, 2003... As I walked down the hall on the way to my classroom one morning, I noticed something glistening on the floor. I strolled by, and then turned my head back to see what it was that had caught my eye. It was a coin that someone must have dropped,...

A global education framework for teaching about the world's women. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... In our work at Ohio State University and within the Columbus, Ohio, community, we interact daily with women from other world regions. Whether they are well-educated international students or refugees who have little formal schooling, these...

Integrating literature to teach about women of West Africa. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... Despite the availability of rich resources, most social studies courses fail to provide a multidimensional view of African women. (1) If women of Africa are studied at all, they are often constructed as poor, abused, exotic, or as victims. In...

Teaching about South Asian women: getting beyond the stereotypes. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... When we think of the South Asian subcontinent, what associations come to mind? Images emphasizing the region's beauty and exoticism may dominate--for example, the spectacular, marble-laden Taj Mahal, the breathtaking Himalayan Mountains,...

From ancient to modern: Greek women's struggle for equality. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... Since it joined the European Union, Greece has been pushed toward modernization at a faster speed. A country still very tied to the legacy of its ancient civilization, Greece has been struggling to find balance between modernity and the...

Conscientizacao: Latina women, American students, and empowerment in the social studies classroom. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... Personal testimonials-firsthand accounts by individuals who witnessed events with the "intent to produce (and record) social change" (1)--offer an extremely effective way of introducing students to women of other cultures. In this article, we...

Teaching about women in China and Japan: a thematic approach. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... One way for teachers to include topics in their curriculum pertaining to women is to identify significant themes that appear with some regularity throughout history. The use of overarching themes helps illustrate the effect that major...

Moving students from personal to global awareness. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... As states revise their standards, mandate new courses of study, and implement assessment programs, they often borrow from national standards written by college-level historians. There is good news and bad news about having academics write the...

At the intersections: a postcolonialist woman of color considers Western feminism. (Women's of the World).
January 1, 2003... "Do you speak Spanish?" Do you speak English?" "But you speak perfect English. "You have a British accent" Huh? I was bewildered when, as a newcomer to the United States, I first encountered such questions and comments. I do not speak Spanish,...

Web-based resources for teaching about contemporary women and girls. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... This article looks at web-based resources for teaching about contemporary women and girls. These sites offer individual, organizational, and institutional perspectives on the human rights and everyday issues affecting girls and women. ...

Once upon a time: teaching about women and social justice through literature. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... One half of the world's population is female, yet today's social studies curricula continue to understate the experiences of women around the globe. This is unfortunate because learning about women's contributions has important implications for...

Women's organizations working for human rights and peace. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... In October 2000, when a dozen women from various international nongovernmental organizations sat in the observers' section of the United Nations Security Council chamber, they became witnesses to a landmark event that they had conceived,...

Teaching Muslim girls in American schools. (Women of the World).
January 1, 2003... Changing demographics and immigration patterns have brought increasing numbers of Muslim students into American schools. Often, teachers in the United States know little about the norms of Islam or the cultures of Muslim students. Yet without...

Achievement for every student. .
January 1, 2003... Most educators have now read about the landmark No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) signed by President Bush in 2001. (1) Many are beginning to experience its effects, and more will do so in the years ahead. As the most recent incarnation of the...

Archaeology in the seventh grade: an interdisciplinary unit of study.
January 1, 2003... Archaeology is the study of societies of the past using the clues of their material remains. It is a discipline that integrates methods and concepts from many fields of study to construct an understanding of people and cultures of the past. ...

Sharing space: urban wildlife and human society.
January 1, 2003... As roads, housing tracts, and shopping malls devour more of the countryside and the wilderness areas each year, adults may worry that their children will miss opportunities to consort with nature. At a first glance, wild animals seem absent...

Conserving the caracara: working with birds and people.
January 1, 2003... There are two sides to animal species conservation. One side is the biology: learning everything we can about an animal such as what it eats, how it cares for its young, what other plants and animals it depends on to live, and its favorite...

Life on the wild side: suggested issues for research and discussion.
January 1, 2003... Coyotes Coyotes are moving into suburban areas and are blamed for eating cats. There is a motion at the town council meeting to have all of the coyotes killed by a trapper. At a town meeting, these issues are debated: * What is our...