Social Education articles from October 2002

Social Education archives from October 2002

Editor's notebook.
October 1, 2002... THIS ISSUE OF SOCIAL EDUCATION offers a rich variety of articles and teaching suggestions for different social studies disciplines. Contributors deal with subjects ranging from the nineteenth century slave trade to the contemporary Supreme...

Telegram relating to the slave trade. (Teaching with Documents).
October 1, 2002... ON NOVEMBER 8, 1861, Edward Delafield Smith, the District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, sent a telegram to Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior, notifying him of the conviction of Nathaniel Gordon for slave trading. This...

Supreme Court preview. (Looking at the Law).
October 1, 2002... By late August 2002, the Supreme Court had identified slightly more than half of the eighty or so cases it is likely to hear in the 2002 term. The nature of those cases was enough to ensure that there will be no letdown from last term's charged...

What patriotism means today in the wake of 9/11/2001.
October 1, 2002... This essay is an excerpt of a speech given by Dr. Roger Wilkins at a symposium titled "New Policies and Realities in the Wake of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11th," which was held at the law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on...

"I like those other cultures now": teaching high school anthropology.
October 1, 2002... "Anthropology helps you think more about yourself and your way of life." "Anthropology is good to learn because it helps you realize that all cultures have their own special qualities." "Through anthropology, you will understand that...

What will our students remember? (Point of View).
October 1, 2002... On a trip down the dirt roads of Idaho last summer, I found myself one afternoon sharing a soak in a hot spring with a school bus driver from Boise. Upon learning that I was an English teacher (my assignment is an English/social studies split),...

The lessons of Vietnam: using literature to introduce students to the Vietnam War.
October 1, 2002... DECADES AFTER the evacuation of American troops from Southeast Asia, the teaching of the Vietnam War remains one of the most controversial issues in the American classroom. The lack of a shared perspective--even today--on the Vietnam War...

Service learning in contemporary Japan and America.
October 1, 2002... "Everyone can be great, because anyone can serve." --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Introduction: The Problem Among the people of both Japan and the United States, there is currently widespread concern that the student population is...

A cultural immersion experience in Xalapa, Mexico.
October 1, 2002... WHEN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS and professors talk about their profession, they usually begin by discussing the curriculum, teaching strategies, or arguments about standards. Rarely do we hear about innovative ways that teachers can learn more...

Evaluating "brain-based" curricular claims.
October 1, 2002... At least once a month, an advertisement for a "brain-based" curriculum in a particular content area arrives in my mailbox, a school official calls to ask my view of a newly marketed "brain-based" approach, or a brochure advertising a...