Social Education articles from September 2002

Social Education archives from September 2002

Editor's notebook.
September 1, 2002... AT A TIME WHEN WE FACE unparalleled international challenges and important upcoming elections, there has never been a dearer need to provide students with an excellent education for citizenship. Meeting this need requires a civics education of...

Alien enemy registration during World War I. (Teaching with Documents).
September 1, 2002... On June 22,1918, Johanna Kater, a sixteen-year-old German immigrant living in Newton, Kansas, registered with the U.S. Department of Justice as an "Alien Female." The four-page registration form that she completed and signed is featured in this...

Teaching tolerance: what research tells us. (Research and Practice).
September 1, 2002... They first came for the Communists and I didn't speak up became I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a...

Learning to legislate in an e-Congress.
September 1, 2002... AS CLASS OPENS on day one of e-Congress, the teacher moves around the jellied iMac computer lab, giving students an introduction to the new unit. "We've studied the executive branch, and now we are going to move on to the legislative branch,"...

Using newspapers to teach about the election: a lesson plan.
September 1, 2002... Using newspapers in classrooms as primary resources fulfills many objectives. It helps students to: * Gain a deeper understanding of candidates, issues, and the election process. * Study the elections in a context of reality and...

Mandatory school uniforms: a debate for students.
September 1, 2002... "Mom, I don't want to wear THAT! Why can't I dress like I WANT? My friends get to wear...." Virtually every parent and child has faced the power struggle over appropriate dress and personal appearance. These "clothes wars" may initially erupt...

An elusive ideal judicial selection and American democracy. (Looking at the Law).
September 1, 2002... Why can't Americans decide how to select their judges? More than two hundred years after the founding of our republic, the subject of judicial selection at both the federal and state levels remains the topic of vigorous debate. At the...

Teaching about September 11 and its aftermath. (In Focus).
September 1, 2002... Social studies is the subject responsible for educating students about major events and issues, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the responses to them by the American government. Yet how should teachers deal with events like...

In the aftermath of September 11: listening, learning, and teaching. (In Focus).
September 1, 2002... Throughout 2001-02, NCSS published articles, letters, and other items in its journals and newsletters to help teachers (kindergarten through college) deal with the difficult questions that can and should arise from the tragic events of...

Economics and ethics.
September 1, 2002... THE RENEWED PATRIOTISM that followed September 11, 2001 has made us reflect profoundly on the meaning of being American, and the importance of the principles of freedom, equality, and justice to our republic. If democracy is anything, it is an...

Testy times for social studies.
September 1, 2002... ACROSS THE COUNTRY, thirty states have mandated tests for social studies. Out of these, the majority of states have plans for, or already have in place, tests that are "high stake," linking student performance to graduation or other...

Studying the community. (Elementary Edition).
September 1, 2002... When they are engaged in a project children learn new information about their community that they cannot obtain from textbooks or classroom lectures. By tapping human resources in our own local community of 609 people, the Grafton, Illinois,...

Center for Civic Education.
September 1, 2002... The Center for Civic Education is an independent nonprofit organization based in California with offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C. The Center's domestic programs are implemented in every state, the District of Columbia,...

Preparing young people for longer lives in an aging society. (Lookout Point).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Social studies can prepare students for the possibility of living longer and with a population that is growing older. It can address the omissions, stereotypes, and misleading information about later life. It can provide key facts about aging...

Visiting and interviewing older adults: service-learning in the sixth grade.
September 1, 2002... I teach social studies in the sixth grade at Chrism McAuliffe Elementary School in Bakersfield, California. Like teachers in many states, I have critically assessed my lesson plans in relation to the state's curriculum standards, which in...

Using political cartoons: an activity for students of every ability.
September 1, 2002... The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (1) guarantees that students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment, which is often the general education classroom. There the...

Critical thinking and logical argument.
September 1, 2002... Critical thinking and logical argument are as crucial to a democratic nation today as they were to the Founding Fathers in 1700s. An analysis of the construction of arguments can be found in any university logic class and appears in various...

The Thanksgiving Visitor.
September 1, 2002... Written by Truman Capote. In the collection A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, ONE CHRISTMAS, AND THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR New York: Modern Library, 2001. 107 pp. $10.46 paperback. In Truman Capote's evocative sketch of seven-year-old Buddy's...

Aging in America.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Compare the twelve commonly held misconceptions about aging that are listed in the left-hand column with the corresponding statements in the right-hand column that are more accurate--and more optimistic. Older adults are a resource that...