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Review of "The September 11th Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum"
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Waterson, Robert A.; Jenne, Katherine – Social Studies, 2011
A review of "The September 11th Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum" reveals a sensitive and well-created program for the 5-12 social studies teacher to use in teaching about the challenging subject of 9/11. This program provides an opportunity for teachers to find a balance among understanding, critical analysis,…
Descriptors: United States History, Terrorism, Air Transportation, Suicide
Social Studies for an Empire: Thoughts on Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong?
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Fleury, Stephen C. – Social Studies, 2005
In this article, the author discusses viewpoints on civic education reforms postulated in "Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong?," a book published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. The book begins with a legitimate concern about the need to educate youth to care about political life; a noble mission, dating at least to the Greeks.…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Politics of Education, Political Issues, Civics
Strange Bedfellows: The Contradictory Goals of the Coalition Making War on Social Studies
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Singer, Alan – Social Studies, 2005
In this article, the author discusses the contradictory goals of several groups and individuals that are waging war against social studies and the historians' attitudes in response to this war. He stresses that he is not claiming that these "strange bedfellows," as he comes to call them, that are attacking social studies are working in…
Descriptors: Social Studies, History Instruction, Politics of Education, Rhetorical Criticism