The program See Me, Share My World centers around a vibrant collection of drawings and paintings, photographs, and charts creating a composite portrait of daily life in economically disadvantaged areas in developing countries. These materials introduce American children to their peers in six nations. Connections are more evident than…

Discusses results of international study to determine what 14-year-olds in the United States and several other countries know and understand about citizenship, government, and the law. Reveals gaps in U.S. students' civic knowledge and participation. Calls for greater emphasis on civic education in schools. (PKP)

Genuine Socratic questioning challenges students to think critically about their behavior and beliefs. This article presents a two-step teaching process that involves a prereading exercise using students' life experiences and a method allowing the textbook to function Socratically. Examples are given from the text of "Crito." Includes…

A reasoned response to questions about teaching moral education in the schools. (Author/MLF)

Texas has goals, guidelines, and policies to help school districts develop citizenship education programs. (Author)

Advocates changing world history curriculum to emphasize multiculturalism and global citizenship. (PKP)

Choice of curriculum content should follow four research-based principles: learning is a domain-specific skill; general learning ability is highly correlated with general knowledge; learning a subject requires comprehension of general principles illustrated by specific examples; and broad general knowledge is the best entree to deep knowledge.…

Citizenship education remains the central focus of the social studies curriculum. A number of organizations are taking steps to promote social studies in elementary and secondary education and to increase its global content. (MLF)

Assuming that writing and reading must serve the goals of a liberal education (preparing young Americans for responsible citizenship), the Institute on Writing, Reading, and Civic Education promotes student writing to personalize civic relationships, to obtain or provide information or services, to evaluate public services, or to evaluate a…

The Global Youth Academy began as a low-cost, private school that taught global citizenship to its own students and foreign students recruited enroute. The school-on-wings formula is simple: build the curriculum into a tour, integrate academic and personal growth, and stress community service. The program succeeds academically while promoting…

The crisis in American education is converging with an equally significant concern: the unchecked destruction of our natural environment. Through its Science Institutes for youth, the National Audubon Society is helping teachers foster appreciation for the natural world and produce the know-how to conserve it. Programs in Maryland, District of…

A conversation with Larry Cuban, Professor Emeritus of Education at Stanford University, about two contradictory trends in education: customization and standardization and their effect on the public schools' responsibilities to provide both individual and social benefits. (PKP)

Admonishes would-be flag-wavers to commemorate the U.S. bicentennial year more quietly by honoring the struggle and sacrifice that has triumphed over a flawed Constitution guaranteeing liberty, justice, and equality to all, but originally allowing slavery. Champions the emergence of new constitutional principles and views the Constitution as a…

Practicing lawyers are teaching teachers and their pupils to understand and appreciate the law, with the aim of developing responsible citizens who will use the law as a positive, constructive force in their lives. (JD)

Much that schools have attempted to perform could be better accomplished by community-based education that would link older adults and youth. Intellectual development and citizenship are uniquely the responsibility of the schools. (Author/MLF)