Getting Students to Read
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I have been continually frustrated with students not reading. It is about building stamina for reading. I am analyzing a few articles and this is the first one I am pulling some ideas from. As…
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How to Do School When Motivation Has Gone Missing
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Here’s what teenagers can do to equip themselves to move forward during this difficult and frustrating time.By Lisa Damour The school year is still young, yet parents and students alike may have noticed that academic motivation…
Role-play games and simulations in International Relations: an overview
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Games and simulations have long been used for both policy analysis andteaching of International Relations. After a brief overview of the field, thisarticle focuses on their employment as a pedagogical tool in the InternationalRelations classroom,…
Reinventing the High School Government Course
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The high school government course is arguably the main site of formal civic education in the country today. This article presents the curriculum that resulted from a multiyear study aimed at improving the course. The…
Activities to Get Students to Do the Reading in Social Studies
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Students not doing the reading assigned for homework seems to be an eternal challenge for every teacher. Failure to do the reading stunts classroom discussions, prevents students from learning and understanding the material to an…