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Contemporary Issues
Food for thought...What makes a teacher effective?
Benjamin Zander believes teachers should inspire students to live in a world of "possibilities."
See his inspiring words by clicking the link below.
Mr. Colandrea is not teaching this course for the 2011/2012 school year. Archives are listed below.
Introductory Weeks 1 and 2
Monday: Introduction of a new unit - Globalization. Topics covered include
the skills needed to be successful in the 21st Century, cartoon analysis of
outscourcing, and views by Friedman as written in the World is Flat.
Tuesday: Whole Class Social Studies World Test Activity as presented by the
2MM Organization. Homework: Complete an individual version of the
Third World Challenge Exam for History. Due on Friday.
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: A Nation at Risk - Federal Study assessing the nation's schools
released during 1983. Teacher led discussion. FYI - A Nation
Accountable is a 25 year follow-up study to the Nation at Risk study.
Friday: Introduction and Video Presentation of 2 Million Minutes. A comparison of American Schools to India and China's public education systems.
Week 2
Monday: Collect Papers. Review platforms of two presidential candidates. Exercise in subjective vs. objective statements. Complete for homework.
Tuesday: Review homework from Monday. Introduce Terrorism as next focus of the course. Students will read the 9/11 Commission Report Executive Summary. Pages 1-20 are due for Thursday. Pages 21-35 are due for Friday.
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: 9/11 Remembrance Day.
Friday: Continue discussion of 9/11 Report. In class assement on understanding of the report's findings.
For those interested in the Pscyhology of Terrorim read The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism: Who becomes a Terrorist and Why?