tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29667553.post2677043455789893219..comments2007-03-22T08:51:34.611-07:00Andrew Passhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467297626934604339ap@Pass-Ed.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29667553.post-54936121281944877042007-03-10T05:52:00.000-08:002007-03-10T05:52:00.000-08:00I teach 9th grade World History (College Prep and Honors) and 10th grade US History Part I Honors.<BR/><BR/>At the beginning of all of my classes, we discuss Current Events every day. Their "unofficial homework" assignment everyday is to either watch the news, read a newspaper, or go online to read about current events.<BR/><BR/>We discuss world, national, state, and local events. It's such a habit now that if I don't get to it right away the kids point out to me that we need to do Current Events.<BR/><BR/>My dept is trying to push for a semester course on Current Events (I wrote the curriculum) but it's a budget issue so the school committee won't approve it.<BR/><BR/>CE needs to be addressed in ALL classes. Not just Social Studies. How else are these kids going to realize that there is life outside of their little world of Salem, MA??? :-)<BR/><BR/>Great post! :-)M-Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12597592214404682497noreply@blogger.com