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ERIC Number: EJ246124
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Perceptions of Power: Teachers, Children and Presidents.
Cole, Peggy Ruth
Childhood Education, v57 n5 p282-3 May-Jun 1981
What part, if any, should momentous current events play in the curriculum? This article suggests that some events are so significant they impose themselves on the curriculum, that children need to discuss political events, and that teachers should be realistic, respectful, and reassuring in dealing with these matters. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Guidelines, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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