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ERIC Number: EJ726590
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec-22
Pages: 1
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Teaching with Current Events
Peralta, Andrew
Childhood Education, v82 n2 p98-N Win 2005
This article describes how a teacher changed all his plans to teach the hurricane. When the Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, kids become naturally curious and seek answers in an event this big. The author suggests the use of tragedies to help them grow as students and as citizens.
Descriptors: Current Events, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Weather, Natural Disasters, Student Attitudes
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) Subscriptions, 17904 Georgia Ave., Suite 215, Olney, MD 20832. Web site: http://www.acei.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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