Sentences with phrase «civics lesson on»

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The only lessons in socialism are related to history units and arguments on civics.

Lesson No. 1, for Mayor Daley, is that civic decisions of this import should not be sprung on the public as a fait accompli.

It's a First Amendment reminder at the beginning of what's actually a lesson on the Second Amendment — the right to bear arms, and one of the most controversial topics in American civic life, let alone the classroom.

To facilitate their lessons on the value of civic unity and diversity, some teachers have embraced empathy - building programs that education innovators launched in February to help them start constructive conversations amid the current political climate.

The Civics lesson plans that were created specifically for this site cover the impact that Jamestown colony had on American democracy as well as encourage students to become actively engaged in the democratic principles of citizenship.

This new emphasis on empathic joy makes it possible for schools to use empathy not only to boost student achievement, but also to reframe lessons in history and civics on the importance of kindness and mutual understanding in fostering constructive solutions.

Facing History's recent book, Washington's Rebuke to Bigotry, on his 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, looks at the United States» first president's views on religious freedom, and is a powerful resource for exploring these essential civic lessons within U.S. history.

The recent row over Bill Maher and Ben Affleck's heated discussion of Islam on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher strikes me as an opportunity for a civic lesson — one rooted not in debating who is right or wrong, or who is bigoted or not, but one, that, in true Facing History and Ourselves fashion, is rooted in history.

ArtsEdSearch focuses on research examining how education in the arts — in both discrete arts classes and integrated arts lessons — affects students» cognitive, personal, social and civic development, as well as how the integration of the arts into the school curriculum affects educators» instructional practice and engagement in the teaching profession.

• For parents: Take this opportunity to work collectively with other parents and your school leaders on the larger civic lessons around this growing youth movement.

Lesson themes are based on real - world situations and 21st century subjects including global, civic and environmental awareness.

The website, for example, provides teachers with student tasks for applying civics in real - world situations and with civics lesson plans on American rights and responsibilities; giving back to the community; and examining historical contexts of justice and inequality.

«I've got to make sure the lesson focuses on a 21st century skill,» he says, which could mean civic responsibility, financial literacy, global awareness, health and wellness, problem solving, resiliency and systems thinking, among others.

I know for me the Humane Society has had a great emotional impact on several levels, first as a great civics lesson.

It is either a civics lesson, or instruction on the impossibility of civics.

Talk about a civics lesson: A high school senior has raised questions about political bias in a popular textbook on U.S. government, and legal scholars and top scientists say the teen's criticism is well founded.