Educators across the nation are struggling with the fallout from the highly charged national debate on the issues of immigration reform and border security. The indignant and emotion involved in the conflict are spilling over into schools and classrooms as students stage walkouts and engage in shouting matches. Wise teachers and administrators will use this time as a valuable citizen education opportunity and a way to connect the history-social science curriculum to real world issues. Interpretation of primary documents, organized debates, editorial writing opportunities, close analysis of news media, and placing the controversy in historical, economic, and political context are all appropriate classroom activities.
Thursday 3 March 2011
Teaching on immigration in K-12 schools
Educators across the nation are struggling with the fallout from the highly charged national debate on the issues of immigration reform and border security. The indignant and emotion involved in the conflict are spilling over into schools and classrooms as students stage walkouts and engage in shouting matches. Wise teachers and administrators will use this time as a valuable citizen education opportunity and a way to connect the history-social science curriculum to real world issues. Interpretation of primary documents, organized debates, editorial writing opportunities, close analysis of news media, and placing the controversy in historical, economic, and political context are all appropriate classroom activities.
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