I think one of the most important things a social studies teacher can teach his/her students is to care about what's going on. That is, of course, a broad and very general goal (not to mention extremely difficult). But if you try to dissect that broad goal into more specific sub-goals, I think an important one would involve the news. More than ( Read more... )

I was perusing the Wikipedia page of comedian Bill Hicks today.  I vaguely remember watching his standup on HBO when I was younger.  Hicks was a critic of pop culture, mass media, and many other things, which rubbed some people the wrong way.  I found this characterization of his criticisms very resonant, particularly in today's climate where ( Read more... )