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A Young People’s History of the United States

February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

I just became aware of A Young People’s History of the United States,a version of Howard Zinn’s classic targeted towards younger readers. I haven’t seen the book myself yet, but I suspect that it would work well with English learners, too.

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Tags: human rights · fair trade · maps · k-12 · history · racism · child labor · food and hunger · global issues activities · reading · war · politics · poverty & wealth · blog

Rest in Peace: Howard Zinn (1922-2010)

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Howard Zinn passed away on Wednesday. He is one of my favorite authors and educators, and he will certainly be missed.
Recently, Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change launched the Zinn Education Project, a collection of resources for teaching A People’s History of the United States. There are tons of great materials here for […]

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Tags: human rights · k-12 · racism · history · poverty & wealth · politics · reading · global issues activities · war · blog