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ERIC ED289808: Teaching and Learning about the Constitution in Seco... |
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This document addresses the questions of what teachers |
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have achieved during the U. S. Constitution Bicentennial |
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celebration in the areas of curriculum development and |
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instruction and whether or not the celebration has been |
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accompanied by educational renewal and improvement in |
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secondary schools. Persistent problems in teaching and |
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learning about U.S. constitutional history include |
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confused curriculum priorities, inadequate treatment in |
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some textbooks, and serious deficiencies in students' |
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knowledge. Promising teaching practices and methods |
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include the development of new resources, such as: (1) |
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educational television programs; (2) history lessons that |
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might supplement shallow and bland textbooks; (3) study |
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units on specific historical periods or themes; and (4) |
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classroom forums for detailed study of historical issues. |
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Recommendations, useful in sustaining the Bicentennial's |
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achievements, include the need to: (1) assign high |
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priority to goals and content selection criteria |
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concerning the historical role of the U.S. Constitution; |
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(2) expand coverage of the U.S. Constitution in standard |
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secondary school textbooks; (3) provide students with |
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opportunities for in-depth studies of major events, |
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issues, and themes; (4) use lessons that require |
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interpretation, analysis, and synthesis of primary |
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sources; (5) emphasize ideas in constitutional history; |
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(6) stress the paradoxes of U.S. constitutional |
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government; (7) connect the U.S. Constitution to |
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contemporary citizenship concerns; and (8) use |
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comparative and global perspectives. (JHP) |
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Date Published: 2014-12-26 15:43:08 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED289808 |
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Item Size: 16802892 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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