Author lists several places for teachers to find positive examples of news reports that can be analyzed during classroom discussion. (GB)

Views international education efforts in the U.S. as unsuccessful and offers a number of observations on the kind of philosophy that must govern any education which hopes to lay the foundations of world community. (MF)

Student understanding and motivation are increased if history is taught from the present to the past with an emphasis on current affairs and their effect on the student

Methods for studying the coverage of the same current news story in several newspapers are outlined. Secondary school students critically examine news reporting, detect false or propagandistic reports, and learn to weigh and judge evidence. An example using the Three Mile Island nuclear accident is provided. (KC)

Presents a basic organizational plan, patterned after the U.S. Department of State, which can be used as a model for teaching secondary level contemporary affairs. Each student becomes a specialist in a chosen global region while developing skills in geographic analysis and independent research. (AM)

Outlines method for using the newspaper in the secondary school social studies classroom by comparing coverage of a single major event in several newspapers. Students compare headline, placement, length, pictures, related stories, and editorials. An example of the Iran rescue attempt is provided. (KC)

Recommends the policy analysis term paper, involving the use of newspaper and newsmagazine sources to evaluate possible solutions to public policy problems, as an alternative to the political science research term paper in introductory courses. Looks at the results of this approach in terms of student learning. (AYC)

Walter Cronkite describes his new project, a daily public television program for high school students designed to link current events with history, literature, science, and mathematics; reflects on changes in television news broadcasting over the years; and makes predictions about the role of future television audiences. (Author/FL)

This is a six-page review of important events related to science that were reported in 1979 issues of Science News. Each announcement appears with the volume and page numbers of the issues in which the articles appeared. (Author/SA)

Cites examples of instances where foresight and/or restraint were not used in development and implementation of technological advances. Discusses the role of man as trustee for human beings and organisms now living, for the quality of life for future living organisms, and for the inanimate environment. (CS)

Introduces a methodology for exploring primary students' television news interpretation, noting how to integrate such interpretations into the classroom. Analysis of news broadcasts from three major networks indicates that mayhem constitutes the majority of broadcasts, with developmentally appropriate topics interspersed among violent episodes.…

Describes several new Internet features for classroom use, including two documents answering frequently asked user and technical guidance questions, a Voice of America international news service, America Online's trial inclusion of Gopher and Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) databases, a help file for Windows users, and a USENET e-mail news…

The goal of this lesson is to present the basic scientific knowledge about stem cells, the promise of stem cell research to medicine, and the ethical considerations and arguments involved. One of the challenges of discussing stem cell research is that the field is constantly evolving and the most current information changes almost daily. Few…