Diana E. Hess Most Americans misunderstand the function of the Supreme Court. Correcting students misconceptions promotes engaged citizenship and will foster a better understanding of the institutions influence on U.S. society.
Charles F. Williams Recent Supreme Court decisions showed that the new Court is split on hot-button issues. Topics this Court will tackle in 2006 include race and schools, the partial birth abortion ban, and punitive damages.
Lee Ann Potter Progress and development has sometimes led to the destruction of landmarks. The featured document highlights the struggle to preserve historic sites and leads students to consider the value of their own communitys landmarks.
Prentice T. Chandler Some parents were mightily displeased when this teacher included documents from Howard Zinns compilation in an advanced history class. The author provides tips for educators assailed for breaking out of the mold.
Ted Engelmann A close analysis of the Chieu Hoi pass, dropped over areas of Viet Nam to encourage enemy surrender, provides a unique approach to studying the Viet Nam war.
Ernest Morrell and John Rogers After studying about Brown v. Board of Education in textbooks, high school students in L.A. examine the decisions impact on their local community.
Lisa Prososki/PBS NewsHour Extra This lesson plan helps students understand the significance of midterm elections, learn about election issues in depth, and create projects that teach their fellow classmates about selected issues.
Social Education Staff Will this years congressional elections force a change in control of the House or Senate? This informational feature reviews influential midterm elections in the past and identifies 24 key House races and 8 competitive Senate races for classes to monitor.