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Download full textCarr, Kathryn S. – 1990
This ERIC Digest discusses three ways in which teachers can create an environment that stimulates critical inquiry: critical reading; writing to learn; and classification games. Critical reading has been defined as learning to evaluate, draw inferences, and arrive at conclusions based on the evidence. Elbow's (1983) writing to learn approach to…
Descriptors: Classification, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Skills
McCann, Wendy Sherman – 1997
This digest reviews information in the science education literature on teaching about societal issues in science classes. Reasons for including a discussion of social issues in science classrooms are given, and instructional approaches for teaching about science and society are presented. Several Internet resources related to teaching about…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Science and Society, Science Education
Chattin-McNichols, John – 1992
The first Montessori school was founded in Rome in 1907. There was interest in Montessori's methods in the United States between 1910 and 1920, but these methods were forgotten until after 1950, when a second Montessori movement began in the United States. Some schools with Montessori programs are affiliated with the Association Montessori…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Gottlieb, Stephen S. – 1992
This ERIC digest presents a rationale for teaching students about their rights and responsibilities as citizens under the U.S. Constitution. Social studies teachers have a special role in shaping the lives of young citizens and influencing whether students become politically involved adults. Specific constitutional rights such as the right of a…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties
Patrick, John J. – 1991
Education for citizenship in a constitutional democracy has been a long-standing goal of schools in the United States. To achieve this goal, students must learn their civil rights and responsibilities in a free society. This ERIC Digest discusses: (1) the importance of teaching about the responsibilities of citizenship; (2) deficiencies in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Civil Liberties
Bowman, Barbara T. – 1990
This ERIC Digest delineates problems posed by the increasing number of language-minority children in schools and offers suggestions for teaching children from different cultures. It is maintained that a group's language reflects its culture, and the uses to which that language is put are culturally determined. When children and adults do not share…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Kerka, Sandra – 2002
Adult learning can be challenging and traumatic events can exacerbate the process. Symptoms such as difficulty beginning new tasks, fear of risk taking, eroded self-esteem, or inability to concentrate can be evidence of past or current trauma and may be manifested by a learner missing class, avoiding tests, or behaving inappropriately during class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Educators
