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93Strengths and Weakness of Parliamentary Democracy
Political systems come in all shapes and sizes. Which ever political system you choose, there are many different ways they work in reality. Even democracy works in many different ways. Many Americans do not...
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86WWI vs WWII
The early twentieth century was mainly an extension of the nineteenth century. The dominant powers and their governments as well as political and social ideologies were largely unchanged. The First World War,...
28 comments84Should Teachers Assign Homework?
As a teacher, one of my constant frustrations has been with homework. How much homework should be given and how often? How much should homework impact a student's grade? Is it meaningful? Are the students...
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87Why Do We Study History
When am I ever going to use this? Why do we need to know this stuff? The questions every teacher loves to hear. The answer is actually pretty simple, "To know yourself". What is important about history? ...
26 comments85Political Spectrum - What It Means To Be Liberal and Conservative
The political landscape is dominated by the terms liberal and conservative. Politicians are labeled as one or other. You have the supposedly liberal media (except FOX News) and the conservative corporate...
6 comments82How to correctly site sources in a research paper
A lot of students ask when they need to cite a source in a research paper. My response is usually to tell them it is easier to explain when not to cite sources than when you should. Citing sources, or using...
3 comments92Traditional vs. Block Schedule
When school starts and ends is different for every school and grade level. For high schools the day usually starts between seven thirty and eight o'clock and ends between two thirty to three o'clock. Many...
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80How To Write A Good Test
One of the most difficult things I learned in my first year of teaching was how to write a good, fair test. I was surprised that this had never really been covered by any of my education classes. The key to...
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81Socratic Seminars
There are many ways to gauge whether students have grasped a concept or idea, or to see exactly what they know. One of the most effective techniques is the Socratic Seminar or scored discussion. A truly...
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87How Communism Was Supposed to Happen and Why It Didn't
All philosophers are products of their time and place. Karl Marx was no different. His communist theory was created by what he saw going on around him. The Communist Manifestois not so much a how to book on...
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