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Social Studies Lesson Plans - Free Sites for Teachers

Here are a number of helpful links to websites with free lesson plans, teacher helps, printables, and other resources for social studies teachers, elementary school teachers, and homeschoolers on the web.

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Areas of Economics

Areas of Economics Following are different areas, of economics. Monetary Policy - the control of the amount of money circulating in the economy to influence interest rates, savings, investments,...

1 comment    economy social economics
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A Panopticon Society

  Gone are the days of public display executions where witches, criminals, or accused heretics are burned at the stake, beheaded, or crucified. Those were the most effective form of punishing deviants,...

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First Grade Lesson Plans

Free first grade lesson plans are rampant on the internet. The problem is the time that it takes to wade through all of the lesson plans. I have homeschooled three children from kindergarten through high...

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The World We Live In: Part One

WE LIVE IN A WORLD: Where being happy and bright is considered annoying. Where MTV is teaching our children about sexual education Where BET is promoting disrespect of women That replaces...

0 comments    life social studies
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What the future holds for my Asperger child

      Last month, my son started high school.  Like many parents, we are faced with the impending thoughts of "what next?"  Most parents are thinking about college, the high cost of it, the possibility...

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The Asperger Memory

     My cellphone was ringing earlier this morning.  I noted the telephone number and inwardly winced knowing that it was my son's school.  Over the past two weeks, we have been treated to several...

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Making an enemy into an animalistic caricature is one propaganda technique often used to vilify others.  Pundits use the same techniques every day on TV and radio!76

Who speaks for the Veteran?

VoteVets.org The Voice of America's 21st Century Patriots. Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan and other eras, military families and patriotic Americans for a stronger America. By Chef Jeff Just the other day I...

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Is Haiti Doomed?

The United States and the Caribbean nation of Haiti seem inextricably linked - for better or worse. In February 2004, Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile of his own free will, so the...

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Mel and Norm Gabler changed how textbooks were reviewed in Texas72

The Gablers: Exposing lies and errors

The struggle over textbooks in Texas has become legendary due largely to the efforts of Mel and Norm Gabler of Longview, Texas. (Melvin Nolan Freeman Gabler (January 5, 1915 - December 19, 2004) and his...

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