They discover the geology stages of this development and compare mankind's time on earth to the age of the earth. T he study of political history is the history of man on the earth. It begins with the Stone Age and concludes with American History. The study of political history introduces the concept of cultural revolution, the process of man-made changes to the world. S tudents examine artifacts, man's migration and the establishment of nationalism.
Children locate old and new civilizations on maps.
They discuss the problems man faced in each civilization and how these problems differ in each historical era. Discussions of how religion and art developed help emphasize the development of civilization. Italic T eaching children italic handwriting is logical because the printed and cursive forms have the same letter shapes. T his strong similarity between formal and cursive letters makes it possible for students to master cursive writing earlier than if other methods were used. Skinner has received international recognition for its italic program.