It will examine the events which have shaped their lives, beginning with the year that they were born and continuing up to the present day. Long overlooked by historians, this contemporary course of study will allow our students a better grasp of the forces which have been at work on them since the cradle and which continue to shape their lives. The course will be taught in five historical segments, political, economic, social, diplomatic, and cultural, to provide coherence to events through which students have lived. Related assignments allow class members to use computers, video, and audio materials. It will examine various issues to help students to think more clearly, critically, and logically about these difficult issues.
Related assignments allow class members to use computers, video, and audio materials.
Students will be responsible for creating a home page that reflects their views on controversial moral issues in society. This course will examine the history of intolerance in America and the rise of violence, hatred, and insensitivity in our society. It will also examine the Holocaust and genocide, looking at those behaviors that foster prejudice and cause such horrific crimes. Hate groups will be identified and examined, and the symbols and propaganda that they used will be analyzed. Finally, and crucially to a successful course, students will develop strategies to respond to hate and violence in schools and their communities.