In previous years, blind students had to find someone to read the paper to them. In many cases, the blind student never got the opportunity to browse through the paper to know everything that is available in it. Sighted students have newspapers lying around the house on a regular basis that they can read on Sunday with the rest of the family. In geography or social studies classes, our youth learn about other countries. Many times, the newspaper stories about current events abroad will help boost interest in the assignments.
Science classes study weather patterns that can be tracked in the paper.
We are entering the time for another presidential election. This is a wonderful time for teachers to excite young people about our political process. English and journalism classes use election activities and processes to demonstrate the power of words and the press. Business classes use the newspaper to track business activities, business trends, personnel, and public corporate images. Our children need to be actively informed participants.