Honors College Senior Thesis Presentations
Educating Boldly: Enhancing the Social Studies Classroom with Real-World Examples and Safeguarding from Negative Indoctrination
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Middle School Education-Social Studies and Math Concentrations
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Miguel Gomez; Dr. Warren Edminster; Dr. Stephanie Ford; Dr. Chanel Schwenck
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this research is to describe the tradeoffs teachers face using current events and politics as examples in middle school history, government, and civics classrooms. It will discuss strategies to implement current events into the classroom and the careful balance we face in guarding against indoctrination, while also having students learn potentially politically-charged topics from a professional instead of through media or peers who might not be as well informed.
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Honors College Senior Thesis Presentations
Educating Boldly: Enhancing the Social Studies Classroom with Real-World Examples and Safeguarding from Negative Indoctrination
The purpose of this research is to describe the tradeoffs teachers face using current events and politics as examples in middle school history, government, and civics classrooms. It will discuss strategies to implement current events into the classroom and the careful balance we face in guarding against indoctrination, while also having students learn potentially politically-charged topics from a professional instead of through media or peers who might not be as well informed.