SocialStudies News

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 12, 2006"Chimpanzees, which are believed to be humans' closest ancestral relative, grow at a steady rate," writes Amanda Onion of ABC News. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 11, 2006A steady climb in the number of telecommuters and "minipreneurs" (those with side jobs) has led to more couples sharing home office space. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 9, 2006This is the Year of African Languages, which seeks to promote the use of mother tongues, says BBC News On-line, but the continent's indigenous languages are ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 10, 2006"When the first alarm clock with a snooze button made its debut in 1956," writes William Weir in The Hartford (Conn.) Courant, "General Electric-Telechron ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 5, 2006Women are four times more likely to suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) than men, and the onset of the condition typically occurs after age 20 ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 2, 2006"For legitimate physical reasons, some women find themselves shivering while their male partners cast withering looks," writes Natalie Pompilio in The ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 30, 2005"The Hollywood hero races his convertible down the boulevard for a date he can't miss. It might be with a lover or a terrorist or ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 1, 2006"On Jan. 29 we bid farewell to the dynamic, fast-talking Rooster and welcome the Year of the Dog," says the Australian women's magazine Good Medicine. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 6, 2006"Sometimes we program ourselves for the Monday blahs," says Dr. Wanda Bethea a psychologist in Melbourne, Fla. "And we do the same ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 4, 2006Regular players at his Friday night, low-stakes poker games tell him that learning poker has helped them negotiate raises and sell houses at inflated prices ...

School News
Jan 14, 2006 ... Cynthia Szwajkowski, a government and history teacher at Westfield High School, is one of three teachers named Social Studies Teacher of the Year by the ...

Schools share their screening strategies
The Journal News.com, NY -
Jan 13, 2006... are used to illustrate literary classics, such as "The Crucible" or "To Kill a Mockingbird." Classes in videography, journalism or social studies visit the ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 23, 2005It is bad luck to take mistletoe down; it should only be replaced the following Christmas. Holly is used as a protection against witches and thunder. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 21, 2005"Canadian Blood Services recently launched its winter campaign, Brighten a Life," says a press release. "As part of this campaign ...

At the 'Share Fair'
Jan 14, 2006 ... ... The students were each assigned a foreign country to research as part of their social studies class. "It's been a real comprehensive ...

'Dean' style of discipline working in Mishicot schools
Jan 14, 2006 ... ... Eric Nelson, a sixth-grade social studies teacher, was promoted to the new post this year. He could even be given some police powers. ...

Onalaska MS wraps up first round of geography bee
Jan 14, 2006 ... ... victorious. Netwal is the daughter of Harry Netwal and Joan Sena. Not surprisingly, social studies is her favorite subject. She ...

Pearson Digital Learning Enhances NovaNET(R) Courseware with New ...
Jan 14, 2006 ... ... R) online courseware system with 23 new world history lessons as well as 48 newly enhanced multimedia lessons in language arts, social studies and mathematics. ...

Daniel selected top social studies educator
The Citizen.com, GE -
Dec 13, 2005The Council for the Social Studies has named Jan Daniel of Fayette County High Outstanding Social Studies Educator of the Year. ...

Schools emphasize King's continuing legacy
Jan 14, 2006 ... ... Jonathan Fulda, fifth-grade social studies and technology teacher at Westview, said he shows a video to his students and incorporates laptop research on the ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 26, 2005"Recent studies on leadership in cows . . . suggest that intelligence, inquisitiveness, confidence, experience and good social skills ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 16, 2005British scientists believe they can explain why so many families descend into bickering and belligerence over the festive dinner table. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 18, 2005Tigers disappeared from Bali in the 1940s, from Afghanistan in the 1970s and from Java in the 1980s, reports The Independent on Sunday. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 15, 2005This is the busy season for shoplifting, reports The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette. "There's a certain level of chaos that occurs ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 14, 2005Historians say the newsletter grew out of a need to keep in touch with folks back home, especially around the holidays, as families began migrating west ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 27, 2005One surprising trend for 2006, says The Trend Research Institute, is that people are looking back in time for inspiration. It's ...