SocialStudies News

Westfield teacher named Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Jan 20, 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 ...

Learning social studies
Jan 20, 2006 ... BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers TENDER MOMENT—Kayla Berg, 19, and Greg Mills, 19, of Agoura, share some time together between classes at Moorpark College. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 19, 2006"It has been shown that the single best predictor of job performance tends to be general intelligence -- that's fairly widely accepted these days," says Colin ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 17, 2006By MICHAEL KESTERTON. "Only now are researchers beginning to understand why we yawn, when we yawn and why we yawn back," writes Dawn ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 18, 2006In the movie King Kong, the gorilla falls for the starlet Ann Darrow, protecting her from harm and stroking her hair as she sleeps. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 13, 2006"As late as the 19th century, old shoes were left on the roofs of houses for good luck," writes Judie Schwartz in The Rocky Mountain (Colo.) News. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 16, 2006On this date in 1942, the Duke of Connaught died. He was Governor-General of Canada in 1911-16. Also on Jan. 16, 1957, the Earl of Athlone died. ...

Southfield second-graders combine science, social studies with ...
Shreveport Times, LA -
Jan 15, 2006Abdal Ibrahim, 7, illuminates his project, a McDonald’s replica, recently at Southfield School in Shreveport. Ibrahim and other ...

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 ...

East Ramapo parent seeks return of middle school honors classes
Jan 20, 2006 ... By ALICE GOMSTYN. East Ramapo — An East Ramapo parent is urging the school district to reinstate its middle school English and social studies honors classes. ...

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 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 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 ...

Col. George Washington stands trial for 'murder'
Jan 20, 2006 ... ... surrounded by a railing, a judge's bench and a witness stand with a microphone, but it was really the classroom of Matt Mikesell, a social studies teacher at ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 28, 2005Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos is building a rocket-ship complex in suburban Seattle, reports The Seattle Times. His company, Blue ...

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 ...

Residents feeling blue -- and orange
Jan 20, 2006 ... ... In Alicia Townsend's class at Craig Middle School, the social studies teacher wagers push-ups on Broncos games. Townsend is known for her love of the Broncos. ...

Panel maps new vision for Florida high schools
Jan 20, 2006 ... ... The proposed diplomas would work like this: All students would have to earn credits in English, math, science, social studies and physical education, including ...

MCHS hosts Academic Decathlon on Saturday
Jan 20, 2006 ... The theme this year is the Renaissance, and social studies of the period will be the topic of the oral SuperQuiz that will be the last event of the day and the ...

Zimbabwean Students Driven to Prostitution
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, UK -
Jan 18, 2006... According to a social studies lecturer at Harare's University of Zimbabwe - where sexual harassment of women students is rife - this has turned the whole ...

Commissioner Backs Plan To Raise Teacher Salaries
Jan 20, 2006 ... ... Gary Chapin teaches social studies at Hall-Dale High School in Hallowell. ... Gary Chapin teaches social studies at Hall-Dale High School in Hallowell. ...