SocialStudies News

Teachers hail introduction of practical exam. in Social Studies
Hindu, India -
Jan 29, 2006TIRUCHI: Teachers hail introduction of practical component in Social Studies for Standard X public examinations this year by the Central Board for Secondary ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 29, 2006By MICHAEL KESTERTON. Recently, an 84-year-old German man turned himself in to police. Helmut Bleibtreu had planted a firecracker ...

Local student gets state social studies award
The Grand Rapids Press, MI -
Jan 29, 2006... The 16-year-old senior at Black River Public School will be honored Tuesday during the Michigan Council for the Social Studies annual meeting in Grand Rapids ...

Social Studies Changing in Md. Schools
Washington Post, United States -
Jan 24, 2006... Those are among the provisions in a draft social studies curriculum submitted here Tuesday to the Maryland State Board of Education. ...

Md. plans new social studies curriculum
Baltimore Sun, United States -
Jan 25, 2006Maryland's state school board is preparing to overhaul social studies curriculum, but a draft proposal is raising eyebrows among some as much for what it ...

High school requirements set to increase
Jan 31, 2006 ... The State Board of Education would like to require four years of math and english, three years of science and social studies, two years of a foreign language ...

McDougal Littell Sponsors Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the ...
Business Wire (press release), CA -
Jan 25, 2006... 2006--McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company, announced today a renewed commitment to the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) to ...

Parish students converge on fair grounds for annual Social Studies ...
Leesville Daily Leader, LA -
Jan 24, 2006More than 102 students participated in the Vernon Parish Social Studies Fair in the Junior and Senior High Divisions on Friday at the Vernon Parish Fair Grounds ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 26, 2006"If you're in a relationship, beware of the month of January," writes Kate Shatzkin in The Baltimore Sun. "Along with unwanted pounds ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 25, 2006"Exotic perfumes and colognes have long played a central role in romance, but new research suggests that none may be as powerful as the scent of a woman herself ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 27, 2006Today is the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Mozart. His stream of masterpieces, writes Joshua Kosman in the San Francisco Chronicle, was ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 24, 2006"During the last 50 years, living conditions have improved for a majority of the planet's population: People live longer, are better nourished and wealthier ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Jan 31, 2006 ... n's chief laughter instructor, reports USA Today. The certified laughter ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 23, 2006"The company fitness centre, dandy perk that it is, can be a minefield of awkward situations, inelegant faux pas and professional claustrophobia," writes ...

Westfield teacher named Social Studies Teacher of the Year
TimesCommunity.com, VA -
Jan 19, 2006Cynthia Szwajkowski, a government and history teacher at Westfield High School, is one of three teachers named Social Studies Teacher of the Year by the ...

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 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 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. ...

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

Ancient civilization, modern problem
Jan 31, 2006 ... ... For six hours, the two men went back and forth, debating item-by-item revisions and deletions to California's sixth-grade social studies textbooks proposed by ...

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 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 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 -
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 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 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. ...