Current Events in Context: Understanding the Big Picture of Today's Headlines

In this ongoing class, students will learn each week about a current news event by investigating the historical, economic, political, and social context of the event.

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38 reviews for this class

Completed by 327 learners

60 minutes

per class

Once per week

every week

13-18

year olds

1-9

learners per class

per learner

How does an “Ongoing” course work?

Meets on a weekly schedule, join any week, no need to catch up on previous material

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Automatic payment every Sunday, cancel any time

Great for clubs and for practicing skills

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Wednesday
6:30pm - 7:30pm

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Friday
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Monday
2:30pm - 3:30pm

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Description

Class Experience

Do you wish you understood the backstory to today’s headlines? Then this is the class for you! 

Each week, we will consider different news events, taken from media sources like The New York Times, The Economist, BBC, Foreign Policy, Reuters, the Associated Press, and others. After an overview of the events, we will discuss the bigger picture. What, historically, may have led to the event? Are there additional diplomatic, social, economic, or political aspects to the event? What are possible...

Students will learn critical thinking and media analysis skills.

1 hour per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

In this class, we will discuss a wide variety of current news events. The very nature of current news topics may, on occasion, lead us to discuss difficult topics like war, climate change, migration and refugees, religious or ethnic persecution, LGBTQ+ issues, etc.

Teacher

Darby Kennedy, MA

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Connecting the past and present, meaningfully.

74 total reviews

32 completed classes

About Me

Hello! I am a longtime teacher and a lifelong learner. I am passionate about helping middle and high school students find meaningful connections within the social studies. I strongly believe that learning happens more easily when students see how...