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In the Know: Current Events for Teens
Bill Whitehead, M.Ed.
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Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(52)
An ongoing class where students will learn about, share, and examine current news stories
Class experience
It is critical our students are actively aware of what is going on in their communities, state, country, and the world. This course is designed to encourage students to actively pay attention to the news by reading a newspaper, visiting a legitimate news website, listen to the radio, or by watching local and/or world news on TV. The course meets once a week and students may come to class prepared with a news story that they found to be particularly interesting; it could cover politics,...
I am a high school Humanities teacher and there are times where possibly sensitive topics are brought up in our reading or when talking about current events--I am no stranger to facilitating and maintaining objective & respectful dialogue amongst students.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Topics found in a legitimate newspaper, news website, or news channel (network or cable) are fair game. Some of the topics may include more sensitive material than others (dealing with war, genocide, etc--unfortunate realities of our world right now), so please do not enroll your learner if this will be an issue. I always maintain an objective approach and insist the students do as well; personal politics, religion, or overall worldviews are respected, but ultimately kept out of conversation when identifying the main talking points of an issue. Again, this is not a debate class nor a place to offer personal opinion or judgment, but rather a course reporting on what is happening in our world.
Star Educator
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(52)
Hello! My name is Bill and I offer a wide variety of courses that either reinforce the skills found in a traditional English/Humanities class such as writing and public speaking, or fall into more of the "miscellaneous" category, such as basic...
Group Class
$14
weekly1x per week
35 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-18 learners per class
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