This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Even though all of my students are eleven when they come into my class, soon they will be adults. They'll be responsible for voting, making decisions about local and global politics, and teaching their own children about how the world works.
My students are desperately interested in history and what is happening in the world.
They crave information about wars and conflicts, about famous people in the news, and about dramatic turns of events that will affect them.
Our school is a public school with no financial backers besides the state of California; there is no money to be spent for curricular materials that are not funded by the school district. Our history text focuses on ancient civilizations, and it is seven years old.
My Project
I realized how little my students understand world and national politics. For them, the news is a blur, happening too quickly and making it impossible for them to figure out what is going on. Most newspapers are too dense and difficult for the average sixth grader to read, much less the sixth grader who has learning problems. Current Events is remarkably accessible for my students, giving them the opportunity to engage with the news and to build on the skills and knowledge we teach through sixth grade social studies and language arts. Every week, they get background information that is appropriate for their reading levels as well as geared towards sixth grade interests. Because of the texts in Current Events, my students have been exposed to stories about North Korea, China, Libya, Japan, American electoral politics, Sudan, Israel and Palestine, the released census data, Haiti, and tons of other news stories that are crucial to understanding the way the world works today.
I want my students to have access to all of the information that will help them lead productive lives and think about their places in the world.
The perfect start to that is frequent and appropriate exposure to current events. This magazine does the best job I have ever seen of presenting information on complicated world topics that baffle adults in a youth-friendly manner. Please help provide my students with this opportunity.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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