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7 Great Books for Teaching Middle & High School Economics

Posted on April 16, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching Economics in middle school and high school builds a strong foundation for government and civics studies, but also prepares your students for critical life lessons. Economics is a worldwide issue - every culture, every country, and every person is...Read More

A New Age of Exploration!

Posted on April 3, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we are traveling up the West Coast, it has been a new "Age of Exploration" for me! I had no idea when we planned this little adventure that I would see such diversity and experience so many different landscapes...Read More

Life Lessons

Posted on March 31, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I was a child of the 70s and a teen of the 80s. Valley talk was the trend, even in my southern Ohio suburb. We learned that "totally" was an exclamation, and that "Grody to the maximum!" was a complete...Read More

Using Movies in the Classroom

Posted on November 16, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

We've all known those teachers who did nothing but show movies (or university basketball games) as their daily lessons. We look down on those teachers, shaking our heads, and asking how they get away with being such a drain on...Read More

The Importance of Me!

Posted on April 30, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Throughout the year, we teach our students about the important places, events, and people of our world. While these are all valuable lessons, it is also importance to teach them of their own importance and significance in our world. Many...Read More