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Using Sociology Documentaries to Deepen Student Understanding

Passion for Social Studies

Sociology gives students a powerful framework to understand the world around them. This is why I love teaching sociology! I have found that one of the most effective ways to deepen student understanding is through well-chosen sociology documentaries; textbooks and lectures can only take you so far. Ive done the work for you!

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What happens when teachers run the school

The Hechinger Report

Today, Education Evolving identifies roughly 300 schools that follow the teacher-powered model. “In In general, teachers don’t have the kind of voice that other professionals typically do,” said Richard Ingersoll, a professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. At Avalon Charter School, in St.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

Secretary of Education, is giving parents freedom of choice, either to choose charter schools or to use vouchers to buy an education at any school they like, public or private. Thanks to a relatively new state policy, all spring Clarke went to the school library during second period for an online sociology class. “It