Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World. (Book Reviews).Edited by Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson Bob Peterson can refer to several different people:
Finding resources to help students and teachers go beyond simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple , pro-corporate analyses of globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation is becoming increasingly difficult. The Milwaukee-based activist-educators at Rethinking Schools have created many resources that should be in every school library and classroom. Their latest effort is no exception. This book is the culmination of a decade of distilling complicated issues into short essays, lesson plans, role plays, hands-on teaching tools, cartoons, poems, and factual summaries. It weaves together so many facts and trends that the evening news will never be the same once you have read it. If you were ever unsure of how sweatshops in this country relate to the exploitation of child labor child labor, use of the young as workers in factories, farms, and mines. Child labor was first recognized as a social problem with the introduction of the factory system in late 18th-century Great Britain. in Mexico or Thailand, look no further. The growth of biotech crops, increased American military interventions overseas, and the rise of multilateral trade agreements are presented in formats that encourage school-age readers to ask questions, do their own research, and get involved in activities to address injustices. The Rethinking Globalization website (www.rethinkingschools.org/rg/) has a list of updated resource links, exercises for teachers and students to try in class. As an Asian American A·sian A·mer·i·can also A·sian-A·mer·i·can n. A U.S. citizen or resident of Asian descent. See Usage Note at Amerasian. A activist, I was especially interested in the essays on sweatshops by Joann Lum n. 1. A chimney. 2. A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine. 3. A woody valley; also, a deep pool. and Helen Zia Helen Zia (謝漢蘭; pinyin: Xiè Hànlán) (1952 - ) is an American journalist and scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades. She was born in New Jersey to first generation immigrants from Shanghai. . A touching poem by Laureen Mar, stories about child labor in India and Thailand, a report on "food democracy" in India, and the commercialization of Ladakh, in India's Himalayan north, are further proof that Asia is included in the global trend toward corporate exploitation. Rethinking Columbus, Selling Out Our Schools: Vouchers, Markets, and the Future of Public Education, and Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word are just three of the books by Rethinking Schools, Ltd. that have challenged thoughtful people to rethink their views on these and other topics. War, Terrorism, and America's Classrooms: Teaching in the Aftermath of the September 11th Tragedy is a recent 24-page report that offers background articles, teaching ideas, and a range of perspectives on the events that occurred on and after 9/11. Poetry, pictures, essays, and handy summaries of topics help teachers, parents, and students understand the world since that fateful day. |
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