Online July 2009 | Volume 66

Revisiting Social Responsibility

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Feature Articles

Introduction / A Responsible Investment

Marge Scherer

Reading for the World

Steven Wolk

The secret for inspiring students to care about the well-being of people and the planet may well reside in the books they read. See the author's picks for best books for teaching social responsibility.

A School for Peace and Justice

Elliott Seif

Lessons for schools about how to develop the habits of citizenship.

The Art of Caring Confrontation

Sanford N. McDonnell

Guidelines for showing students how to confront others caringly and responsibly.

Service Learning: The Power to Inspire

Maria Sudeck and Theodore Hartman

Two units of study—one for 4th graders, one for high school students—illustrate that service and learning go hand in hand.

Awakening Global Consciousness

Brent Loken and Sheryl Gruber

Students at Hinschu International School debate sustainability and economics in an innovative global ethics curriculum. See links to resources and a template for a sample expedition.

Special Topic / Putting Students into the Picture

Beth Linnerson-Daly

Colonial life meets the 21st century in a unit inspired by the arts and alive with history. See the students and their work.

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