I have wondered, especially this past year, why many Americans dislike their government because they think it intrudes on their freedom, and why many Mexicans and Latin Americans mistrust their governments because they think they are corrupt and abuse their power.
This article covers the influence of Catholicism in shaping the form and philosophy of government in Latin America, affecting how Latino students and their families think and feel about government.
Many social studies teachers want to inspire their students to apply what they are learning in class outside of school.
A few years ago, I got caught up in a controversy that changed the way I teach.
History/social studies teachers know they have to cover, at some point, Africa in world history courses and the African American experience in U.
Democracy begins in the classroom.
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