[Peace-discuss] Rethinking Schools & Iraq War

[David Green]

Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 06:46:05 -0600
From: Bob Peterson <repmilw at aol.com>
Subject: [rsct] teaching about the war in Iraq
To: rscriticalteach at lists.core.com
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Dear RS friends,

As Bush plans to ESCALATE the war by INCREASING the number of troops  
--  aka troop "SURGE" -- teachers are provided an important teachable  
moment.

I encourage educators to share on this listserv how they are  
approaching this issue with their students.

The following urls you might find helpful:

www.urbanedjournal.org/reviews/breview0026.html
A thoughtful review of the Rethinking Schools book, Whose Wars? by Emily  
Gasol from the Penn Graduate School of Education.

www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/ww/
The official web site of the RS book Whose Wars?

www.rethinkingschools.org/war/index.shtml
A listing of additional teaching resources on the war and terrorism.

www.costofwar.com
A listing of the cost of the war and a comparison of how that money  
could be spent on social services

http://www.icasualties.org
A listing of the casualties of war, mainly focusing on US and  
"coalition" forces.

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
The official website of the group organizing the national march on  
washington against the war on January 27, 2007.



Peace,
Bob Peterson

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