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Ideas On How To Make Teaching High School Economics Fun

I remember when I was told that I would teach high school seniors. I thought, “How cool! I’ll get the more mature students! We’ll have awesome class discussions. My students will LOVE my class!” Wow, I was wrong. Lol. That was not how my class went. My students didn’t love

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5 Engaging Government Activities for High School Students

When I became a 12th grade social studies teacher I dreaded teaching my government class (lol). For one, seniors can be super sassy, and two, many have senioritis especially after they’ve submitted their college applications. Everyday after school I wondered what I could do to liven up my class. Then

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Getting to Know You Activity for High School Students

As a high school teacher, you might be wondering how you could create a safe, warm, productive, and caring learning environment within your advisory class. I know that this was something I struggled with. I actually didn’t look forward to my advisory class. Not because my students weren’t sweet but

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6 Basic Economic Concepts for High School Students

If you taught government last semester, chances are you’re teaching economics next semester. You may or may not be new to teaching economics. When I was first hired to be the 12th grade social studies teacher, I was a new teacher. I was excited about teaching government, but economics… not

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A Cost-Benefit Analysis Lesson for High School Students

Coming up with a cost-benefit analysis lesson for high school students can be a daunting task. Especially when you are up trying to figure out what cost-benefit analysis is the night before you intend to teach this concept to your students (yes, this was totally me). But teaching economics doesn’t

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