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Monday, March 7, 2011

Monday, March 7th

Advanced American History

Today we culminate our viewing of Flags of our Fathers.  For more information on the individuals in the book/film, check out the following links:

John Bradley
Ira Hayes
Rene Gagnon
Ralph Ignatowski
James Bradley

Other Links:
Bradley Funeral Home -- Antigo WI
Iwo Jima



Great Issues

Perhaps no domestic issue has sparked so much interest in recent months as issues related to the system of education in America.  Today we begin work on a research project with aims of producing presentations by Friday on a host of topics related to education.  If absent, see Mr Brice for details.   To assist, please check out the following links:

NY Times Editorial 3/7/11
ProQuest (Log In: 45-56351 / Password:  bigchalk / click on "My Products Page"
National Education Association
Gates Foundation
US Department of Education
Educational Resources Information Center

***These are only a few examples of sources that may be used.  Feel free to also take a look at many of the news pages on the right side of this website listed under Great Issues News Links.  Be sure to understand the origination of the information/sources you view, as political philosophy can skew how information is presented in a variety of news sites

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