Teaching about the wars / Jody Sokolower, editor.

´A Rethinking Schools collection.´

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Breaking the Silence on War / Jody Sokolower -- Teaching in a Time of War / Rethinking Schools -- Learning From the Past, Talking About the Present / Kelley Dawson Salas -- A Revolution of Values / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- Christopher Columbus and the Iraq War / Bill Bigelow -- Test Prep and the War / Jessica Klonsky -- Chapter 2: The Road to War -- Empire or Humanity / Howard Zinn -- Whose Terrorism? / Bill Bigelow --Teaching Gulf War II / Bill Bigelow -- The U.S. and Iraq: Choices and Predictions / Hyung Nam -- Why Invade Iraq? / Bill Bigelow -- The War in Iraq and Daily Classroom Life / Bob Peterson --Chapter 3: The Human Face of War -- Save the Muslim Girl / Özlem Sensoy and Elizabeth Marshall -- Baghdad Burning Heats Up World History / Jody Sokolower -- Afghanistan´s Ghosts / Ian McFeat -- Portland to Palestine / Ken Gadbow -- Fahrenheit 9/11: Silent Discussion / Julie O´Neill, Sandra Childs, and Bill Bigelow -- Fahrenheit 9/11: Thinking in Pictures, Feeling in Words / Julie O´Neill, Sandra Childs, and Bill Bigelow -- Chapter 4: Military Recruitment Early Childhood Military Education? / Ann Pelo -- The Recruitment Minefield / Bill Bigelow -- War Is Fun as Hell / Sheldon Rampton -- The Next Generation of Soldiers / Eliza Leas -- Chapter 5: Anti-War Resistance -- TV Selfishness and Violence Explode During ´War on Terror´ / Margot Pepper -- Standing Up to Military Recruiters / Arlene Inouye -- Draft Resolution to End Military Recruitment Abuse / Rethinking Schools -- Regaining My Humanity / Camilo Mejia.

´Teaching About the Wars breaks the curricular silence on the U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Even though the United States has been at war continuously since just after 9/11, sometimes it seems that our schools have forgotten. This collection of insightful articles and hands-on lessons shows that teachers have found ways to prompt their students to think critically about big issues. Here is the best writing from Rethinking Schools magazine on war and peace in the 21st century.´ -- Publisher´s website.