In the December issue of Humanities Magazine, James Williford reviews the new Ken Burns film, The Dust Bowl, which tells the story of the series of dust storms that hit the American prairie lands in the 1930s and the people the storms affected. In the late nineteen-teens, farmers moved to the plains area, digging up the grass, churning the soil, and planting wheat. But when a decade-long drought hit in … Read more »
Distinguished scholar-teachers Amy and Leon Kass demonstrate how short stories, speeches, and songs can be used to enhance civic education and how a pedagogical approach that stresses learning through inquiry can make primary sources come alive for students of all ages.
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