[CALIBK12] 1929 Stock Market Crash and Today- for World History Class

[Diane & Wayne Oestreich]

A world history teacher colleague and I are working on a one-day whammy to get kids using library resources for a project comparing and contrasting the stock market crash of 1929 and the current economic uncertainty.  Some measures were implemented after the 1929 crash that are intended to prevent a reoccurence, but there is real fear out there--and the economic downturn impacts our state budget and school spending.  I'm looking for a suggestion on how to approach this topic so that everyone doesn't look at the same issues but they all get a piece of the puzzle.  The point is to figure out what causes a stock market crash.  

I'm supposed to be observed by an assistant principal on this day and I want this lesson to be something that even get him involved and something he thinks about afterwards.

I'm open to suggestions you may have.

Diane




"Without the ability to read and argue we're just geese to be plucked."
John Taylor Gatto, Eyeless in Gaza 


Diane Oestreich, Librarian 
Fullerton Union High School 
201 E. Chapman Avenue 
Fullerton, CA 92832 
714-626-3877 
Fax: 714-626-3862


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