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NHE 117: A SOCIAL STUDIES �CURRICULUM OF PLACE

Professor Kesson

Week Two (September 20, 2022)

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LOCATING OURSELVES

Take about 4 minutes to share your autobiographical introduction with the group.

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PREPARING FOR GUEST PRESENTATION

In the chapter for this course (“Studying the Social World: A Neohumanist Approach”) you read a section on how principles of Prout (The Progressive Utilization Theory) align with principles of Neohumanist education.

Free write: Jot down questions this reading brought up for you to pose to our speaker, Dada Maheshvarananda.

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PUBLICATIONS

(2003) After Capitalism: Prout's Vision for a New World (Preface by Noam Chomsky)

(2012) After Capitalism: Economic Democracy in Action.

For a full listing of publications, see:

https://sarkarverse.org/wiki/Dada_Maheshvarananda

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ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK (SEPTEMBER 27^TH)

1) Follow-up reading to Prout presentation:

“Synergy of Prout, Neohumanist Education, & the Spirit of Service”

https://gurukul.edu/newsletter/issue-54/ (page 23-29: Note that you need to access each section separately)

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TO DO:

Based on the presentation by Dada Maheshvarananda and the reading above, and drawing on your study of child development and curriculum design, generate a list of relevant learning experiences for young children. This should be in three sections: PreK-K, Grades 1-2; Grades 3-4. Describe the lessons (at least two in each level) you are proposing and say which Prout principle(s) they align with. List any resources you would use in your lessons, including book titles if available. Due: September 27^th (upload and plan to share in class)

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NEXT WEEK’S TOPIC

“Ethics and Critical Thinking”

with Didi Ananda Devapriya

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ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK�CON’T.

2) Read: “Studying the Social World: A Neohumanist Approach” (Kesson, 2022) Pages 14-15 (just the section on Ethics and Critical Thinking)

Read: “Sharpening Critical Thinking in the Post-Truth Era” (Didi Devapriya, 2019)

https://gurukul.edu/newsletter/issue-47/47-sharpening-critical-thinking-in-the-post-truth-era/

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TO DO:

We will discuss Didi’s presentation, hopefully with her (Section 1) or as a class (Section 2; her presentation will be a recorded one for this section).

As you read her article, jot down questions that have to do with how to apply these ideas to your teaching practice; bring these questions to class.