IF YOU WANT TO:
Requiring students to read current newspapers or periodicals.
An economist, for example, assigns the Tuesday editorial page of the Wall Street Journal each week. She uses these editorials as a basis for discussions and for exam questions, having students compare them with textbook presentations on related topics.
A teacher in the biological sciences also believes strongly in making use of articles in current periodicals. "I keep my eyes open for stories on recent developments which have become part of the `current events' literature," he says. "For example, in a discussion of recombinant DNA, I was able to use photos from a recent issue of Life Magazine, as well as a story the Wall Street Journal did on the Genetech Corporation."
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