Ripped from the Headlines: How to Turn Current Events into Real-World Projects

I agree that world news does make it into the classroom and students want to discuss what they know and what they hear.  I think the majority of students’ don’t really know the true facts and come to school to have their teacher explain it to them at their level. 

While I was reading this article I started to think that maybe I should have discussed the rescue of the 33 Chilean minors.  But I didn't.  Students talked about it a little but not a whole lot, nothing close to having a class discussion about it.  Maybe I should have brought it up and continued to the discussion to explain the dangerous living conditions that 33 had to endure.  It would have been a good topic and I am sure students would have contributed with their thought.

After reading the article, I will definitely keep an open ear and try to promote classroom discussion.  It could lead to a project which could better themselves.  I am glad that I read this article, it gave me some good ideas and made me think about how I can incorporate world news into my classroom.