Teaching About the Wars

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Breaking the Silence on War — 3
Jody Sokolower
Teaching in a Time of War — 5
Rethinking Schools
Learning From the Past, Talking About the Present — 8
Kelley Dawson Salas
A Revolution of Values — 10
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Christopher Columbus and the Iraq War — 12
Bill Bigelow
Test Prep and the War — 15
Jessica Klonsky

Chapter 2: The Road to War
Empire or Humanity — 23
Howard Zinn
Whose Terrorism? — 27
Bill Bigelow
Teaching Gulf War II — 42
Bill Bigelow
The U.S. and Iraq: Choices and Predictions — 46
Hyung Nam
Why Invade Iraq? — 56
Bill Bigelow
The War in Iraq and Daily Classroom Life — 61
Bob Peterson

Chapter 3: The Human Face of War
Save the Muslim Girl — 69
Özlem Sensoy and Elizabeth Marshall
Baghdad Burning Heats Up World History — 75
Jody Sokolower
Afghanistan’s Ghosts — 81
Ian McFeat
Portland to Palestine — 86
Ken Gadbow
Fahrenheit 9/11: Silent Discussion — 90
Julie O’Neill, Sandra Childs, and Bill Bigelow
Fahrenheit 9/11:
Thinking in Pictures, Feeling in Words — 93
Julie O’Neill, Sandra Childs, and Bill Bigelow

Chapter 4: Military Recruitment
Early Childhood Military Education? — 103
Ann Pelo
The Recruitment Minefield — 105
Bill Bigelow
War Is Fun as Hell — 116
Sheldon Rampton
The Next Generation of Soldiers — 118
Eliza Leas

Chapter 5: Anti-War Resistance
TV Selfishness and Violence Explode During “War on Terror” — 121
Margot Pepper
Standing Up to Military Recruiters — 125
Arlene Inouye
Draft Resolution to End Military Recruitment Abuse — 129
Rethinking Schools
Regaining My Humanity — 131
Camilo Mejia