'Rejected by the countries they call home and denied the most basic of rights, stateless people live in a shadowy limbo "
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"Many of us have heard the stories of how our parents or grandparents had to walk miles in the snow to get to school. Perhaps some of these tales were a tad embellished, but we got the point. A lot of American kids have the luxury of being driven in a warm car or bus to a good school nearby. This is not the case for the children in this gallery. The photos you are about to see are snapshots of the treacherous trips kids around the world take each day to get an education. Considering there are currently 61 million children worldwide who are not receiving an education—the majority of which are girls—these walks are seen as being well worth the risk. In the above photo, students in Indonesia hold tight while crossing a collapsed bridge to get to school in Banten village on January 19, 2012.Flooding from the Ciberang river broke a pillar supporting the suspension bridge, which was built in 2001." Via Seth Dixon 
Thomas D's comment,
April 30, 12:51 PM
In this article it shows many pictures of the tough and dangerous paths that these students have to take just to get to a classroom and to school. With the amount of children not being able to attend school around the world you can see why some of these children go about these journeys to learn. On the other side it makes me see just how lucky I was and the rest of my fellow classmates were to be able to attend school. To be able to be driven to school or to take a bus. Nowadays some American children will skip going to school if they wake up late or because they simply missed the bus. I thought I had it rough when I had to walk to school in the snow through the city, but this really opened my eyes to how lucky I was and still am. It amazing to see what these children will do to get an education and this is part of the reasons why other countries are becoming more advanced than America, because of the lengths there citizens will go to better themselves.
Brianna Simao's comment,
April 30, 10:25 PM
This world makes getting an education the key to being a success and gives it such high importance. It is almost as if you are nothing without some sort of degree and you won’t make it far without it. It is a shame that such young kids, including elementary students, have to bear such conditions just to get to class. Most of the paths are life threatening. The lack of quality infrastructure and access to education is mind blowing. The quality of education systems vary between different countries whether they be developed or not which is why there is a rise in inequality rates. Girls are less likely to risk their lives taking these routes to school and would rather work. You now need a strong educational background which can sometimes be competitive. These pictures are eye opening and because these kids are so devoted to attending school something should be done about the conditions of their environment. They clearly deserve a safe path to school.
Kevin Cournoyer's comment,
May 1, 12:51 AM
This slideshow makes it painfully clear that the degree to which a country is developed makes for very different experiences when it comes to education and physically getting to a school. Less developed countries clearly present different, in many cases, more dangerous obstacles to arriving at a school than well developed countries present.
The climate and geographic features found in other countries seem to often be what creates the challenges in getting young people to schools. Economically, these countries are clearly disadvantaged, as the lack of a viable infrastructure would indicate. Due to this lack of infrastructure, the journey to school is dangerous and arduous. A certain resilience can be seen in these pictures, however. Those who take these dangerous trips to schools miles away or over dangerous terrain clearly value education, indicating a cultural emphasis on the importance of learning, many times in spite of harsh geographic factors. Delete the scoop?
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March 18, 10:30 AM
Great map tools for kids and adults to get a better understanding of relative size of US vs the world. 
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This site has lots of great examples of size comparisons between the United States and other coutnries/continents around the world. Which one is the most surprising to you? Why do you think you had a different idea of the size of the place that surprised you? Delete the scoop?
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Readers Nick and Riela have both written to ask how and when English colonists in America lost their British accents and how American accents came Via Seth Dixon 
Jess Pitrone's comment,
April 29, 9:06 PM
I think that language and accents are part of what defines a region. Although it isn’t a physical geographical characteristic, an accent can help you to identify where you are in the world, or within a particular nation. As Americans, we hear British accents as something completely different then our own, but in reality, they aren’t that different. As the article says, even though there are distinct General American accents and the BBC English accent, there are still parts of Great Britain and part of the US that share the rhotic and non-rhotic accents.
Accents are part of the culture that defines a geographical area. I would say that accent can be both a over-arching part of culture, like, for example, the General American accent that defines the whole nation culturally, or a small part of regional culture, like, for example, the specific Boston accent. 
John Peterson's comment,
April 30, 10:38 AM
This article brings up an interesting point on how accents within a given language can be hard to determine, and they can change drastically over time for no apparent reason. In colonial times, because most colonial settlers were English, they would obviously have similar accents to those of the British. While this is the case, over time with exposure to their own practices as well as other societies and their accents, they may have begun to slowly form their own accents. While it is obvious that “American” and “British” accents are inherently different, this was not always so. What caused this shift and when did it occur? It is hard to say, especially with how accents have continued to develop even within the classification of American or British accents. It is hard to determine what is a truly American or British accent because of the numerous regional accents that are present in today’s society. As a result, it is even more difficult to determine when the initial change in accents occurred in our past.
Max Krishchuk's comment,
April 30, 10:47 AM
This is a great question because no one has really dwelled on the question. I like that the people talked about the rhotacism aspect of it because I had never known that before. This is very important because that is the exact way that the British and American languages are different. I think that it is very important to understand this subject because it shows the exact way that we speak differently from British people. I like that the people who discussed the question talked about the history that is involved, or the lack of the history that is involved. The people who truly want to study this question have to read books on this subject because it seems like there is not that much information on it. American speech sounds more modern and middle class to me, while the British language sounds like it is for the upper class.
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Mapas poco comunes, poco útiles, aunque curiosos. Delete the scoop?
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"77 Photos of the mass production of the Earth's natural resources. In the picture above, a Tibetan villager works in a salt field. Salt has been the most common food preservative, especially for meat, for thousands of years." Tags: consumption, agriculture, resources, labor, industry, economic, unit 6 industry. Via Seth Dixon 
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Coal, steel, gold, iron, copper, aluminum and oil are all incredibly important commodities. Agricultural products such as rice, cotton, corn, wheat and coffee all travel far beyond their area of origin. Where do these resources come from? How are they produced? This gallery of 77 pictures is a fantastic tour of the resources that are key cogs in the global economy. Delete the scoop?
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Matt Mallinson's comment,
October 22, 2012 12:17 PM
I agree with the caption, the Israeli flag is totally different than the rest of the Middle Eastern countries. I'm guessing it has something to do with religion, I can't think of any other reason.
Derek Ethier's comment,
October 25, 2012 10:29 PM
The obvious thing that comes to mind when examining these flags is how starkly the flag of Israel contrast to those of the Islamic nations. They all generally have similar color schemes and flag patterns or have some type of religious connotation. Many have the crescent moon of Islam, Arabic script, etc. Israel on the other hand is blue and white which contrasts greatly with the reds, blacks and greens. However, they are all similar if you consider that all of their flags are highly religious. Though the others are devoted to Islam, Israel's is also religious as it has the Star of David emblazoned on it.
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With a simple class hashtag (e.g.-#geog400ric) you can create a backchannel for student to collaborate outside the classroom walls. This is an example of how you can use social media within your classroom Use twitter with a class hashtag.Bundle materials with Storify. Use Scoop.it to archive a collaborative textbook.Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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A list of the top 101 websites for social studies, U.S. history, world history, government, economics and civics teachers. Via Seth Dixon 
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Many on the list are things I'm sure many of you have seen before, but it is long enough to have a few new resources for even the most seasoned social studies teacher.
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Weird...yesterday it wouldn't let me leave any 'insight'... I just clicked ok...never meant to take Mr. Dixon's words. Any 'wise' insight I might have would be WOW someone else has done all this work to gather these sights...haven't checked them all out, but so far they look interesting and good! thanks!
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World War I, a global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918, was a defining event of the 20th century. Via Mr. David Burton Delete the scoop?
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For history teachers, videos can be a powerful tool to contextualize events that seem intangible, or too far distant in the past. Via Mr. David Burton Delete the scoop?
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On March 25th, 1911, a fire at New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory took the lives of 146 garment workers, most of them young immigrant women. The tragedy led to many changes in New York’s labor laws and building regulations. Via Mr. David Burton Delete the scoop?
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Africa may have achieved independence, but the old colonial ties are still important as France’s decision to send troops to Mali to fight Islamist extremists shows. Via Seth Dixon 
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April 18, 4:25 PM
This is a useful information for history studies. Let the students discuss the colonial era.
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April 19, 9:48 AM
Also interesting--airline flight routes. Alitalia goes to Ethiopia and Libya, Air France to West African countries, etc.
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"The WomanStats Project is the most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world. The Project facilitates understanding the linkage between the situation of women and the security of nation-states. We comb the extant literature and conduct expert interviews to find qualitative and quantitative information on over 310 indicators of women's status in 174 countries. Our Database expands daily, and access to it is free of charge. Click here if you are a new to the project." Via Seth Dixon
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March 30, 7:48 PM
I have linked to the WomanStats Project in the past because their global datasets and maps are perfect for get students to explore a potential topic that might be of interest to them. I'm resharing this now because they have recently updated their maps page to include 28 statistical measures to indicate the status of women around the world (including this one on the gendered discrepancy of access to secondary education). The WomanStats Project provides important data and maps regarding issues of gender, access and equity with a spatial perspective. Delete the scoop?
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New nations seem to pop up with alarming regularity. At the start of the 20th century, there were only a few dozen independent sovereign states on the planet; today, there are nearly 200! Via Seth Dixon
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April 30, 10:38 AM
As a result of the ever changing nature of humans and society, it is no surprise that even in recent history the makeup of the countries of the world has greatly changed. Throughout our history, the countries that make up the world have constantly changed as well as the influence of these countries greatly changing as well. While the number of nations that are present in the world has greatly grown throughout the 20th century, there were some nations that uncommonly disappeared. This disappearance can be caused by numerous different factors that all nations must face, and that some are not able to deal with. These can include economic problems, numerous conflicting ethnic groups, change in government, or simply lack of organization. Most countries at some point in their existence will have to face one of these problems including the United States with The Great Depression. Although we faced hard times we were able to continue as a nation, although some groups were unable to do so.
Zakary Pereira's comment,
April 30, 4:20 PM
I had originally wanted to add this article into the group because I really enjoy history; it’s my major after all! Many nations have left the Earth because of wars and other circumstances and why not read an article about 10 of them all with rich histories. It is interesting how after wars that the losing nations have their lands divided and changed. After WWI we saw the dissolution of The Ottoman Empire, the Astro-Hungarian Empire and other nations. These countries had histories, cultures, a flag, language yet they were just carved up and distributed to the victors. I can’t say that I approve however today would be drastically different if it had not happened this way. Political Geography played an important role in much of these nation’s demises however none so much as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This country was built on political geography and its satellite states by Joseph Stalin and led by later leaders like Khrushchev and Gorbachev. Like Max said, the U.S.S.R. was full of different ethnic groups, religions, people and once it fell, independent nations became independent because Moscow couldn’t keep them under control no longer.
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May 1, 12:54 AM
I found this article really interesting for a few different reasons. As a history major, the article provided a lot of information that I thought was interesting and of which I was unaware. It’s important to understand the reasons for the breakup and/or formation of countries when studying history. Part of understanding that is recognizing and analyzing the geographic implications of these changes.
Perhaps most importantly, the disappearance of countries would certainly have severe economic repercussions. The complete absence of an economy that had been around for decades, or the emergence of several new economies all at once would have serious effects on the interaction between neighboring countries and the global economy. Cultural unity and tension also plays a large role in the disappearance of countries. Examining patterns of cultural dissimilarity and hostility explains the breakup of these countries and makes for nations that possess a great deal of cultural homogeneity and a palette of cultural diversity in a small geographic area. Delete the scoop?
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In a surprising move, President Obama proposed during the State of the Union address to increasing the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. Via Seth Dixon
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This made many people ask the question "how many countries have minimum wages?" Nearly all countries in the world have a minimum wage or a partial minimum wage. Delete the scoop?
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Using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test the Guardian has tracked the reading level of every state of the union Via Seth Dixon
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February 14, 10:22 AM
I do NOT think that this implies that U.S. presidents are getting dumber and less articulate...I do think that this says much more about the intented audience. On one hand I am glad that presidents today are trying to connect with all citizens regardless of their eductional background, but I wish that their ideas were more nuanced and content-laden instead of fluffly sound-bites.
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For any text that you read, it can be measured and evaluated to determine the reading level. Teachers use different methods to figure out the level of texts that they give to you, and they compare the reading levels to grade levels in school. For example, "Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone" is written at a 5th grade reading level, according to the book company Scholastic. This link from the Guardian shows an interactive timeline of all State of the Union addresses and the reading level of the speech given by the presidents. This does not mean that the presidents have been getting dumber. It just means that over time the speeches have become accessible to more and more Americans regardless of their education level. But the timeline does show an interesting trend. Take a look below the timeline at the level of the State of the Union speeches for each president and compare the quotes. Do they seem more complex to you as they go back through the years?
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'Rejected by the countries they call home and denied the most basic of rights, stateless people live in a shadowy limbo "
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Thank you Teachinghistory.org. This could easily make for some great future lesson plans. Via Elizabeth Allen, Seth Dixon
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Illegal immigration is always a very touchy political topic that is all about cultural geography and communal identity. This chart shows how various demographic consituencies feel about illegal immigration. As this article insinuates, the Republican platform does not resonate with most of the voting public. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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