Labor education in K-12

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DOWNLOADS

In 2007, John Kretzschmar of U Nebraska, Omaha, requested suggestions for labor history and labor studies materials to stock K-12 school libraries. The downloads below are the string of replies (including John's original request), and 2 documents he prepared from the answers he received.

 

LINKS

Teaching Labor: This useful listing of online curricula for teaching about labor in the schools was developed by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service (LES) for use in conjunction with their video "Minneapolis Truckers Make History"

Downloads

NameDescriptionDownloadEdit
K-12
Replies to John's request
overview of labor in the schools
John's argument for teaching labor in the schools
Resources for Labor History in the Schools
Listing of books, AV materials and online resources for elementary grades - high school