Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j5ECmqG01410; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:48:52 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:48:52 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <42AED011.4090300@georgetown.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Albert Wat <ayw@georgetown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10933] Re: Globalization materials X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1521 Lines: 38 Hi, Rethinking Schools publishes a book called Rethinking Globalization. There are several chapters in Spanish and the English articles they put out are usually pretty accessible for an advanced student. Here's the link with more information: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/rg/index.shtml -- Albert Wat, Program Director DC Schools Project Office of Volunteer & Public Service - Center for Social Justice Georgetown University, Poulton Hall 1421 37th St., NW, #130 Washington, DC 20057 Tel: (202)687-8868 Fax: (202)687-8980 https://data.georgetown.edu/outreach/csj/service/programs/dcsp/ AWilder106@aol.com wrote: >Elsa et al. > >A must is "Collapse," by Jared Diamond, then there is "The Golden Spruce," by John Vaillant. Also, the Millenium Report. > >If I were you, I would map out with students the world's natural resources--try trees and forests, for example, fisheries. You probably also need materials on energy and oil usage. One estimate I heard of says 10 more years at the level we are at now, then decline in oil resources. Nobody but me seems to pay attention to this stuff.You should also pay attention to growing drought and increases in population. > >I haven't read Tom Friedman's latest book, on China and India, but I will. There seems to be a major disconnect between reports of increased longevity because of medical advances, reports of declining oil, reports of environmental degredation. >I think the Diamond book is particularly important. > > >Andrea > >
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