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July 8, 2009
Yellowstone National Park makes economics fun!
by Cindy Ivanac-Lillig
We have recently had some discussion on this blog about the importance of changing the way we teach economics, as our methodologies are not bearing fruit in terms generating increaased student interest and enthusiasm. There were some great comments in response to the blog entitled, "Is economics too hard or too boring?." I had shared in that entry that I would like to occasionally use the blog to showcase educational initiatives that are interesting and experiential.
I found a great article regarding a program Indiana State University recently ran. They took high school teachers on a trip to Yellowstone National Park and focused on presenting economic material through public park policy discussions. The teachers, as you will read, found it eye-opening and have since changed the way they teach their economics class. I hope you find the article as interesting as I did. It actually seems like a lot of fun!
Posted by Cindy at July 8, 2009 5:12 PM
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