Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World

This textbook is in excellent condition! The spine isn’t even bent! I’m very impressed with both the quality AND the price of this book!

Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson have put together a compendium of articles that attest to their central claim that, when thinking about the globalization phenomenon, "everything is connected. You can't really understand what's going on in one part of the world without looking at how it's related to everything else." Poetry, essays, illustrations, graphs, memoirs, and classroom exercises (one of my favorites: "How do you live on 31 cents a day?", p. 145) are collected that deal with colonialism, sweatshops, child labor, food production and distribution, consumerism and culture, and neoliberal capitalism. The selections are written by some of the best people in the field, and are almost always interesting. My only reservation is that Bigelow and Peterson could've spent more time on the military connection. But then one book can't be expected to do everything.Bigelow and Peterson teach high school and fifth grade, and the anthology was clearly born from their desire to dialogue with their own students about globalization. But the anthology isn't limited to teenagers. It's actually a quite sophisticated and close-to-comprehensive collection that I intend to use in one of my own college classes on peace and justice. It fits a number of audiences nicely--high school, undergraduate college, lay reading.Highly recommended! It would make a great post-Christmas, anti-consumerism gift.

I absolutely loved the lesson plans and the resources in this book. I have not used another book that has led to more ah-ha moments with my students as this one. One lesson on manufacturing without regulations lead my students to a frustrating conclusion that had one student crying out, "there is no winning".The list of documentary movies lead me to, Life and Debt, a ten year case study of Jamaica after a loan from the IMF and World Bank. My students were fascinated by this documentary, after watching the movie, one student exclaimed, "No wonder they hate us." in reference to requiring Jamaica to drop their trade barriers as a requirement of the IMF and World Bank loan and the resulting devastation of their economy.This book is a great way to start inspiring kids to think about the big picture and introduce them to topics that you just don't find in the textbooks. I am very grateful that I discovered it and for Bill Bigelow's dedication to teaching the big stuff!

So. Good. I teach both 5th and 9th grade geography and find this book equally applicable for both grades. It makes an outstanding number of connections between subjects and could just as easily be used in a confined classroom as it could be used in a subject-specific class. Whether you teach social studies, English, art, math, or science, seriously consider this book as a resource for helping your students make more authentic connections with the world around them. I am an international teacher and have to carefully consider what hard copy book I take with myself places, but this is one I will always keep.

Rethinking Globalization is a ready to use social studies resource. The book has reproducable articles, worksheets, and activities. The resources are in plain, simple, easy to read english.As a social studies teacher, I am very excited about this book. I haven't had a chance to use any of the materials in class yet, but the entire book could be used to explore effects of globalism on the weakest members of society.

The book came in great condition to me for a really reasonable price!! I am pleased!

Great

as described

Jam-packed full of ideas and photocopiable resources, this is a must for any teacher serious about delivering worthwhile PSD lessons and assemblies. Its use as a teacher resource notwithstanding, this is a real eye-opener for everyone. Never preaching, Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson tell it like it is... much to our shame.

As described. Almost like new.

Lots of good classroom ideas in here that connect to the real world.