Overview
The detailed activities that follow help students decide whether or
not earlier times were as good as people say they were. Students interview
two or more adults who were the students' age 50 or more years ago
and then use this information to compare quality of life in earlier
times and the present. After sharing their findings and discussing
the implications, students decide whether or not, for young people,
things were better in the old days than they are today. The strategies
and support materials can be used as is, or adapted for other purposes
such as conducting a general interview with an adult, community Elder
or leader; or comparing specific aspects of a historical period or
event, culture, economic policy, or land use, then and now. As an extension,
students compare toys or school experiences.
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