When the Classroom Mimics Reality: A Simulation in International Trade and Relations
Students participate in an international trade simulation in which they are "born" into a country and must produce and sell goods to survive. Countries, ranging in economic power from the United States and Japan to Ethiopia and Somalia, are endowed with a level of raw materials commensurate with their national income, and must produce at a level sufficient to maintain both their population and environmental quality. As a result of this interaction, students discover that there is a reason why poor nations remain poor, and why international relations are so problematic. Students also see firsthand the economic effects of the production process, such as the declining use of labor and increased use of capital in producing a country's output.
EDUCAÇÃO FINANCEIRA: DA ESTRUTURA E DO DESENVOLVIMENTO LOCAL AO COMÉRCIO INTERNACIONAL = FINANCIAL EDUCATION: FROM LOCAL STRUCTURE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE
O objetivo deste artigo e apresentar o projeto “Educacao Financeira: da estrutura e do desenvolvimento local ao comercio internacional”, desenvolvido no âmbito do Programa ‘ Nucleos de Ensino’ da Universidade Estadual Paulista – Unesp. O artigo aborda os objetivos, justificativa e metodologia de implantacao do projeto em uma escola publica do municipio de Franca/SP, junto a criancas da 5a serie (6o ano) do ensino fundamental, ao longo dos anos de 2010 e 2011. Palavras-chave: educacao financeira. ensino fundamental. Autonomia. ensino de economia. ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to present the project "Financial Education: from local structure and local development to international trade", established under the Program 'Core Teaching' of Sao Paulo State University – UNESP. The article presents its objectives, justification and the project methodology once it was implemented in a public school in the municipality of Franca / state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to children of the 5th grade of elementary school over the years 2010 and 2011. Keywords: financial education. elementary education. Autonomy. economics teaching.
Using Skills from Art in Surgical Practice and Research-Surgery and Art
Many aspects of surgery and the arts are inexorably linked together, and the use of artistic techniques or ideas to improve surgical practice is present throughout the history of medicine. In all forms of surgery, throughout the ages, artists have been used to illustrate new ideas, new techniques and to document surgical practice. Some of the most successful art originated from surgeons who were also artists; perhaps due to their innate understanding of what they were portraying. Studying art and developing creative skills can enhance modern surgical practice in many different ways.