Summary
For their first assignment of the school year, high school journalists from our network of Student Reporting Labs asked educators in their schools about the significance of teaching 9/11, what the events meant to them, and why it’s important to study the history before and after that day.Five Facts
- Who is interviewed for this piece, and what do they have in common?
- What are some of the reasons these teachers believe teaching about 9/11 every year is important?
- Where are some of the different parts of the country that these teachers represent?
- Why was 9/11 personally significant to some of these teachers?
- How might understanding the events of 9/11 and what followed help understand world events today, according to this piece?
Focus Questions
- What do you find most meaningful or important in learning about 9/11? What do you still find most confusing or uncertain?
- Do you think 9/11 will be as significant a moment in history for your generation as past crises, such as World War II or the Great Depression? Why or why not?
For More
- Follow this lesson plan , which will be updated with stories throughout the days leading up to the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
- Lesson plan: On the anniversary of 9/11, ask your students: How has the world changed?
