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
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Who
is interviewed for this piece, and what do they have in common?
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What
are some of the reasons these teachers believe teaching about 9/11 every year is important?
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Where
are some of the different parts of the country that these teachers represent?
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Why
was 9/11 personally significant to some of these teachers?
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How
might understanding the events of 9/11 and what followed help understand world events today, according to this piece?
Focus Questions
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What do you find most meaningful or important in learning about 9/11? What do you still find most confusing or uncertain?
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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?
Media literacy:
How do you think using student journalists to interview these teachers shaped the final piece? Why do you think the students themselves were not shown asking questions?
