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Stephen Day

Richmond,

Stephen Day, Ph.D. is a term associate professor in the School of Business and the director of the VCU Center for Economic Education. Day taught high school economics, government and world history in Raleigh, North Carolina, before becoming the programs director for the North Carolina Council on Economic Education. He moved to Richmond with his wife and children in 2014 and is delighted to live in a town with so many excellent coffee shops.

The VCU Center for Economic Education was founded in 1970. The Center was the recipient of the Albert Beekhuis Award for Centers of Excellence in Economic Education in both 2006 and 2019. It is the only such center in the USA to have won this award twice.

9-12

What Can We Do About Pollution?

Students play charades to mimic noise pollution and consider the question "what can be done if someone's choices…

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9-12

Should I Join the Sweatshop Boycott?

In Lesson #8 of the "Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues" curriculum, students study primary sources to learn a…

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9-12

Is Efficiency Ethical?

In Lesson #5 of the Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues curriculum, students role-play to understand both the p…

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Are the Presidential Candidates Telling the Whole Story?

Compelling question: Are the presidential candidates telling the whole story about the Trans-Pacific Part…

3-5

Booker T. Washington:"Fifty Cents and a Dream"

In this economics lesson, students will study Booker T. Washington's life to learn about resources.

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K-2, 3-5

Toys for Me: A Lesson on Choice

Updated! In this elementary economics lesson, students will categorize and prioritize their wants to learn abou…

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