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Teachers will be able to:
- Facilitate student understanding of opportunity cost, trade-offs, and scarcity in the context of war.
- Assess student comprehension of Bastiat’s “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen” through discussion and activities.
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Description
In this webinar, we’ll explore how to teach the complex relationship between military spending, economic growth, and opportunity cost through engaging and interactive strategies. You’ll learn how to guide students in analyzing real GDP data, interpreting historical narratives from World War II, and applying key economic concepts such as scarcity, trade-offs, and Bastiat’s “Seen and Unseen” principle. The session will walk you through a dynamic classroom simulation where students take on roles like building owner, lumberjack, and “war” to demonstrate how resources are reallocated in times of conflict—and what is lost in the process. We’ll also discuss how to effectively use historical documents, rationing posters, and economic readings to help students connect theory to real-world scenarios. Why Teachers Should Attend: Engaging & Interactive: Gain access to a unique, hands-on activity that makes economic concepts tangible and memorable. Critical Thinking Focus: Learn how to foster deeper economic reasoning through primary sources and Bastiat’s “Broken Window” analysis. Curriculum-Aligned: Designed to meet economics and government standards while encouraging student engagement and inquiry.
