We examined three men and their reaction to the problems of the working class and the poor in the Industrial Revolution: Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo. After identifying the most important of their ideas, we watched videos explaining Smith in further detail, showing how Malthus thought helping the poor was counter-productive, and a film illustrating population growth over the centuries.
Students spent the first 25 minutes of class completing the Child Labor research assignment. There will be a little time in class on Thursday for this.
We examined three men and their reaction to the problems of the working class and the poor in the Industrial Revolution: Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo. After identifying the most important of their ideas, we watched videos explaining Smith in further detail, showing how Malthus thought helping the poor was counter-productive, and a film illustrating population growth over the centuries.
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James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
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