In This Issue Rebecca S. Shepherd E. Angus Powell Endowment for American Enterprise

Each issue of Econ-Exchange features an essay on a unique aspect of economics, followed by three practical teaching suggestions. In this issue, Phil Saunders gets us started by describing the importance of improving economics education. Then three award-winning teachers share valuable hands-on lesson plans that have proven to be effective in the classroom.

Pat Robeson shows how teachers can teach economic concepts to your students through children's literature. Cathy Melton's lesson on colonial America shows how socioeconomic groups vote in their own best interest. Marty Doggett uses a participatory exercise to demonstrate the production process, where inputs are combined and transformed into outputs.

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