?
American Solution
or
American Pollution
Pedagogical Dimension
• Thinking critical
– History
• Been around for years
• Medicin - past and present
• The American Wave
– Math
• Measuring
• Price
– English
• American influence
• Commercials
We hope that through this
way of working that the
pupils will develop the
ability to go for facts
before taking a stand and
choose.
Social Dimension
• History/English
– Socialization
”Don’t judge a book
by it’s cover!”
• Being part of a group
– Trends
– Both sides of a story
• Positive/negative
Breaking down
prejudice
• Math
– Statistics
Consuming habits
• Health
Family life
Political Dimension
• History/English
– Influence of a huge
company
– The American Invasion
• Math
– Economy
Globalization
Influence/power
Value Dimension
– Always see things
from every angle
– It’s a way of thinking
– The ”Expanded
health” thought
– The media influence
– Tolerence
– Openmindness
– Critical thinking
Clever thoughts afterwards!
• The Spanish project
– Vending machine
• The Finnish project
– Consuming survey
– Snack and soft drinks in school