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The article presents several online resources of instructional materials exhibited at the annual meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) in 2008 in the U.S. Internet-based resources featured in the exhibit includes my wonderful world, campaign by the "National Geographic" journal which links geography to history, government, and global citizenship. Another resource involves the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which has the Interactive Constitution, making students learn the articles and sections of the Constitution. It suggests the online resources of Public Broadcasting System that is currently integrating web 2.0.

The article discusses the relevance of history and social studies curriculum in America. The 1943 debate over the ability of social studies curriculum to train Americans for world leadership came in the middle of World War II (1939-1945) as the United States appeared to re-educate and attempt to democratize Nazi-dominated Europe. A survey of 7,000 in-coming students at 36 colleges and Universities across the country exposed a "vast fund of misinformation on many basic facts." Adding to the concern was that most of these students had studied either American History, government or social studies while in High School and that eighty percent of the institutions of higher learning did not require a United States history course to qualify for an undergraduate degree.

The article offers information on a website which focuses on the teaching of history. It states that this website is co-directed by Sam Wineburg of Stanford University in Palo, Alto, California and Roy Rosenzweig of George Mason University. This site enables teachers to download four investigations, or lesson plans on the Spanish-American War, Social Security, Rosa Parks, and the Scopes Trial. Moreover, each unit has all teacher and student materials and a downloadable film clip showing the teaching methods, the skill and content standards from Texas and California and fiver others states in the United States.

The article offers information on a website which focuses on history. It states that this website has a broad scope of information and resources in teaching history. It also forwards that this includes grades K-4 and 5-12 national standards for both United States and world history with particular statements regarding what students should be able to do to demonstrate competence on a particular standard. Moreover, it also mentioned that this website has links to teaching units in both world and U. S. history, and this can aid teachers in their formulation of curriculum for the teaching of history.

The article offers information on the services rendered by the Boeing Learning Center at the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. It is posed that this center provide educators and parents with methods and materials for employing primary sources as teaching tools. It also aims to provide students with engaging chances to practice historical thinking skills. The key components of this center are a ReSource Room and a Learning Lab. Moreover, the Learning Lab is open Monday to Friday, while the ReSource Room is open Monday to Saturday.

Comments on student perceptions and the role of teachers in educating students about key issues on politicking and compromise in the U.S. Difference between campaign promises by politicians and the real policy-making; Polarization of electoral districts; Importance of educating students about the balance between principles and policy-making through history.