Bringing Active Learning into High School Economics: Some Examples from The Simpsons

Joshua Hall, Alex Peck and Marta Podemska-Mikluch
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Alex Peck: Webster-Schroeder High School
Marta Podemska-Mikluch: Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Economics and Management

No 16-19, Working Papers from Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Abstract: In this brief educational note, we provide several examples of directed classroom activities for the high school economics classroom using the long-running television show The Simpsons. In doing so, we provide an overview of the scholarly literature on using popular culture to teach economics. Our examples highlight how popular culture can be successfully employed at the secondary level to engage and teach students through active learning. We conclude with some thoughts for secondary social studies teachers looking to enhance economic instruction.

Keywords: Economic Pedagogy; Student Engagement Techniques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A22 D01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2016-12
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