New Deal Debate + Stories from the Great Depression

Today the Gr8s:

• Debated brilliantly the question, "Was the New Deal effective in dealing with the Great Depression?"
• It was students vs. teacher, as both students wanted to defend the New Deal.
• The teacher was barely able to hold his own against the well-prepared, cogently argued case presented and defended by the students. (Some might say he was not even able to hold his own.)
• Read and analyzed Stories from the Great Depression found on The Frugal Farmer blog

Assignment for Friday

1. Finish reading the Stories from the Great Depression. The reading shows a variety of experiences, both favorable and unfavorable.
2. Make a table showing ways in which the Great Depression was bad, good, or neautral, as seen in these stories.