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What grades kids drop out in, what strategies work, don't work

This lesson correlates to the National History Standards. Era 6 -The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Standard 3A -Demonstrate understanding of how the "second industrial revolution" changed the nature of work and conditions of work. This lesson correlates to the National Standards for Civics and Government.

The photo essays complete a body of a long term work that Suvra Kanti Das is carrying out on the garments industry and business in Bangladesh with a particular focus on workers and their working conditions. Most recent essays first.

How did the clothes you're wearing get to you? Guardian journalists trace the lifecycle of the shirt on your back via the teeming workshops of Dhaka, where labour is cheap, factories are cheaper and just going to work can be fatal

On that day, early in the morning many garment workers walked into the factories of Rana Plaza, their working place. Within an hour everything was shattered. Nobody knows how many workers were running to save his or her lives at the end moment. Workers' scream echoed on the walls of Rana Plaza.

We've written a lot about how income has changed (or not) for the rich, middle class and poor in the U.S. We've written much less about what the rich, middle class and poor actually do for work. To remedy that, we made this graph. It shows the 10 most popular jobs in each income bracket.

People have known about coal since ancient times. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, wrote about it in one of his books - Meteorology - during the 4th Century B.C. By the 13th century, people in Europe were commonly using this natural resource. By the 14th century, Hopi Indians had discovered its value.

Below you will find downloadable pdf files for some key Culture of Thinking resources. The research and theoretical basis for the Cultures of Thinking work can be found in my book, Intellectual Character.