ABSTRACT
I have been frustrated in past semesters that so many of the students in my social studies methods classes seemed unaware of current events. It was clear from class discussions that many of my students, given their busy schedules, were not taking time to become informed about ongoing national and world events. My solution was to make staying up on the news one of my reading requirements. My hope, long-term, was that my preservice elementary education students would get in the habit of being knowledgeable about current events and thus be more informed citizens and eff ective social studies educators.
