A lot of scoial studies teachers don't have a strong economics background, which makes it difficult for them to incorporate the subject into their every day curriculum. It is important to expose students to economic issues of the past and present, so they can prepare for the future. Students should have a basic understanding of the way to global economy works and how the decisions of one country can effect other countries. They should also learn to be critical of what the read regarding the global economy. The tshirt articles mentioned opponents who believed the used clothing imports in Africa were taking jobs away from textile workers. Another argument was that the importing of used clothing actually created plenty of jobs for the African people. There are two sides to every story. I have never taught in a classroom, so I can only assume how I might be able to bring the global economy into the current curriculum. I think using the news could be an interesting way to help students examine the global economy. Something new happens every day in the global economy and it should be easy to find articles related to topics already being discussed in class. I'm not familiar with the curriculum to really know what topics I could make connections with in a social studies (non economics) class. Currency is one way to initiate discussions of a global economy.