2.
Wise Old Men of the Tribe developed rules which
came from the more clever members of the tribe
taking advantage of the non-clever members
Clever fisherman devises system of ownership rights
for fishing
Main Characters
3. Teachers’ unions are unprofessional and un-American
Since inventing fishnets, antelope snares, and bear pits there was an ease of
living, however, it took less men to provide for the entire tribe
Social relation problem because there was not enough space for all fishnets in the
same location
System of ownership of fishing and hunting rights- takes slow fisherman and
hunters spots for providing fish, meat and skins to slow person on a daily basis
Clever fish chiefs offer propertyless men to operate nets but only paid workers two
fish a day when the average family needs five fish a day
Too many fish were caught so workers were reduced and now the unemployed had
no fish for their families
Any fish chief now had to give the whole tribe a pile of fish to get exclusive right to
make fishnets for the neighborhood
Government gives one-half fish a day to every unemployed man and one-quarter for
every woman and child
Great chiefs compete with one another in free and open business but the government
rations and lines become longer and longer, but the rations ran out quickly.
Tax system implemented where one fish had to be given for every 100 fish and same
for antelopes and bears.
Afraid of educational repercussions, radicals did not want to get fired, however, due
to economic hardship they were fired anyway.
Main Events/Conflicts
4.
1930’s reform in areas of child labor laws, workmen’s
compensation, length of workday and work week, health
and safety conditions on the job, and old-age pensions
Labor unions with the National Labor Relations Act in
1935 were developed
President Hoover surveyed social changes in the country
and wrote about this in the Recent Social Trends
World War II interrupted new domestic developments
and soon exploitation of the economy and concern for
common welfare was evident
Limited school budgets became restricted and salary
reductions occurred during this time
Historical Perspective for
Main Events/Conflicts
5.
Allocation of funding for Title I schools
Limited budget for school districts
Formation of teacher unions to advocate for teachers
regarding working conditions
Mentality of “the rich get richer as the poor get poorer”
Teachers are frightened to take a stance on intervene on
educational system or school due to the repercussions of
losing a job
Welfare system rationing and unemployment rates are
still at high rates
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