Take a look at excellent articles from the world wide web to complement your teaching
Can we really measure happiness?
Well, Mr. Cameron wants to and others have tried before him. Richard Layard is one who has – see below. Just as a word of warning one recent index of happiness put Nigeria as the best place to live.
http://www.economist.com/node/17578888?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/joylessorjobless
Is it democracy versus speculators?
Some consider the events of recent weeks to be a battle between a relatively few bankers and the rest of us, including our elected representatives. Paul Krugman, always articulate even if you don’t agree with all he says tries to understand why the Irish have been picked out as the country who will suffer the most.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/opinion/26krugman.html?_r=1&WT.mc_id=OP-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-ETI-112610-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
Is debt a European problem?
Apparently not, some States in the Use beginning to post some worrying numbers.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/credit-default-swaps_spreads?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/dc/greek
The Web Summit
This might interest some of your students. Held in US last week it attracted the leaders of the IT age. Predictions are interesting!!
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/19/the-techcrunch-guide-to-the-web-2-0-summit/
Keep warm..