The high price of China’s one-child policy
National History Day is a highly regarded academic organization for elementary and secondary school students.
Each year, more than half a million students participate in the National History Day contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students present their work in original papers, exhibits, performances and documentaries. These products are entered into competitions in the spring at local and state levels where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. The program culminates in a national competition each June held at the University of Maryland at College Park.
In 2007, the event’s theme was “Triumph and Tragedy in History”. Two 10th graders from Shoreline High School in Washington state - Wilfred Chan and Tim Tan - took 4th place in the nation for Senior Level Group Documentary with this documentary entitled “The High Price of a Lower Population: The Triumph and Tragedy of China’s One-Child Policy”.
Wow--Carmi, this is powerful. Thanks for sharing it on your blog.