Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Blog #39: Duck and Cover

How 'Duck-and-Cover' Drills Channeled America's Cold War Anxiety ...

This video highlights the affect of the Atomic Bomb and the cold war on every day American life. In this video, Bert the Turtle tells kids how they can find cover and protect themselves in the event that an atomic bomb is dropped on the country. Bert also encourages the kids that drills and these videos are good and that Bert is here to help them. The video narration is very calm and Bert the Turtle even has a very catchy theme song!

Here's what an active shooter drill for 4th graders looks like ...


Although terribly sad, in today's school system kids go through active shooter drills in which they are taught how to prepare for the event of a school shooting.

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