Hayward "Blah, Blah, Blah" Blog---Just a Retired Social Studies Teacher. That's all...

Economics, civics, constitutional law, Supreme Court cases, AP Economics teaching resources, and classroom lessons by a retired social studies teacher.

Teachers: If you need a quick visual to emphasize to students the link between education and employment show them these graphs. Students: If you need a reminder as to the importance of education and future employment, PLEASE look at these too.

Entitlement Spending and Public Investment in 3 easy graphs. Hey, this is not a flashy subject but none more important...

Nice graph showing the change in how we communicate and get information since 1900. We REALLY don't talk to each other anymore...

Side by side comparison of drought conditions---today and 1934, a Dust Bowl year....

Nice graphic showing the decline over time in the number of teenagers getting drivers licenses. WHY is this the trend?

Was Romney right in saying we need fewer Fire Fighters? See the graphs/data here before yelling at me...

Nice chart showing gas taxes in various "rich" countries and an excellent graph showing the effect of these taxes on the quantity demanded for gasoline. Bet you can guess what the answer is.

New and improved US Debt charts with China---always stunning to see how it has changed in just 10 years...

Nice population pyramid charts to remind us of the ticking fiscal timebomb awaiting the next generation. THIS is what the OWC's SHOULD be protesting...Go South protesters-- towards Capitol Hill...

Results of a Gallup Poll on how people view their childs school relative to other schools around them.

Two nice graphs/charts showing the emergence of developing countries and their influence on resource demand. What an amazing 20 years...Are you preparing to serve these markets???

The nation's trade deficit increased in May. The "why" is shown in two easy line graphs...

Cool Infographic---US Education vs 12 Other Countries...

A couple of informative graphics on Oil Production and the revival of the Texas oil boom years...WTF! (With The Fracking)...What did you think I meant?

Netflix customers collectively consume 30% of US bandwidth. Shouldn't they pay MUCH more for video stream?? See chart here...

While the giant slept the world moved on to eradicate poverty...We just don't get what is happening in the rest of the world.

Graphs to help explain the MAIN reasons we will have higher oil and gasoline prices well into the future...

Informative Graphic on Rising Food Prices around the World...We need to do better...

Manufacturing jobs DOWN, Manufacturing Output UP! How can THAT happen?