This ground breaking work treats the Trump presidency as a "teachable moment." It is designed to help English Language Arts teachers engage with their students concerning the 45th president of the United States' multiple strategies for winning and holding power. The book provides many lesson ideas that connect some of the these strategies to the Common Core as well as popular books now being taught in middle and high school, including 1984, The Hunger Games as well as Shakespeare's plays. Born in London, England and studied at the universities of Sussex, London, Michigan and Maryland. Dr Peters became counsel to the House Subcommittee on Select Education and Senior Policy Advisor at the US Department of Education. Dr Peters co-wrote, From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity, Rowman (2003) and co-edited, Scaling Up: Lessons from Technology Based Educational Improvement, Jossey Bass (2005) and Global Education: Using Technology to Bring the World to Your Students (ISTE) 2009. The United Nations: History and Core Ideas (2015 ) by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr Peters currently teaches Global Education Policy at Johns Hopkins University. He is married with three children and lives in Rockville, Maryland.
