Assignment

=Assignment=

The use of children in war is not a recent development. Your assignment is to select one area to become an expert in and present your information to the class in a format of your choice. By the time the presentations are complete you will have a thorough understanding of the complexity of the issue of child soldiers.

1. **History**. This group will investigate the use of child soldiers in past conflicts, to show that the use of child soldiers is not a new phenomenon. Possible conflicts that this group might investigate include the American Civil War and American Revolution, the use of German, Soviet and Japanese child soldiers in World War II, and use of child soldiers in ancient history.

2. **Current Events**. This group will investigate what nations are currently using child soldiers, and what are their circumstances, including use of child soldiers in guerrilla armies, difficulty in addressing this issue through international protocol, etc.

3. **Economics**. This group will investigate the impact of child soldiers on a nation's economy, for example, children who are in the army do not go to school, do not prepare to enter the workforce, etc.

4. **Social/Psychological**. This group will investigate the effects of children as soldiers on the family as well as the child's mental and emotional state, including how these children re-integrate into the society once the conflict is over.