What it means to teach Social Studies
From our very first session, we discovered the multitude of definitions of Social Studies. While Social Studies encompasses diverse fields like history, geography, sociology and even economics and the political sciences, all the descriptions converged on one focal point: people. Why is this subject named as such? Simply because it is the analysis of people, their ways of life, and their community. Lifestyle is a very broad term that encapsulates everything from cultures to values. With that in mind, in the teaching of SS, students not only learn facts and figures, they are also taught how to live, in a sense. Ultimately, SS is about the education of effective citizens.
Brain malfunctioning, so dunno what I'm writing. Tsk tsk tsk...
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