Social Studies has been set aside in most classrooms in recent years (36 percent of schools decreased the time allocated to the social studies), due to varying reasons. While many are concerned that failing to teach history has implications on our future as a nation, there are negative implications that will affect the students themselves, mainly the deficits that result from not learning how to think critically and analytically, and more: This devaluation of social studies as a core subject in the K-12 curriculum has troubling economic, political, and social implications. For one, social studies at all grade levels encourages students to develop skills in critical thinking--one of the top traits employers look for in a candidate. It also requires students become strong written and oral communicators who know how to structure and articulate their opinions. Unfortunately, a survey of employers done by the Chronicle of Higher Education found that these are the exact skills today’s entry-level workers are lacking. Without the skills gained from social studies, students are less attractive to employers. Source: theatlantic/education/archive/2013/09/bring-back-social-studies/279891/ Should our schools bring back Social Studies to the classroom?
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 19:30:00 +0000
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