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Social Studies Philosophy
SOCIAL
STUDIES
SHOULD
Expandbeyondthecommunityandconnect
totheworld.
Beculturallyrelevantandinclusive,
teachingstudentsaboutcommunitiesboth
similartoanddifferentfromtheirown
Integrateeconomics,geography,history,
politicalscience,andsociologytoenforce
learningwithindifferentsubjectareas.
Providecontentthatismeaningfuland
relevanttostudentslives.
Recognizestudentsvalueswhilepromoting
largercivicvalues.
Allowstudentstoseehowtheworldhelps
shapelives,whilesimultaneouslygiving
spacetocreateindividualbeliefs.
Challengestudentsintellectually
toformulateconceptsandideasina
sophisticatedway.
Givestudentsopportunitiestobeactivein
theircommunity.
Celebratediversitythroughreading,writing,
andspeaking.
Encouragestudentstobeawareofcurrent
issuesinsociety.
Connectpasthistorytopresenthistory.