History-Social Science Reflection

In order to teach history-social science in an elementary classroom one must have

knowledge of U.S. history, California history, historical figures, early explorers, geographical
features, history of Native Americans, U.S. government, Spanish missions and the American
Revolution. The history courses that I have taken have in deed prepared me to teach historysocial science. In History 20 I learned much about California history. In history 11 I learned
about U.S. history and U.S. government. History 301 focused on the study of individual, family
and community aspects of society. In this class I learned much about Native American history,
Spanish missions, the 13 colonies, slavery and about historical figures like Rosa Parks, Martin
Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and Malcolm X. I feel well prepared in the topics
of U.S. government, slavery and Spanish missions. I believe I could get a little more instruction
on California history because it has been a long time since I learned about it and by now I have
somewhat forgotten. It is important that we study history in order to omit making mistakes that
have been made in the past.