SOCIAL STUDIES TIMELINE

 Enter the Committees (1880)

-By the 1880's it was made increasingly clear that school programs were chaotic,
not uniform, predictable, or comparable. This quote basically describes the
rational development of both high school and university curriculum together. All in
all, this was a trend in the right direction to make social studies more organized,
the start of curriculum standards, and to help students be more college ready and
prepared.

 The 1916 Compromise: The Report on Social Studies (1916)

-This quote is portraying that during this 1916 report social studies curriculum
wanted to gear more towards social problems and current issues. This was also
the first time where students needs and interests were made important. This
impacted the profession because after this you really start to see educators tailor
lesson plans to meet the needs of their students. It is not all about the content.
Educators need to make relevant connections to their students, as well as
discussing current and social issues to keep students more informed, and this
was the start of that.

 Debate on Social Studies in the 1920s (1920)

-There was a big debate on either covering a more traditional social studies or
getting more in depth, such as having debates, asking challenging questions,
providing harder curriculum, discussing social problems in society, and much
more. Additionally, there was a lot of disagreements over content. Some of these
disagreements included discussing history, societal problems, and disciplinary
boundaries.

 Education for Social Reconstruction (1932)

-They wanted social studies education to be "child centered" which means
meeting the needs of your students and reaching your students. Additionally, this
quote wants to challenge students more and wants them to think more critically
and ask more challenging questions.

 Developments in Social Studies (1937)

-This had a lot to do with teaching social problems and war concerns as well as
campaigning for democracy and discussing war efforts. This was really the start
of criticizing American history. Before this, social studies was always about
looking at the positives of American history. So, it is good to see that this was a
change in which students could think critically as well as critique democracy in
the US and other historical events.

 Attacks on Progressive Education (1949)

-These attacks tilted toward conformity in the curriculum, and geared it toward
more discipline-based subjects. Additionally, this addressed denatured form of
inquiry, as well as getting away from modern problems and anything that
questioned the attitudes of society. I disagree with these attacks heavily. I'm
happy that social studies has geared more toward student centered thought,
opinion, and arguments using supporting evidence. Students creating their own
assumptions is a great way to learn and get different perspectives.

 Emergence of New Social Studies (1959)

-Students were encouraged to create more challenging and intellectual
hypothesis. This promoted students to think more critically. This also started to
 promote the idea of using essential questions, which is commonly used in
present day.

 The Newer Social Studies (1965)

-This was a mix of traditional social studies with the new wave. This method
incorporated old curriculum with new methods on how to teach the curriculum.
Which included challenging students and asking essential questions.

 Social Studies Developments and Trends (1970)

-There were a lot of definition dilemmas. There was somewhat of a drift in social
studies because there were no new initiatives with the progressive movement.
So there emerged, for a time, a gap in reform movements, combined with a
retreat in the face of the conservative restoration and the return by many
teachers to more traditional means of teaching.

 The Struggle for Meaningful Learning (1980)

-There were still many questions on the right way to teach social studies. Even
present day there are remaining questions on how to properly educate students.
These questions impact social studies by making teachers and students think
more critically and also to challenge students further. There is also a fine line on
which topics to cover in the sense of mainstream culture, ideologies, and
institutions.