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John Clifford Billones 2 Year Beed
John Clifford Billones 2 Year Beed
2 nd Year Beed
Citizenship Education
promotes civic competence or citizenship
History and Social Science Education
increases students’ abilities to make the kind of rational
decisions expected of good citizens
Reflective Thinking and Problem Solving
Education
helps students master techniques that are useful to them
as they attempt to solve problems
Social studies is important because it teaches students fundamental
concepts of culture, economics and politics skills to groom them into
educated, productive citizens. Social studies centers around understanding
how the world works on a social level.
Understanding the many facets of society and how it runs is essential for all
grade levels of students from elementary through college. Social studies is a
broad category that includes important aspects of the many different parts of
the humanities and social sciences; it is important for every person to have a
basic understanding of key concepts that have molded modern society.
Learning the basic history of government and economic structure is necessary
to inform future voters. Social studies are also important for teaching students
basic values, such as justice and equality, which are the foundation of modern
society. For very young students, social studies are often based around being a
good member of the community at the local level
CULTURE: Characteristics of the cultures found in the
world are studied and children are taught the
similarities of the cultures and appreciation of those
different cultures are done in this course.