Musings on Meaning, Meatloaf, and Moe: Reflections on "The State of Social Studies"

Autor/in	Levitsky, Ron
Titel	Musings on Meaning, Meatloaf, and Moe: Reflections on "The State of Social Studies"
Quelle	In: Social Education, 70 (2006) 7, S.405-408 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Federal Legislation; Teaching Methods; Social Studies; History Instruction; Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gemeinschaftskunde; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	In this article, the author reflects on the current state of teaching social studies in classrooms. The author observes that it is wrong to regard the teaching of social studies as something unimportant. He also observes how the No Child Left Behind Act is exacerbating the current situation of social studies pedagogy as it only requires testing of "important" subjects such as reading and mathematics. He also observes how teachers can motivate students to learn social studies by finding a way to connect their lessons with the lives of their students. Finally, he suggests several teaching methods that can truly engage students to learn social studies. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10