Sept. 11 not in social studies standards but still a topic in high school classrooms - 3 views

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  #1 Marlene esteves on 26 Sep 11

   

  This article looks at the placement of September 11th in the social studies standards in high school classrooms. Though it is not an objective in the LPS social studies standards, many teachers from various states in America do not hesitate to address the event. The 9/11 attacks are not only mentioned in history classes, but also in government and politics classes. Unfortunately, many teachers are faced with the challenge of time since the amount of history that is covered exceeds the time limit they have in the classroom. One teacher reflects on how in the eighties, the Vietnam war was barely discussed, but as time passed that event became a main topic in the social studies curriculum. Referring to 9/11, though it was only a decade ago, provides a means of trying to understand where we are at the present time and how we got there. Furthermore, the event predates many of the students in elementary schools, and since they are exposed to the events and they try to make sense of the issue, the social studies class is the best place for them to pose their questions. As a result, this article seems to stress the importance of how the social studies are progressively developing. History, in particular, does not stop; rather we are continuously making history and as time goes on it is important to address the current events within the classroom. This article is important since it also addresses the importance of the curriculum standards to be constantly revised, adding new teaching objectives as time passes.
  http://journalstar.com/special-section/september-11/culture/article_dd667d3a-6b8c-50ad-9398-7004b973db64.html

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article looks at the placement of September 11th in the social studies standards in high school classrooms. Though it is not an objective in the LPS social studies standards, many teachers from various states in America do not hesitate to address the event. The 9/11 attacks are not only mentioned in history classes, but also in government and politics classes. Unfortunately, many teachers are faced with the challenge of time since the amount of history that is covered exceeds the time limit they have in the classroom. One teacher reflects on how in the eighties, the Vietnam war was barely discussed, but as time passed that event became a main topic in the social studies curriculum. Referring to 9/11, though it was only a decade ago, provides a means of trying to understand where we are at the present time and how we got there. Furthermore, the event predates many of the students in elementary schools, and since they are exposed to the events and they try to make sense of the issue, the social studies class is the best place for them to pose their questions. As a result, this article seems to stress the importance of how the social studies are progressively developing. History, in particular, does not stop; rather we are continuously making history and as time goes on it is important to address the current events within the classroom. This article is important since it also addresses the importance of the curriculum standards to be constantly revised, adding new teaching objectives as time passes. <br /> <a href="http://journalstar.com/special-section/september-11/culture/article_dd667d3a-6b8c-50ad-9398-7004b973db64.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://journalstar.com/special-section/september-11/culture/article_dd667d3a-6b8c-50ad-9398-7004b973db64.html</a></div>

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