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Stephen Jackson – Social Education, 2023
During the 2024-2025 school year, the state of South Dakota will implement a curriculum inspired by the conservative Hillsdale College model. South Dakota teachers will need to expand their content coverage without the benefit of additional instructional time; find ways to teach young students content that is developmentally inappropriate; base…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Academic Standards, Curriculum Implementation, State Standards
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PresleyTaylor Shilling; Jeffrey M. Byford – Social Studies, 2024
Until the beginning of the 21st century, the Tulsa Race Massacre was omitted mainly from the social studies curriculum and state-mandated standards in the United States. However, the featured lesson provides a valuable springboard to explore the historical perspectives and injustices against the Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31, 1921.…
Descriptors: United States History, African American History, Racism, Violence
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Anthony Downer II; Nadia Behizadeh – Social Education, 2024
In Georgia, the recent "Protect Students First Act," or GA HB 1084, states that curricula and training programs should refrain from judging others based on race or advocate for divisive concepts such as "One race is inherently superior to another race," or that "the United States of America is fundamentally racist."…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Social Studies, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
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Lewis, Bonnie; Darolia, Laura H. – Social Education, 2022
The public debate regarding problematic ideas and personal autonomy has cascaded into classrooms over the last two years, as families and politicians demand more control over what youth are learning. One approach to limiting exposure to perceived harmful or controversial content has been to remove it completely. In this paper, the authors present…
Descriptors: Censorship, Books, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies
Lesh, Bruce A. – Teachers College Press, 2023
This practical book addresses the consistent questions that were posed by secondary social studies teachers during professional learning sessions. In particular, it examines ways to break through the inclination and perception expressed by many teachers that "my kids cannot do that." Drawing on 22 years as a high school history teacher,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, History Instruction, Social Studies, Inquiry
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Ender, Tommy – Curriculum Inquiry, 2021
I position the use of counter-narratives as a critical approach that grants students agency and meaning in their learning and provides teachers with opportunities to present silenced curricular narratives as relevant and necessary in a globalized setting such as North America. Counter-narratives focus on a subject that preserves colonial and…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Social Studies, Curriculum, Community Organizations
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Lord, Kathleen M.; Noel, Andrea M. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2022
Use the 6-step instructional approach and examples in this article to bring civics learning and understanding to your elementary students.
Descriptors: Civics, Social Studies, Literacy, Elementary School Students
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Pickup, Austin J.; Southall, Aubrey Brammar – Social Studies, 2022
The protests of 2020 cast a national spotlight once again on police brutality and ongoing racial injustice in America. Within this context, many activists and even mainstream commentators have given more attention to a critical analysis of how American history has been taught, especially regarding race relations. The publication of the "1619…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Criticism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies
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Kokozos, Michael – History Teacher, 2023
As a Social Studies teacher and LGBTQ+ educator, the author has explored and critiqued the shortcomings of inclusion in education, especially by exposing curricular patterns that neglect or oversimplify the identities of queer individuals, if not erase them altogether. Through leading workshops, the author has learned about the challenges faced by…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, United States History, Social Studies, Inclusion
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Misco, Thomas; Bennett-Kinne, Andrea – Social Studies, 2021
This article explores the racial prerequisite cases, which were dubious court decisions that attempted to rationalize pseudo-"scientific evidence" and "common knowledge" as reasons for who could and could not be considered for, and who was ultimately denied, U.S. citizenship. These cases are historical antecedents of the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Racial Bias, Asians, COVID-19
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Brant, Cathy A. R.; Hill, Joshua – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2022
In this article, the authors highlight four children's picture books that can be used to discuss gender diversity with young children in social studies.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Picture Books
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Joseph Kahne; John Rogers – Social Education, 2024
A diverse democracy brings together people whose differences include partisan leanings, life experiences, histories, religious beliefs, racial identities, and sexual orientations to address common problems and build a shared future. Social studies educators can help prepare youth to pursue this goal by advancing core commitments to respectful and…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Democracy, School Role, Communities of Practice
Andrews, Gordon P.; Warren, Wilson J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
The authors describe the politicization of the process to revise Michigan's social studies standards from 2005 to the present. In 2005, critics objected to the omission of topics they considered important, even though the content expectations document was not intended to be an exhaustive list of material to be covered. The latest, more limited…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Social Studies, State Standards, Educational History
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Linowes, Danielle; Ho, Li-Ching; Misco, Thomas; Stahlsmith, Megan – Journal of International Social Studies, 2019
This article addresses the importance of teaching controversial issues, especially within elementary school contexts. In particular, the article explores the underlying elements of justice within controversies and demonstrates the way in which teachers might explore procedural justice within an elementary classroom.
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
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Patterson, Timothy J.; Shuttleworth, Jay M. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2020
Because of a long tradition of children's literature depicting enslavement, elementary teachers have an expansive assortment of books from which to choose. These books, however, can be filled with inaccuracies, troubling illustrations, and dubious interpretations of the "peculiar institution." The recent controversy over "A Birthday…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Childrens Literature, Primary Education
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