Article Review Summary
The Social Study journal article majors on the downgrade of it learning especially on the elementally level where have been documented repeatedly. According to the research on the centre of education policy, no child is left behind on the federal education thereby; there is limit time for social studies. It is obvious that denying students the chance to build social studies vocabulary as well as background knowledge might lead to lower mastery levels thus; increasing achievement gaps. In many countries mathematics is considered as the test score as well as the measuring score of learning. Social studies is included in the high-stakes testing, both novice plus veteran teachers tailor their teaching to the content requirement of the test relatively to evocative educational concept (Holloway, 2009).
The article suggests that social studies’ major aim in school as the promotion of civil competence which involves skills; intellectual processes as well as democratic positions required for students in being active plus engage in public life participants. Civic capability is not only accountability of social studies nor is it exclusive to the field; it is more essential to social studies than to any other subject area in school. It is important to support social studies since it will encourage young people to grow while skilled and committed to democracy thereby, it will be necessary in sustaining as well as improving national democracy plus generate its participation in the global community (Holloway, 2009).
The journal article majors on the belief on social studies that it is a non- essential portion on the curriculum thereby, it should be taught after learning other considered essential subjects like mathematics. In many countries nowadays social studies has been considered optional to the students thus, only few considers i. The today’s generation forget that social study is the only study with rich knowledge on addressing cultural, linguistics as well as learning diversity which involves similarities plus differences on based races. It is the responsibility of the global community to generate the opportunity in exploring the variety plus intricacy of human experience through a dynamic as well as meaningful education. According to the article, preparation children in autonomous ideologies and submerging them in age-appropriate as well as brainy independent approaches. Social Study is the only learning that will enable the young generation to acquire the initial skills which prepares them to participating respectfully as well as intelligently in a country plus world marked by globalization (Holloway, 2009).
In conclusion social studies opts to be considered as integrative in nature since it is powerful and cresses disciplinary boundaries to address to address topics in ways which promote social understanding as well as political effectiveness. It is a belief that effective practice limits social studies in specified time but according to the article, only in class that the certainty can be elaborated by generating skills across the curriculum. today’s generation forget that social study is the only study with rich knowledge on addressing cultural, linguistics as well as learning diversity which involves similarities plus differences on based races. It is the obligation of the universal municipal to engender the opportunity in exploring the variety plus intricacy of human experience through a dynamic as well as meaningful education. According to the article, preparation children in autonomous ideologies and submerging them in age-appropriate as well as brainy independent approaches. If social study is a part of curriculum it will provide a sense of history of the young generation thereby, generate extension in the past as well as the present (Holloway, 2009).
References
Holloway, J. E., & Chiodo, J. (2009). Social studies being taught in elementary schools: A contrarian view. Journal of Social Studies Research, 33, 235–261.
