Beyond that, the subject has intrinsic value in elementary school, said Paul Fitchett, a professor of curriculum and teaching at Auburn University’s College of Education, who studies social ...

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In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country. The irony, according to Lawrence Paska, executive director of the National Council ...

The other subjects, science and social studies, were cast aside," said Paul Fitchett, assistant dean of the college of education at UNC-Charlotte, whose research focuses on social studies education.

Still, much debate has focused on how schools should discuss race, racism and the nation’s history, especially the proper emphasis of social studies and civics.

All the social studies classes for grades 1-12 in all three school districts have new textbooks for the 2003-2004 school year. It is a good thing, too, since some of the books that were being used ...

Pearl Caldwell, 2025 Berks' Best social studies award winner and a Wyo9missing High senior. the subject is “about how we think, communicate and understand the patterns that shape our society." ...

Social studies teachers say much of the debate over classroom content misses a bigger problem: the subjects of civics and American history are woefully unsupported by school leaders, lawmakers ...