Why study Social Studies?

The study of Social Studies provides:

• the knowledge and skills needed to participate intelligently and responsibly in our ongoing democratic experiment and in an interdependent world.

• the knowledge, skills, and values  that lead to economic self-sufficiency and personal self fulfillment.

• a foundation for future citizens providing them an understanding of the legacy of our republic and its enduring themes enriched by the study of the full human experience.

• insights into the political process and the rule of law.

• an appreciation of the environment and the restrictions it places on choices, a concept essential to a full appreciation of the responsibilities of citizenship.

What is Social Studies education?

The study of the Social Studies involves an examination of how humans, in the past and present, have:

• interacted with the physical and cultural environments.

• developed philosophic, religious, artistic, economic, and political systems.

• used the world's limited resources for the advantage of both individuals and groups.

• participated as informed public citizens in the life of their communities and nation.

• gained personal and societal knowledge and applied it in daily living.

• made choices both individually and as groups and lived with the consequences of these choices over time and in all regions of the world.

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