http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/10/what_do_social_studies_teacher.html This link will take you to the blog for Education Weekly that has a wide array of courses and subject areas. The blog contains feedback about a recent poll of high school social studies teachers in both public and private schools. The core questions about "what is important about social studies?" and "what topic areas are important for social studies?" resulted in very similar responses. Teachers in both circumstances agreed that it is important for people to understand and respect the foundation of our country. However, there was also agreement that the negative aspects of our country should also be presented to the students. In the blogs the teachers represented that it is important to not underestimate the capacity of the students and that we (as adults) often don't recognize this fact. Teachers generally agreed that social studies should be a higher priority in the educational system but it was interesting to discover that in the survey 66% of private schools said it should be a high priority as compared to 45% of public school teachers. It was disappointing to read that a majority of the teachers lacked the confidence that the students were grasping the content.
I found the article and the blogs interesting and definitely a place to get and give feedback. When i tried to read another article i was prompted to pay for the article and subscribe to the blog. Next time i will look for free blogs.
This website was an interesting find. It seems to have links to many other articles that seem to have information on policy and changes that could affect teachers. I tried to click on another article and was able to open it.
ReplyDeleteThe content seemed to be generated by two individuals and it looked like you could be banned for making questionable comments. It looked like a good resource for finding information about current events that might have an impact on your curriculum.
Isn't it ironic that the people who blog and infer they have a solution are so deftly able to block, ban and censor blog replies through moderation. I will admit that I have banned people from one of my blogs, but they were spamming. In order to have open discussions with the search for truth there has to be discord. The readings of the week expounded on the ideal and the real. We must know both to make decisions. And no throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Some of the blogs I liked the least- were viable opinions. And don't think blogging is not big business. I have made 11.60 off one blog through a company that puts ads on your site. In 100.000 years I'll be a millionaire! You know the best blogs are the ones you find on the site of a blog you like, then go to the likes on the next.
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