Social Education January/February 2022
Teaching Difficult Issues
Social Education January/February 2022
Volume:86
Num:1
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NCSS Notebook
Solidarność
This is the time for us to stand together in solidarity for social studies, for equity, diversity, and in-clusion, and for our students, our colleagues, and our profession.
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Debating the 1619 Project
If high school history courses are meant to introduce students to the paradoxes and debates of American history, then they should study the 1619 Project.
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Projects are More than Just Fun: Experiencing Government through PBL
This article outlines a project-based learning approach developed by one of the authors, a veteran Seattle teacher, for a high school government course.
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States of Denial: What Social Studies Curriculum Documents Don’t Say About Poverty
Some key strategies can help teach American high school students about the reality of poverty in our own country.
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Teaching the C3 Framework
Countering the Past of Least Resistance: A Hard History Inquiry-Based Curriculum
A detailed curricular loop that enables students to regularly engage in an inquiry presents a meaningful way of teaching hard history.
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Sources and Strategies
The World War II Rumor Project: Helping Students Explore Historical Manuscripts to Reflect on Misinformation
Examining documents from the Library of Congress’s World War II Rumor Project can launch a fascinating classroom lesson on misinformation.
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"A Wholesome Verdict": Using Historical Empathy Strategies to Analyze Elizabeth Jennings v. The Third Avenue Railway Company
Guiding students to examine the historical perspectives of ordinary citizens like the schoolteacher who spurred New York City transit to desegregate, is a powerful way to demonstrate the impact that one individual can have.
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Lessons on the Law
The Administrative State and the Truth About the “Branches” of Government
Emphasizing common law and constitutional law to the exclusion of regulatory and administrative law fails to teach students the basic realities of our legal system.
