I had social studies in my later years. I guess I should say I graduated in 85. Social studies was the biggest bore ever. Nobody went into that class with any seriousness. A nap was the best you could garner. Cs across the board.
I hated Social Studies. It was required every year. The books were thick with tiny print. Everything was in black ink with small, black and white photos. Boring.
It was just memorization of dates, treaties, purchases, and wars and I had no interest in any of it. I had no concept of those things yet.
It was the only class I didn't get an 'A' in.
But then in a stroke of luck, a new teacher came to teach 'History' one year and she was young and fun and she made it so interesting, that suddenly, I got it. I got an 'A' that year, too.
Now of course, we all know that history is one of the MOST IMPORTANT subjects you must learn.
I would be happy to see American Civics brought back. Kids have no clue what our rights are, how the govt works, what checks and balances are
Without this; we will just continue to degenerate
We are not a Democracy and many have no clue what a democracy actually is
I had social studies in my later years. I guess I should say I graduated in 85. Social studies was the biggest bore ever. Nobody went into that class with any seriousness. A nap was the best you could garner. Cs across the board.
I hated Social Studies. It was required every year. The books were thick with tiny print. Everything was in black ink with small, black and white photos. Boring.
It was just memorization of dates, treaties, purchases, and wars and I had no interest in any of it. I had no concept of those things yet.
It was the only class I didn't get an 'A' in.
But then in a stroke of luck, a new teacher came to teach 'History' one year and she was young and fun and she made it so interesting, that suddenly, I got it. I got an 'A' that year, too.
Now of course, we all know that history is one of the MOST IMPORTANT subjects you must learn.