Learning Strategies/ Social Studies

Well, this is my last blog. I have to say this class has been such a great experience for me. I will be leaving this class much a much different view about the Social Studies.

 I really dreaded having to take this class. Social Studies was always my worst subject in school. I did not have a good attitude about it and did not do well. Even as an adult, I feel like I am pretty dumb when it comes to Social Studies. I always felt like I didn't even know the basics. I don't want to blame my teachers, but I am. =)  Every Social Studies teacher I had, taught solely from the text book. We would round robin read, look vocabulary words up in the back of the book, answer the 3 question at the end of every chapter, and take a test. It was HORRIBLE! I have learned from this class that is is very important to engage students as they learn. Make it fun to learn. Make children fun to learn. We have learned so many different fun and engaging strategies on how to teach the aspects of Social Studies. I really enjoyed this class. My views on the Social Studies have greatly changed. I would love to teach the Social Studies to children one day =) .