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Article: Social studies in the era of No Child Left Behind: a position statement of National Council for the Social Studies.(NCSS Position Statement)
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- Social Education
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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"A primary object ... should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing ... than ... communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?"--George Washington
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is increasingly alarmed by the erosion of the importance of social studies in the United States. This erosion, in large part, is a consequence of the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Since the introduction of NCLB, there has been a steady reduction in the amount of time spent in the teaching of ...