Why Social Science?
Engaging students in powerful social science instruction is critical to our democracy and essential to the success of every child in whatever their chosen college and career pathways. To meet the demands of college, career and civic life, our students must be engaged in deep and meaningful exploration of history, geography, economics and civics—the core disciplinary domains of the Illinois Social Science Standards.
In social science classrooms students not only build critical literacy and numeracy skills, they also develop the skills, habits and dispositions to critically interrogate the world around them, to evaluate and assess information from a variety of sources, to work collaboratively with others, and to make informed decisions about who they want to be and plan how they will take action in the world.
Know our History. Understand our Present. Shape our Future.
