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How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

The Hechinger Report

Ultimately, we can’t prepare children for living in a rich, diverse democracy if we don’t expose them to the controversial topics inherent in our democracy.”. The C3 framework — the three Cs refer to college, career and civic life — includes curriculums in civics, economics, geography and history.

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

Related: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics. One of the top subjects for those emergency credentials is middle school science: The state issued 83 emergency credentials in the topic in 2020. Some states have experienced epic teacher shortages for years.