After finishing the text I have a few things to say. First
off, I never thought anyone could make the subject of social studies fun to
teach. I have had plenty of social studies and history classes before and I
could honestly say not one of them used the methods that were used in this
book.
Sarah Kartchner Clark not only wrote a masterpiece she also kept me
interested in the entire book. I will definitely use most if not all the
strategies that she laid out in the text.
There are very few books that I have read over the years that pertain to
teaching that I could say I would hold on to; however this is one that will be
in my classroom for years to come.
The author has been writing and publishing curriculum for
over ten years and has written more than forty books throughout her career and
it shows. The methods are well-thought-out, carefully planned, give great
details for the teacher and offer tremendous insight to each lesson.
The good
thing about this book is even if you teach a subject other than social studies;
you can find one specific to your content area of simply use this book and
incorporate the subject that you teach.
I covered nine of the lessons in my post so far, but I
haven’t even scratched the surface of what this book has in it. If you are a
new teacher or someone who has been around the block like I have this is a must
have.
For a new teacher it will give you great examples of lessons to try in
your classroom or if you a seasoned teacher it could help with the burnout that
comes with years in the field. Either way I highly recommend this book. Feel
free to ask any question regarding the text at any time I will be glad to
answer them if I can. The title of the book is Writing Strategies for Social Studies by Sarah Kartchner Clark, the
isbn is 978-1-4258-0058-1 and I picked it up from Amazon for around
twenty-bucks. This has been a great way to examine areas of this text and look forward to hearing your feedback. Signing off.
I'll take your advise. This sounds like a "how to" work that I can use.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very interesting book. I think a talented teacher knows how to make her class interactive. I had a math teacher and her class was fun for students. she has many methods to make math as an interesting subject.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very interesting book. I think a talented teacher knows how to make her class interactive. I had a math teacher and her class was fun for students. she has many methods to make math as an interesting subject.
ReplyDeleteI did have a great social studies teacher - and also a world class bore. One was our football coach, the other basketball - go figure. The coaches in my small sports town were classically hired to coach first, teach second so the BB coach was par for the course. But our football coach, absolutely loved social studies and thus kept us engaged regardless of the day.
ReplyDeleteI say all this because I too believe social studies overall a dry subject, tough to teach - I think the coach who was so good was an anomaly, so your thoughts on the quality of your text was good to hear. Perhaps I'll send a copy to my old BB coach. . .
I think every teacher should make his/her class attractive and fun for students. Doing this can also help students to learn materials better, while having fun.
ReplyDeleteI would think the same as you that nobody could make social studies interesting to read about. I never liked the subject of social studies as a student. The way you talk about it really makes me interested in it. I'm glad you were able to enjoy this book and share everything you loved about it with us!
ReplyDeleteI would think the same as you that nobody could make social studies interesting to read about. I never liked the subject of social studies as a student. The way you talk about it really makes me interested in it. I'm glad you were able to enjoy this book and share everything you loved about it with us!
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