Ideas and concepts like citizenship, history, and values are taught in Social Studies through various manners. Concepts and principles taught in Social Studies will better prepare students for life. The following paper will look into my beliefs about the purpose of Social Studies, the content that I plan to teach, outcomes I expect from learners, methods that I plan to utilize, and how through these parts I will be a catalyst for change. The nature of learners is that they are all different and they all want to learn.
All students are unique in their race, age, learning capabilities, and learning styles.
To go along with this theory, I think that a teacher needs to have multiple approaches to teaching in order to reach all students. I will not use only one approach, instead I will use technology, visuals, lectures, worksheets, hands on activities, and peer teaching in my classroom to ensure that all learners are reached. I think that all students want to learn and that it is the teacher s job to find ways to reach the students. Students also have a role in their peers learning in a sense that they will be around them throughout the year. The purpose of Social Studies, through my viewpoint, deals with a couple of different concepts.