Poor and Standards

I've been meaning to write about the endless, recursive debate about Social Studies standards - itself a byproduct of the late, great, eternal debate over the Profiles in Learning.

I haven't yet. Too much going on. It's a shame, because if there's anything that schools should do and try to do well, it's social studies. They tend not to - and the debate over the standards is potentially vital.

Fortunately, the SCSU Scholars are providing team coverage. Give them a read - and follow the story.

I'll be commenting in the future, but just from the perspective of a parent who is becoming more and more furious at the inadequacy and political motivation of social studies education in our schools.