Another school year has begun complete with bright eyes, enthusiasm, high hopes, and high expectations. I am looking forward to a very exciting semester in Civics and Economics. This year we are implementing a brand new curriculum - North Carolina Essential Standards and are combining it with the new Common Core Standards. What this means is that the content of the course (the Essential Standards) have changed, a little - I mean, how much can a study of civic and economics change? This amounts to a few tweaks in the order in which things are taught, a new emphasis on Personal Financial Literacy, and the moving of some of the history to the American History I course. The changes brought by the Common Core are changes in some of the things we do educationally, particularly in the realm of literacy. In fact, on Day 1 we began with literacy skill when we looked at the Preamble to the Constitution and analyzed for its meaning and importance.
Secondly, this is the year of a Presidential Election! You cannot ask for a more exciting event for a civics class, what a teachable moment! There will be countless examples in the news and to talk about that will make civics and economics much more accessible and real in the classroom that a student would have to put forth effort to NOT do well in the class.
The website is undergoing many revisions to reflect the new curriculum. At present you may find the pages behaving erratically or in an unexpected manner. I apologize, but please bear with it until I can get every page fully updated. And, as always, every page is always under construction, that is to say, i am constantly tweaking, changing, and updating already existing pages to reflect the most current information I can get my hands on. So again, you patience will be most appreciated.
I am looking forward to a fun, engaging, enlightening, and successful semester. Together, we can make this a reality for everyone involved.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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