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Blind Acceptance of Authority
Lessons in history and geography were focused on glorification of the Constitution and the federal government that was emerging in the 1790s. Studied the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and celebration of the Revolutionary War. -
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Committee of 10
To clarify goals and provide guidelines of secondary education the committee of ten set down a regimen of instruction that was focused on modern history with a little bit of civics and economics mixed in. -
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The AHA Committee of Seven
The American Historical Association appointed this committee to study the role of history in secondary schools. They put in place a four-year program of history classes to prepare students for college. -
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Reactions to the NEA Report
Report called for a broad, interdisciplinary, and modern approach to social studies. -
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Rugg's Textbook Controversy
These textbooks were criticized for bashing the role of government and free enterprise. Thus, imposing socialistic ideas throughout the youth. -
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Attacks on American History
Allan Nevins, a respected historian of his time, thought that U.S. history was no longer being sufficiently taught in the nations schools. Despite a lot of support from social studies leadership the accusations stayed undermining social studies in the public's view. -
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The Cold War Years
Increasing attacks on progressive education emerged largely in social studies. They critiqued the education system for mixing the different disciplines of social studies. They often linked progressive education to communism. -
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The New Social Studies
The new social studies focused on creating separate disciplines within secondary social studies education. This was a large shift from the former practice of piling on "factual" information. -
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Synthesis of Social Sciences
Three eminent social scientists developed a vision in which "different disciplines are called upon to play the dominant analytical role in a unit" (p. 25). Therefore, the social studies unit might use one major discipline blended with others. -
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The Mid 1970s
Accusations of declining test scores led to a "return to the basics" in which the Secretary of Education, William Bennett, returned social studies to "pure and unfettered disciplines" (p. 27). -
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Recent Efforts to Modify the Curriculum
The NCSS formally defined the social studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence" (p. 28).