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Saint Louis University Revision No. 01

School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts Effectivity June 07, 2021
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Let us reflect on the following statements.

Reflect on the following statements about social studies. In 150 words each, explain
what you understand about the statements.

2. “The purpose of social studies

1.“social studies education is
education is to help students develop
powerful, and not having
social understanding (i.e., knowledge
access to it, for whatever
of people and places near and far),
reason, is disabling
[geography] and now and then
intellectually, socially, and
[history]) and civic efficacy (i.e., the
morally.”
ability to think and act as a
democratic citizen in a diverse nation
and an interdependent world).”

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