Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Essential Question
While trying to think of a clever essential question to ponder deeply over and over again, I came up with nothing. Let's face it, I am not the most witty of historians. But I did keep returning to a question that my answer seems to change daily to, "What is the goal of social studies or history education?" As I continue my studies, work in the classroom and my adventures in blogging, I will return to this question. I think being able to answer my goal of social studies or history education is, is crucial to my classroom.
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Glad we have essentially the same essential question. Even though it is very basic, I find myself asking my students every day, before every activity, "What are we trying to do here?"
ReplyDeleteSo it is only fitting that we ask ourselves that same question before we stand up and try to do whatever it is we're trying to do. Backwards planning anyone?