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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Didn't realize anyone liked the current social studies curriculum, such as it is.[/quote]

As far as I can tell as a ES parent, there is practically no social studies. [/quote]

My 2nd grader is learning about the 3 Branches of government etc.....[/quote]

Likely only because the teachers modified the curriculum. There’s also a great free reading curriculum from Great Minds but we aren’t allowed to use it. Have to use DCPS designed unit plans that require hours of modification just to make sense. There is a pilot so hopefully in a few years...[/quote]
I hope there's no social studies. 2nd graders should be learning their letters along with numbers. The only stories they need to hear come from children's books. [/quote]

Np:  Glad you aren’t an educator, PP.  That’s not how learning works.[/quote]
How do you know? Learning US Government in 2nd grade in not age-appropriate.[/quote]

Huh?  Of course it is.  They learn basics, like that the Constitution is the document that sets up our government and that the Capitol (you know, that big building right over there...) is where laws get made.

In their daily lives, children in DC encounter a lot more manifestations of government — federal and local (tax dollars pay for schools and for garbage service!) than they do farm animals! (how many DC kids have actually heard a cow moo?)

For the “letters and numbers” poster, reading requires general knowledge of the world around you.  That knowledge gives you context and vocabulary.  A kid will never get past reading about farm animals if they don’t have a broad enough base of knowledge for other reading to make sense.

In any event[/quote]

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