Social Studies Reflection

Social Studies is a subject on a variety of different concepts as it ranges from geography to politics as well as Canadian and world history. Social class is often discouraging to students, as it is a lot of information to process and to remember. According to a study, Smith (2016) “ social studies is one of the least popular of all the commonly taught subjects” (P. 3). I believe this statement to be true as the subject in my experience was commonly taught through note taking and textbook readings in the classrooms. As a future teacher I have the ability to change this perception on the subject of social studies and turn it into a fun and exciting learning experience for all students to enjoy. Growing up, my feelings toward the subject of social studies was rather mixed. It was not one of the classes I dreaded going to, but was also not a class I got excited for. I learned the social studies concepts best when completing projects whether it is individually or in groups. I found these projects effective because it allowed me to express creativity, and research the concepts that I found important, rather than just writing a boring report/essay. Furthermore, field trips was another effective way in learning social studies as it gets the class out of the room and into the society that is being taught in the classroom. An example of this is when my grade six class went to the legislative building in Edmonton. This field trip accompanied the concept of democracy in the grade six