Social Studies Curriculum Standards

After reading the standards regarding Social Studies for New Jersey students, I was impressed with what students have to know by the time they leave high school. Never going to a public school, I never had these standards enforced in my classrooms. However, I still believe that I was taught what I needed in order to be a successful History major, which is evident because I am that today. If teachers were to follow these standards, their unit plans could be easily planned out and students would leave the classroom with appreciation for history. My only suggestion would be to implement more of an emphasis upon world history culture as it is the basis for all history, including U.S.

Setting up the blog

This is not the first time I have read or used blogs. I have used them in other classes, mostly to voice our opinions and give input about the topics we were covering. However, I had difficulty getting this blog activated. For some unbeknownst reason, it was marked as spam and would not allow me to post, giving me messages that the account needed to be verified. Today I finally received an email accepting my blog. I am now about a week behind so I need to catch up with the rest of the class.