It's time to transform social studies teaching.

From: The Social Studies | Date: July 1, 1996| Author: Hope, Warren C. | Copyright information

Social studies teaching in schools needs to be transformed in order to sustain students' interest. Introduction of telecommunications technology, visual media and experimental learning are some of the tools that teachers can employ to make the subject interesting and enhance creativity and better understanding in students. Mutual involvement of teachers and students and a change of attitude, help to make the course relevant, dynamic and worth pursuing. Student apathy results from the teachers...

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