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Archive Home > 2007 > January > 30 > Is social studies understudied?

Is social studies understudied?

State requirements focus on science, math; some wonder why civics gets left behind

By Monique Balas / The Bulletin
January 30, 2007

Kevin Barnett, a senior at Mountain View High School, thinks his American government class focuses too much on text and not enough on current events.

"We learn a lot of book-work stuff, but I don't think we learn enough about what's actually happening," Barnett said, "or how our....

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