The D.C. State Board of Education is is proposing a new set of social studies standards for the city’s 96,000 students, an exercise that hasn’t been done since 2006.
: In both the old and new curriculum, children start to learn about themselves and how they fit into their communities. They use words like “close” and “far away” to describe locations. They also identify historical figures who improved their communities, and gain an understanding of why people work and how money is used.The old curriculum asks students to describe the events and people celebrated on national holidays, including D.C. Emancipation Day, Martin Luther King Jr.
The new curriculum places special focus on giving students an understanding of the geography of Indigenous nations. They get familiar with primary and secondary sources, and examine artifacts — such as photos and petroglyphs — to learn about the past and consider how human life has changed over time. Students explore early civilizations in Egypt, China, Rome, the Americas and modern-day Iraq.
The updated curriculum includes the word “colonization,” which is absent from the old fourth-grade standards. Students explore the “impact of European colonization and oppression on the human rights of Indigenous Nations,” examining the legacies of explorers such as Christopher Columbus. Students will understand the lasting impact of the Europeans’ arrival in the Americas.
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