Chapter eight is about the complexity of Social Studies and the difficulty behind incorporating history, psychology, anthropology, geography, economics, sociology, and political science into every day teaching and lesson planning. This chapter was very helpful when trying to figure out how to make connections between the content areas. Currently I am novice teaching in a middle school geography classroom and I am constantly trying to make theses kinds of connections but it is quite difficult to get them all accomplished. Time seems to always be in the way of teachers.The point I want to make with my future students is that they need to open their eyes to see the big picture. For example, if I am giving a lesson on the history of slavery I do not want them to just take in the words coming out of my mouth I want them to sit in their seats and be able to go through each lens of social studies and make connections. Before I even get to the next section of a lesson I want them to be pondering questions such as, "how much of an impact did this have on the economy or politics".
Is there a secret to getting students to this inquiry stage? or does it just take routine and time?
My favorite part of this chapter is when Cantu discussed using history with movies about historical events. times, or people. I plan to work with this idea constantly in my classroom. It is important to show students the Hollywood side of history and the real history. Though it is one of my favorite books and movies, The Great Gatsby is a wonderful example of a Hollywood twist on the 1920s.
http://www.historyplace.com/films/
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