social studies
plural nounDefinition of social studies
: a part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology
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And in Room 117, where Josh Bullock teaches social studies, there’s another marker of the day no one can forget. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, "After the fire in Paradise, a bittersweet back-to-school for a town still reeling," 16 Aug. 2019 The seven categories in which campuses can earn a distinction are English language arts/reading, math, science, social studies, academic growth, closing performance gaps and post-secondary readiness. — Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle, "Lamar CISD earns ‘A’ in TEA’s Accountability Rating System," 15 Aug. 2019 Emily Wood, an incoming social studies teacher at North Carroll Middle School, is one of the first-year teachers and also was a product of CCPS, having graduated from Francis Scott Key. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "‘I think we’ve chosen well and so have you’: Carroll schools welcome new teachers," 15 Aug. 2019 Freeman, a social studies teacher at Braintree for 23 years, takes over the two-time defending Division 1 state champions from Kristen McDonnell, who stepped down in June after 10 seasons to take the boys’ basketball coaching position at Norwood. — Brandon Chase, BostonGlobe.com, "Braintree names Matt Freeman girls’ basketball coach," 13 Aug. 2019 Geisick began his career in education as a classroom teacher at Andrew Hill High School in San Jose, teaching social studies, English language development and journalism. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Saratoga community briefs for the week of Aug. 16," 11 Aug. 2019 Payne-Elliott had worked as a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral since 2006. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "Catholic school controversy: Rainbow streamers welcome back Cathedral students," 8 Aug. 2019 Teachers selected for the program must be English or social studies teachers at the middle or high school level, have taught at least five years, are at least five years from retirement and currently teach the Holocaust in their classroom. — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, "Palm Beach County educators participate in Holocaust seminar at Columbia University," 19 July 2019 In Baltimore County, however, students are first taught about the Holocaust in their sophomore year social studies class. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "As more states pass laws mandating Holocaust education, Maryland holds back," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'social studies.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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