Week Eight
Reading Response:
Participating in the SRC or different sports being a participatory citizen was more of an option. While in elementary school the teacher was the one dictating that this is what we are doing and you must follow the instruction if you will be a part of it. There was little personally responsible citizens or leadership roles in an elementary schooling system. It is a shock to many individuals moving from grade eight to high school as the responsibility of the individual shifts greatly.
One thing that we did a lot in Social Studies was have debates, this is leaning towards being a justice-orientated citizen. However, whenever we heard that we were going to do a debate it was a big sigh. No one really wanted to be in a debate and did not really want to take part in the role of being a justice-orientated citizen. We would rather sit back and just be told what to do, how to feel and so on.
- What examples of citizenship education do you remember from your K-12 schooling? What types of citizenship (e.g. which of the three types mentioned in the article) were the focus?
Participating in the SRC or different sports being a participatory citizen was more of an option. While in elementary school the teacher was the one dictating that this is what we are doing and you must follow the instruction if you will be a part of it. There was little personally responsible citizens or leadership roles in an elementary schooling system. It is a shock to many individuals moving from grade eight to high school as the responsibility of the individual shifts greatly.
One thing that we did a lot in Social Studies was have debates, this is leaning towards being a justice-orientated citizen. However, whenever we heard that we were going to do a debate it was a big sigh. No one really wanted to be in a debate and did not really want to take part in the role of being a justice-orientated citizen. We would rather sit back and just be told what to do, how to feel and so on.
- Explore what this approach to the curriculum made (im)possible in regards to citizenship