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Hall County schools committee finds social studies curriculum lacking
School board tries to increase depth, retain reach
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Events, names and dates about the American Revolution are discussed in Matt Phillips’ social studies class at West Hall High School. Changes have been made to the social studies curriculum recently after a committee was formed in response to concerns that the curriculum was broad-reaching but lacked depth.
Social studies coursework may give students more to remember than to learn, according to findings by a Hall County Schools committee on curriculum for the subject. The committee, formed a year ago in response to concerns the curriculum was broad-reaching but lacked depth, has made some recommendations on increasing the depth of the curriculum without neglecting its reach. “What we asked them to do was rank the importance (of different parts of the curriculum),” said Nath Morris, chairman of Hall’s Board of Education.