Interview
a teacher in the elementary grades regarding the teacher’s social studies
instruction. Include at least eight questions.

Create
your own questions such as:

1.
Do you use a textbook?

2.
What do you think of the standards for social studies?

3.
How much time is spent per day in this subject area?

Document
the interview questions and answers to submit with the Standards Essay.

Standards
Essay

Choose
one grade level in the elementary grades and evaluate the social studies
standards on the Arizona Department of Education’s website for that grade level
for such things as thoroughness, clarity, and two other criteria of your own
choosing.

Write
an essay of 1,000-1,250 words as a well-supported, objective, academic response
to the interview and standards investigation, analyzing how social studies is
currently taught today.