Years of work ended today with a decision by the Utah State Board of Education, to update what will be taught in elementary classrooms.
Meadowlark Elementary sixth-grade teacher and 2021 Teacher of The Year John Arthur says the work it took to finally reach this decision was arduous.
19 teachers, including Arthur, were involved in the process of updating the social studies teaching guidelines in elementary school classrooms. The board deliberated, made some changes finally and approved these new standards Thursday morning. They are an overview of what students are expected to learn in a year in that subject. K-4 grade standards were passed a couple of weeks ago, but fifth-grade and sixth-grade standards were approved on Thursday, concluding the process.
Arthur said he hopes there’s more attention now to the importance of what is taught in social studies classes.
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