Thursday, January 30, 2014

Is the United States Constitution still taught in US public schools?

This question seems most like an argumentative one with no definitive answer, so I will present to you both sides of the argument.
One could certainly argue that the United States Constitution is taught in US public schools. To support this claim, you could discuss how the majority of school systems across the country include a required US History course to be taken in high school. Prior to that, US history is integrated into elementary curriculum at certain points within social studies classes that begin sometime in the upper primary grades. Most often, students are exposed to the preamble, the Bill of Rights, and the most significant amendments.
However, one could also argue that the Constitution is not really “taught” in US public schools but rather that students are merely exposed to its contents. Rather than learning about the Constitution in depth, the majority of students only receive a survey of the document.
Therefore, one could argue that while students have cursory knowledge of the Constitution, they do not actually receive much instruction on its purpose or application.

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