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 5/21/2008 12:46 PM
 
Interesting question of which I also would like to know the answer.
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 10/8/2008 2:02 PM
 

Dear Mr Gonzales,

 Storytelling is indeed a good way to capture learners’ interest. It is about memories, but it opens the rules to include imagination and to create something new that accepts who they are and where they are in the moment. Creative storytelling does not have to have a beginning, middle and end, nor does it have to make sense. For example, a character can have three names and words can be nonsensical. You seem to apply this technique in History? Nowadays, story-telling is being enhanced with the convergence of sociology, pedagogy, and technology. Many facets of story-telling emulate real life processes, which can be represented either as complex story graphs or as interleaved sub-problems. The question arises: as you are a Social Sciences teacher and you like to follow up on stories of famous people, you have a pertinent historical focus. How do you deal with issues pertaining to Geography and how do you integrate the two disciplines in order to create a real Social Sciences field?

Greetings, RK

 

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 10/24/2008 8:30 AM
 

 you have a point there mr. kuhlesr.. but the application of this method is also effective because the students can also portray that they are the ones who are experiencing the situation. thus in story telling they can also arrive in one or more dilemma that can strech their experiences about a particular situation and on how they will deal on that situation. this can also help the students in solving some of the problems regarding their society. indeed it is social studies and can be applied in other sub fields of social studies. and thanks for pointing it out :)

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 10/5/2009 3:31 PM
 
My hoofvak op universiteit was Geografie en dus nie Geskiedenis nie. Ek vind dit vreeslik moeilik om voor te berei vir daardie afdeling van die werk. Kan enige iemand vir my raad gee oor moontlike webblaaie wat ek kan besoek om myself beter voor te berei. Buiten die feit dat ek sukkel om dit voor te berei het ek ook 'n gebrek aan kennis oor die afdeling is daar dalk beskikbare boeke of ander akademici wat my kan help in die aspek?
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 5/20/2010 2:44 PM
 

Hi Derynm

Social Sciences is a combination of 2 disciplines, History and Geography. Your problem is quite common among Social Sciences teachers who may have specialised in one of the two disciplines at university. Try to collaborate with History teachers at your school and district. In some schools, Social Sciences is taught by two teachers (History and Geography) and both disciplines are allocated equal time on the school's time table.

Best wishes

Maureen Keitumetse Modiba

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