One of those involved
social studies students» picking a history topic; coming up with a question and thesis; writing a research paper to the
standards of The Concord Review, a journal that publishes
secondary school students» research work; and presenting what they learned to community members and local experts at a symposium.
To ensure that
secondary students are capable of accessing varied information about the world around them, Washington should also — either through testing frameworks or teacher
standards — include literacy skills and using text as a means to build content knowledge in history /
social studies, science, technical subjects and the arts.