Social Studies

Grade 12: Participation in Government and Economics & Economic Decision Making

Grade 12 Social Studies: Participation in Government

  Students studying participation in government in grade 12 experience a culminating course that relates the content and skills component of the K-12 social studies curriculum, as well as the total educational experience, to the individual student's need to act as a responsible citizen. Correspondingly, course content will:

• be interdisciplinary, for it will be drawn from areas beyond the defined social studies curriculum; will include life experience beyond classroom and school
• be related to problems or issues addressed by students, i.e., content in the form of data, facts, or knowledge may vary from school to school, but real and substantive issues at the local, State, national, and global levels should be integrated into the program.
• be in the form of intellectual processes or operations necessary to deal with data generated by problems or issues addressed, i.e., the substance of the course.

  In addition, the term "participation" is interpreted in the broad sense to include actual involvement in the community. Regardless if the activity is in-class, in-school or out-of-school; the goal is to involve students in the analysis of public issues which are chosen because of some unique interest or relevance to the individual student involved. Defining, analyzing, monitoring, and discussing issues and policies is the fundamental participatory activity in the grade 12 classroom.

**For more detailed information on the curriculum, including standards, concepts and themes, interdisciplinary connections, and suggested documents and other resources selected by New York State teachers, please see pages 89 - 120 at the following link:

GRADE 12 PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT CURRICULUM
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Grade 12 Social Studies: Economics and Economic Decision Making

The study of economics in grade 12 provides students with the economic knowledge and skills that enable them to function as informed and economically literate citizens in our society and in the world. The course is designed to emphasize rational decision making, and encourage students to become wiser consumers as well as better citizens.

**For more detailed information on the curriculum, including standards, concepts and themes, interdisciplinary connections, and suggested documents and other resources selected by New York State teachers, please see pages 89 - 120 at the following link:

GRADE 12 ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC DECISION MAKING CURRICULUM
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In addition to the New York State mandated curriculum, economics students at Long Beach High School will also participate in the W!SE Financial Literacy Program. The W!SE program exposes students to the practical aspects of economic decision making and aids them in becoming responsible consumers and citizens. More detailed information about the W!SE program can be found at the W!SE website:

W!SE Financial Literacy Program