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Hicksville Public Schools Social Studies
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Hicksville Public Schools Social Studies
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Clio's Call "Every calling is great when greatly pursued." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. How do we instill in our students a passion for the
past? Passion for the past is about Thomas Jefferson's maxim, "Any nation
that expects to be ignorant and free is never what was and what never will
be." We need to know about who we are and where we have come from, good or
bad, if we are to move forward as a people and nation. We cannot possibly
know who we are or where we fit into the scheme of things unless we have a
solid understanding of how we have gotten to where we are. Memory shapes
our character. Our goal as a social studies department is to instill in
our future generations the story of our past. The department strives for a
humanities-based approach to teach history which allows students to
experience and feel history through the study of art, music and
literature. In so doing, we hope that the muse of history, Clio, one of
Zeus' nine daughters, will beckon students with her siren call. In
answering her call, students will embark on a noble quest which will reap many
rewards along the way. |
