I really enjoyed this article as it deals with issues that I have been facing while teaching multiple grades in a one room school! I appreciated the discussion work on horizontal and vertically spiraling curriculum and having inquiry loops for each grade level. Extensive time and effort has been needed to figure out what standards in Social Studies have been taught to the students over the past several years. Self-paced learning is an aspect of teaching and learning that I try to implement for each of my students.
I was also intrigued by the author stating that she tries to meet the teachers where they are at. New ideas are always stressful for educators and knowing that expectations may be different for teachers based on their knowledge seems to ease some of the frustrations that may occur. By working on the universality and consistency in the language of inquiry, students may be able to understand major concepts with the building of knowledge at each grade level.
Very interesting information that I can definitely think about while teaching my students social studies.
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