ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author talks about Steve Thornton's response to Jeff Passe's commentary. Passe convincingly argues why one should feel uncomfortable about the status quo in social studies. That is, social studies programs too often feature passive learning of forgettable information and skills from the academic disciplines rather than students drawing on the academic disciplines to support active inquiry into the demands of contemporary living. The author has no hesitation in agreeing with him that one need more of the latter and less of the former. It is a position advanced by a long line of leaders in the field, including the select few who, like Professor Passe, have had the distinction of serving as president of NCSS. The crux of his argument seems to be that the "1916 vision was never fully implemented". He more or less equates this report with his vision of what social studies should be.
