Assignment

Nature of school subjects

Submitted to: Sri Gopish AG Submitted By:Greeshma Radh

Submission Date: 9/12/2022 Optional Subject: social science

Introduction
Let us understand the importance of a few subjects taught in schools
Studying school subjects then provides us with a window on the wider educational
and political culture of a country. The accumulation of such studies will also aid
comparative study of global cultures: they are in fact the necessary precursor of
comparative study. We need detailed local and historical studies of how common
subject labels override different patterns of knowledge formation and
institutionalised practice.
 Languages

Social Sciences
School subjects
Science

Maths

Languages
Language occupies a key position in the School curriculum. More so at the
primary stage, because it is at this stage that the child is receiving formal
instruction in language for the first time. Before that, he/she was learning language
in an informal way primarily in the home. And since it is through language that the
child learns all the other subjects at school, this formal instruction in language
leads to his/her learning in other curricular areas as well. The language is always
believed to play a central role in learning. No matter what the subject area, students
assimilate new concepts when they listen, talk, read and write about what they are
learning. Speaking and writing reflects the thinking process that is taking place.
Students learn in language, therefore if their language is weak, so is their learning.
 It develops the basic skills required in life.
 They are speaking, reading, writing.
 It helps to develop concepts.
 It is a means of thinking and hence promotes thinking.It is a component
of higher order thinking skills.
 It is the most important tool in daily living
 It is the basic means to understand different subjects in the school
curriculum
 It is tool for making meaning
 It is a filter for assessing students’ outcome
 Making the children communicate themselves in different situations.
 Developing the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
 Understanding and reflecting on literature.
 Appreciating literature and engaging in creating literature
  Linking similar literatures and also developing met cognitive skills
Social Sciences
1. Awareness of the World and Environment:
Lessons in Social Studies related to topics like – My Family, My
Neighbourhood, Community Helpers, Early Man, Indus Valley Civilization,
Modern Period in Indian History, Indian Freedom Movement, etc teach students
about the various to know about their locality and nation and the world. This
knowledge enables the students to understand how the world and different societies
have evolved, the important events that have occurred in the past, enduring ideas
and eminent personalities that have created an impact and affected the lives of
people both locally, nationally and globally. It also helps students to understand
how different societies are structured, managed and governed. This in turn helps
students to understand their place in the world.
2. Develop Critical Thinking Abilities;
Social Studies inculcate higher order thinking abilities and skills like –
Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Evaluation and Synthesis, Creativity in
students. Learning a variety of topics such as – Natural Resources, Water
Resources, Transport, Communication, Caste System, Political Ideologies, Social
Reformers, Our Cultures, United Nations, etc give students a chance to gain
appropriate information and data in various contexts. The information gained
allows students to make relevant observations, identify similarities and differences,
and make connections between related concepts, ideas and resources.
3. Enhance the Social Understanding Of Students:
Different topics included in the Social Studies curriculum for various age
groups like – Festivals of India, Different types of Families, Clothes We Wear,
Food We Eat, Our Country, States of India, My Community, Socio-Religious
Reforms, Challenging the Caste System – help students to observe, learn and
understand human behaviour, values and attitudes and the interrelationships which
exist among different people.
4. makes students aware that the society they live in,
Learning about the different religions, social and cultural beliefs, castes and
creed, nationalities and ethnicity, values, languages, festivals, food and clothing,
types of families is diverse and multicultural and yet there is interdependence and
inter-relatedness between different people, families, cultures, religions and
countries. This helps students to recognize the benefits and challenges of living in
a world with multiple cultures and ideologies.
 5. understand the importance of democracy
Rights and freedoms and the fact that in order to live and coexist peacefully
each and everyone needs to respect, trust and balance the various opinions, values
and attitudes, lifestyles, cultures and practices and ideologies existing in society.
6. Helps students to become better citizens:
Subjects in Social Studies like Economics, Political Science and History
educate students on Political Ideologies, Constitutional Laws, Citizenship, Rights
and Duties, Morals and Virtues, Social Code of Conduct, thus making children
aware of their roles and responsibilities particularly in relation to social and civic
affairs. By providing relevant information and knowledge, skills and attitudes, the
study of Social Science prepares students to grow up as active, responsible, and
reflective members of society. It also teaches them to address societal and global
concerns using literature, technology and other identifiable community resources.
7. Social studies classes help students understand the responsibilities
That citizens— including themselves—have in their communities. Through
social studies, students learn how all levels of government function and become
familiar with the role that citizens play in shaping the legal and political
landscapes. Students also gain the ability to compare and critically analyze
different government styles.
Science
Science education is the field concerned with sharing science content and
process with individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific
community. Teaching science well can nurture curiosity, can satisfy some of that
yearning to understand WHY. Having a methodology to turn our native curiosity
into knowledge it gives us the power and possibility of invention, of finding
solutions to problems.
With the knowledge of science, one can learn to think logically and solve a
problem. It is this problem-solving skill, which is learnt in the early years that
enables a person to solve problems. Communications, medicine, transportation,
and almost everything we see around us are mainly present because individuals
have used their knowledge of science to create real life applications. Knowledge in
this subject also enables us to understand many other subjects better.
Science helps to learn about how the earth functions and how to make use of
natural resources. It also teaches us how the lack of these resources affects living
things, and how one can conserve these resources.
 Science helps you us to learn about the various weather conditions and
helps us to distinguish between normal weather and dangerous weather. With this
knowledge, you can stay alert about natural disasters or survive the disaster.
Science helps to proceed with analytical thinking and results in solving our
problems. Every decision we make is based on these processes
Maths
Maths is part and parcel of our time. We start our day with math
 It helps to maintain our finances: - Balancing one’s bank account, for
example, is an important life skill that requires math in order to subtract
balances. People who know math are therefore less likely to go into debt
because they did not know how much money 53 they had versus how much
money they spent. Math helps us have better problem-solving skills.
 Maths helps us think analytically and have better reasoning
abilities:-
Analytical thinking refers to the ability to think critically about the world
around us. Reasoning is our ability to think logically about a situation.
Analytical and reasoning skills are important because they help us solve
problems and look for solutions.
 Maths is used in practically every career in some way; - Obviously,
mathematicians and scientists rely on mathematical principles to do the most
basic aspects of their work such as test hypotheses. While scientific careers
famously involve math, they are not the only careers to do so.
 Maths is all around us and helps us understand the world better; -
To live in a mathematically-driven world and not know math is like walking
through an art museum with your eyes closed. Learning and appreciating math
can help one to appreciate things that would not otherwise notice about the
world.