Civics and Citizenship: Learning about controversial issues and active citizenship
TERM 2 What is happening in Year 4 … Each Tuesday we will be busy learning to be ‘active citizens’! We will explore democracy and how Australian’s have a voice in our democratic society. Your child will develop their own democratic voice as they learn to respect the views of other students and articulate their own points of view in a respectful manner (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2016) We will discuss what a responsible citizen looks like and develop potential action plans for our class within the school and community as we develop the skills and knowledge to discuss relevant controversial issues in a democratic manner (Gilbert & Hoepper, 2014). These studies come under the learning area HASS, a term becoming more familiar in your discussions at home. HASS stands for Humanities and Social Sciences and includes the learning areas of Geography, History, Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Busines...