A Study Of Citizen Education In American Middle School Social Studies

American social studies is a humanities course, which takes history as a core discipline. The goal of social studies is to cultivate the ability of the citizens. At the same time, it’s an important part of civil education.This paper by settling the articles of social education to analyze United States citizenship education in social studies. Social education is published by NCSS.Founded in 1921, NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all the 50 states, the District of Columbia,and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary,secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political science,sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education. Organized into a network of more than 110 affiliated state, local, and regional councils and associated groups, the NCSS membership represents K–12 classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, social studies supervisors, and leaders in the various disciplines that constitute the social studies.From the organizer of magazine, articles of magazine selected system and journal articles authors, we can see that the authority of social education.Social Education, NCSS’s flagship journal, contains a balance of theoretical content and practical teaching ideas. The award-winning resources include techniques for using materials in the classroom, information on the latest instructional technology,reviews of educational media, research on significant social studies-related topics, and lesson plans that can be applied to various disciplines. Departments include Looking at the Law, Surfing the Net, and Teaching with Documents. The articles of social education is typical and representative. Its content is useful for all of teacher.The new America’s social studies standard clearly states that the purpose of social studies is to develop responsible citizens.Social studies theme is essentially civic education.Social studies is a direct manifestation of civic education curriculum.United States citizen education of citizens having a four-point character.Firstly, Informed and thoughtful; secondly,Participate in their communities; thirdly,Act politically; fourthly, Moral and civic virtues.United States high school social studies for students to have such quality of citizens launched a series of civic education. The Social Education praised the threecharacteristics of United States civic education in secondary social studies. First of all,it emphasis on basic literacy of citizens’ comprehensive education; Secondly, it emphasizes citizens based on social practice ability cultivation; it emphasizes the democratic education.Social studies education of United States citizens is worthy for reference, We have to learn experience critically. Most importantly, We need to find out a suitable civic education path for our country.