What is teaching social studies / really all about

To understand context / of California's drought

To read between the lines /

Of North Koreas lies /

To explore the world around us /

And see what we can find /

If you want to be the best that you can be /

And understand this thing we call democracy /

Then put your phone down / turn yourself around

And take a deep breath and listen to this sound /

Of my voice / in your ear / speaking clear

Asking questions about adventures far and near

Like how did we decide that power should stem

From the color of your skin

And not the length of your hem?

(Or)

Why so many people staying needy

When everything they need is in the pockets of the greedy?

It's time to take charge/ you can lead or you can follow

But know that taking orders/ is a hard pill to swallow

I've given you the tools to succeed /So put it all together/ and work as a team

Won't be finished in a day/ you won't be finished in a week

It takes more than time to destroy apathy

It's the C-O-double-L-E-C-T-I-V-E approach

Without it you'll be living all alone just like a roach

To see it/ believe it/ to breath it/ to grow

We need to/ commit to/ the choices/ we know

Will help students put their lives in context

And not just study/ for the next big state test

We're adults, it's our duty to learn from out faults

And raise a generation that will give it their all

See

It's up to you and me

To be the best that we can be

Collectively