Ruth I. Shirey
Executive Director
This pamphlet explains the importance of geography in the curriculum of primary, middle, and secondary schools. Its goals are two-fold: (1) to convince education decision-makers such as you of the importance of supporting geography education and (2) to provide some ideas about how the first goal might be accomplished.
Since this pamphlet is intended for decision-makers working in a wide variety of settings, not all of the arguments for geography instruction may apply to your situation, and not all of the suggestions for promoting the teaching of geography will be appropriate. Nevertheless, we believe that the information contained in this document should aid you in initiating or improving geography instruction within your jurisdiction.
The members of the National Council for Geographic Education welcome you involvement in stimulating more and better geography teaching and learning. We believe that geography education is important for our students and for our future. We invite you to contact the NCGE if we can support efforts to improve your geography curriculum and instructional program.
Sincerely,
Ruth I. Shirey
Executive Director
| Page 1 - What Is Geography? |
| Page 2 - U.S. students know less geography that students in other countries |
| Page 3 - Geography helps us understand the world |
| Page 4 - Geography helps us understand our own country |
| Page 5 - Ways to improve geography teaching |
| Page 6 - To obtain additional information about geography education |