As I read through the pages of The Social Studies Wars by Ronald W. Evans, I wasn’t surprised to hear of the many ways in which social studies education has been crafted, changed, and emphasized in such differing ways throughout time. It is clear to me now that most everyone has some type of agenda, laden with items they would love to place on a highlight reel for others to absorb and accept as noteworthy truths, and that social studies education continuously remains a battleground for these opposing agendas and ideals. A major takeaway, then, is that the label of “social studies” truly encompasses such a large territory, yet all of this terrain (comprised of areas such as American history, world history, economics, civics/good citizenship, geography) stems back to some form of our need to shape human interaction for “the better.” The problem, however, is the varying d...