3. What are the relationships between social studies education and society?

Well.. 'enuff said. Let me just quote from my last post. The role of SS education as I teach it to my students is:

To have them wide-eyed and see the world beyond conventional truth claims,

To help them grow, mature and go beyond innocent thoughts ingrained.

'To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.'

To see for themselves that the world ain't simply what some paint it to to be,

And with that critical knowledge, know there is much more responsibility.

'It is right it should be so;
Man was made for joy and woe;
And when this we rightly know,
Thro' the world we safely go.'

And that is the role of SS education, and its relationship with society.