Social Studies = War on Terror

To the Editor: There is a crisis in education that equals the threat of terrorism. We've lost the second generation of young Americans who don't know a lot about our country, our economic system, our history or how our democracy works. Instead of reinvesting in teaching young people about their nation's unique formation, our government is forcing educators to marginalize a subject once considered part of any school's core curriculum -- on the same level as English, math and science.