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Abstract
For many years, the problem of low achievers has been the object of much concern on the part of both parents and educators. Moreover, the magnitude of the problem has not been diminished over the years. Because of the increasing complexity and interdependency of American society, today, more than ever before, immediate attention must be focused on these youngsters in order that meaningful programs of instruction can be developed for them. This seems to be especially necessary in the social studies field because it
is charged with producing informed and responsible citizens. Since citizenship is so important, the social studies must be concerned with all pupils, not with just some of them. One author is highly critical of the public school system in this nation. She is concerned about the twenty-four percent of the youth who do not finish high school and the seventy per cent who are not bound for college.
