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Welcome to the Humanities page!

What is meant by "humanities" and what will the course be like?

New this year to Wayland-Cohocton High School is the beginnings of a humanities curriculum, which aligns the US History and English 11 (American Literature) course curriculums.  Because themes found in our nation's history are very evident in our literature, the goal of this alignment is to bring these two contents, which have traditionally been separated, together.  This allows for several advantages, including less repetition of information and/or work.  For example, during the first few weeks of school, students following this curriculum will have one essay to write that will count for both  their History and English courses, aiming for quality over quantity.

Ideally, all work would be able to overlap between the courses.  However, with two very different sets of standards for both courses, and two different regents exams, our primary focus is still to meet the individual expectations for our respective contents.  Therefore, we will occasionally be more independent than at other times throughout the year.  Aligning our curriculums is a priority; however, it had to come second at times in order for us to meet our objectives. 

Where did the idea of a humanities curriculum come from?

The idea of having a humanities curriculum is not something created here at WCCS.  It is a growing trend in education that has been gaining in popularity among school districts because of its effectiveness.  Eventually, we would like to offer Humanities as an elective so that the curriculums could be even more aligned and some student stressors, such as being inundated with work that is sometimes redundant, could be alleviated. 

Who will be following the humanities curriculum?

Native Americans

European Exploration

Colonization

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