Teaching America
The Case for Civic Education
1st Edition
Published on 11. August 2011
220 pages
979-8-216-30254-4 (ISBN)
Description
In Teaching America, more than 20 leading thinkers sound the alarm over a crisis in citizenship-and lay out a powerful agenda for reform. The book's unprecedented roster of authors includes Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Senator Jon Kyl, Senator Bob Graham, Secretary Rod Paige, Alan Dershowitz, Juan Williams, Glenn Reynolds, Michael Kazin, Frederick Hess, Andrew Rotherham, Mike Feinberg, Seth Andrew, Mark Bauerlein and more.
Their message: To remain America, our country has to give its kids a civic identity, an understanding of our constitutional system, and some appreciation of the amazing achievements of American self-government. But we are failing. Young Americans know little about the Bill of Rights, the democratic process, or the civil rights movement. Three of every four high school seniors aren't proficient in civics, nine of ten can't cut it in U.S. history, and the problem is only aggravated by universities' disregard for civic education. Such civic illiteracy weakens our common culture, disenfranchises would-be voters, and helps poison our politics.
Their message: To remain America, our country has to give its kids a civic identity, an understanding of our constitutional system, and some appreciation of the amazing achievements of American self-government. But we are failing. Young Americans know little about the Bill of Rights, the democratic process, or the civil rights movement. Three of every four high school seniors aren't proficient in civics, nine of ten can't cut it in U.S. history, and the problem is only aggravated by universities' disregard for civic education. Such civic illiteracy weakens our common culture, disenfranchises would-be voters, and helps poison our politics.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
979-8-216-30254-4 (9798216302544)
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Persons
David Feith is an assistant editorial features editor at The Wall Street Journal and directs the Civic Education Initiative.
Content
Preface: Keeping the Republic
Introduction: Civic Education, Devalued
Part I: Making the Case
1. The Democratic Purpose of Education: From the Founders to Horace Mann to Today
2. Safeguarding American Exceptionalism: An Uninformed Citizenry Risks Ceding Excessive Power to Government
3.The Right to Know Your Rights: Civic Literacy, the Miranda Warnings, and Me
4. My Immigrant Tale: Assimilation and the Road to Success
Part II: From the White House to the Statehouse-Policymakers' Lessons Learned
5. Civic Nation: My White House Mission After 9/11
6. Civic Literacy and No Child Left Behind: A Lesson in the Limits of Government Power
7. A Failure of Leadership: The Duty of Politicians and Universities to Salvage Citizenship
8.Forgetting MLK's Dream: How Politics Threatens America's Civil Rights Memory
9. Revolutionary Ignorance: What Do Americans Know of the Original Tea Party?
10. Core Curriculum: How to Tackle General Illiteracy and Civic Illiteracy at the Same Time
Part III: In the Classroom-What Works, What Doesn't
11. Fighting Civic Malpractice: How a Harlem Charter School Network Closes the Civic Achievement Gap
12. The KIPP Approach: Be the Change You Wish to See in the World
13.The Wisdom of 20,000 Teachers: Strengthen State Requirements, Stop Marginalizing the Founders
14. Teaching Political Sophistication: On Self-Interest and the Common Good
Part IV: Among the Ivory Towers-Fighting Civic Neglect in Higher Education
15.Good History and Good Citizens: Howard Zinn, Woodrow Wilson, and the Historian's Purpose
16.Talk is Cheap: The University and the National Project, A History
17.Don't Believe the Hype: Young Voters Are Still Disengaged, and Universities Have Few Incentives to Fix It
18. Donor Intent: Strategic Philanthropy and Civic Education on Campus
Part V: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century
19. After the Digital Explosion: Education and the Threat to Civil Liberties in the Internet Age
20. How School Choice Enhances Civic Health: Vouchers and Informed Politics
21. Education vs. Indoctrination: What Separates Sound Policy from State Overreach?
22. Letter to President Obama: A Policy Approach for the Federal Government
Introduction: Civic Education, Devalued
Part I: Making the Case
1. The Democratic Purpose of Education: From the Founders to Horace Mann to Today
2. Safeguarding American Exceptionalism: An Uninformed Citizenry Risks Ceding Excessive Power to Government
3.The Right to Know Your Rights: Civic Literacy, the Miranda Warnings, and Me
4. My Immigrant Tale: Assimilation and the Road to Success
Part II: From the White House to the Statehouse-Policymakers' Lessons Learned
5. Civic Nation: My White House Mission After 9/11
6. Civic Literacy and No Child Left Behind: A Lesson in the Limits of Government Power
7. A Failure of Leadership: The Duty of Politicians and Universities to Salvage Citizenship
8.Forgetting MLK's Dream: How Politics Threatens America's Civil Rights Memory
9. Revolutionary Ignorance: What Do Americans Know of the Original Tea Party?
10. Core Curriculum: How to Tackle General Illiteracy and Civic Illiteracy at the Same Time
Part III: In the Classroom-What Works, What Doesn't
11. Fighting Civic Malpractice: How a Harlem Charter School Network Closes the Civic Achievement Gap
12. The KIPP Approach: Be the Change You Wish to See in the World
13.The Wisdom of 20,000 Teachers: Strengthen State Requirements, Stop Marginalizing the Founders
14. Teaching Political Sophistication: On Self-Interest and the Common Good
Part IV: Among the Ivory Towers-Fighting Civic Neglect in Higher Education
15.Good History and Good Citizens: Howard Zinn, Woodrow Wilson, and the Historian's Purpose
16.Talk is Cheap: The University and the National Project, A History
17.Don't Believe the Hype: Young Voters Are Still Disengaged, and Universities Have Few Incentives to Fix It
18. Donor Intent: Strategic Philanthropy and Civic Education on Campus
Part V: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century
19. After the Digital Explosion: Education and the Threat to Civil Liberties in the Internet Age
20. How School Choice Enhances Civic Health: Vouchers and Informed Politics
21. Education vs. Indoctrination: What Separates Sound Policy from State Overreach?
22. Letter to President Obama: A Policy Approach for the Federal Government
