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In Teaching America, more than 20 leading thinkers sound the alarm over a crisis in citizenshipâand 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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Table of contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- I: Making the Case
- 2 My Immigrant Tale
- 3 The Right to Know Your Rights
- 4 Safeguarding American Exceptionalism
- II: From the White House to the StatehouseâPolicymakersâ Lessons Learned
- 6 Civic Literacy and No Child Left Behind
- 7 A Failure of Leadership
- 8 Forgetting Martin Luther Kingâs Dream
- 9 Revolutionary Ignorance
- 10 Core Curriculum
- III: In the ClassroomâWhat Works, What Doesnât
- 12 The KIPP Approach
- 13 The Wisdom of Twenty Thousand Teachers
- 14 Teaching Political Sophistication
- IV: Among the Ivory TowersâFighting Civic Neglect on Campus
- 16 Talk Is Cheap
- 17 Donât Believe the Hype
- 18 Donor Intent
- V: A Vision for the Twenty-First Century
- 20 How School Choice Enhances Civic Health
- 21 Education versus Indoctrination
- 22 Letter to President Obama
- Index
- About the Editor and Contributors