Teaching America: The Case for Civic Education - Couverture rigide

Feith, David J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1607098407 ISBN 13 : 9781607098409

Editeur : R&L Education, 2011

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

David Feith is an assistant editorial features editor at The Wall Street Journal and directs the Civic Education Initiative.

John Bridgeland is President & CEO of Civic Enterprises, a public policy firm in Washington, D.C. Bridgeland was recently appointed by President Obama to the White House Council for Community Solutions. Formerly, Bridgeland served as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council in the first term of President George W. Bush and then as Assistant to the President of the United States and first Director of the USA Freedom Corps, where he coordinated policy on international, national, community and faith-based service in the aftermath of 9/11. Bridgeland also was a co-convener of ServiceNation, a Presidential forum with Senators John McCain and Barack Obama on September 11, 2008, and a national summit that showcased a comprehensive plan to increase community, national and international service opportunities. For his work in promoting the national service agenda, Bridgeland was selected a NonProfit Times Executive of the Year. He lives with his wife, Maureen, and their three children, Caily, Fallon and Regis in McLean, Virginia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: R&L Education
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1607098407
• ISBN 13: 9781607098409
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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