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Article

Publication Date

4-1-2016

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4urban.org

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I have longed thought that slowly but surely the educational curriculum for our youth has gravitated away from, physical exercise, technical skills training and the subject of this article Civic education. After years of direct working with our community’s voters and non-voters at all ages I have learned how little we know about civics, the voting processes, governmental structures (at all levels), when to vote and how to vote. The problem is very serious with our youth, very serious. Elementary, secondary school children have little civic education and knowledge. There are exceptions, when there are sensitive teachers, but systematically we have a problem. There needs to be a heighten dialogue within and outside our community. There is a need for a heavy investment in our youth as it relates to civic education.

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