​The Renaissance Of Civic Education – Tyler Durden

The Renaissance Of Civic Education Authored by Michael Poliakoff and Jack Miller via RealClearEducation, Over the last 60 years, there has been unconscionable neglect of civics and American history at both the K-12 and university levels. Surveys by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) show that fewer than 20% of colleges nationwide require an American history or government course for graduation. Unsurprisingly, this deficit has made its way into the training of teachers too. Future K-12 teachers are unlikely to learn the basic facts about our founding principles and our long history of working toward that more perfect…  — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More