Richard Dreyfuss: Rebuilding America will take focus on civics education

Across the Back Fence ^ | 08/08/2010 | Todd Fitchette

[WriteStuff]

There is an undeniable connection between the political battles of the 21st Century and the move away from teaching civics at all levels in the public education system during the later part of the 20th Century. The benefits of reinstituting a solid curriculum of civics into our school system, and ultimately our way of life, will be monumental.

We need to look no farther than our television set to find the cause and effect such a slide away from teaching civics has had on America, and in a larger sense, the global society.

Academy Award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss is promoting an initiative to make civics education a vital part of our public education process. According to the Dreyfuss Initiative:

[DesScorp]

If you saw the curriculum he’d propose, you might not be so enthusiastic.

[MarkL]

I began reading this, and while I also believe that civics education is important, the first thing I noticed was the repeated description of the US government as a "democracy." It's NOT a democracy, it's a republic. If they are going to teach this sort of misinformation, imagine what else they're going to be teaching...

Mark

[MarkL]

He’s trying to play catch-up with a lib version of Janine Turner and her project:

Rules, darn it! Rules!

Mark