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Richard Dreyfuss: Rebuilding America will take focus on civics education
Across the Back Fence ^ | 08/08/2010 | Todd Fitchette

Posted on 08/08/2010 5:56:03 PM PDT by WriteStuff

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To: WriteStuff

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


41 posted on 08/08/2010 7:55:39 PM PDT by DesScorp
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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

42 posted on 08/08/2010 8:45:37 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Keith in Iowa
He’s trying to play catch-up with a lib version of Janine Turner and her project:

Rules, darn it! Rules!

Mark

43 posted on 08/08/2010 8:49:08 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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