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Do they still teach civics in public schools?

Posted on 12/03/2012 8:22:04 PM PST by cradle of freedom

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To: 23 Everest

LOL!;)


21 posted on 12/03/2012 9:01:17 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: cradle of freedom

Ah. In public school in Austin (87-90), we had one semester of US Government, and one semester of Texas State and local government. I also took a class called Street Law, which was pretty sweet. Got to do a ride-along as part of the class.


22 posted on 12/03/2012 9:03:35 PM PST by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: cradle of freedom

NO civics or math or English because people like this could't understand any of it.

23 posted on 12/03/2012 9:22:06 PM PST by Bullish (The stench from this amateur regime stinks all the way to Kenya.)
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To: cradle of freedom

Yes. My grandkids take it.


24 posted on 12/03/2012 9:26:02 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: cradle of freedom

Civics? Arcane, antique, last-century.


25 posted on 12/03/2012 9:30:46 PM PST by upchuck (America's at an awkward stage. Too late to work within the system, too early to shoot the bastards.)
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To: cradle of freedom

My experience matches your description.


26 posted on 12/03/2012 9:33:46 PM PST by upchuck (America's at an awkward stage. Too late to work within the system, too early to shoot the bastards.)
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To: KosmicKitty

I’m 53 as well. I took Americanism vs. Communism in public school in Florida. My has that state’s system fallen since then.


27 posted on 12/03/2012 9:36:50 PM PST by Ingtar (Everyone complains about the weather, but only Liberals try to legislate it.)
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To: cradle of freedom

Anything that reinforces traditional American ideals is no longer taught, by order of the teachers’ bosses; The socialist unions. Producing more Democrat voters is so much easier this way.


28 posted on 12/03/2012 9:41:42 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (IMPEACH OBAMA)
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To: Sacajaweau

One semester, senior year, intensive study of the Constitution.


29 posted on 12/03/2012 9:57:52 PM PST by ArmyTeach ( Videteco eos prius (See 'em first) Sculpin 191)
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To: cradle of freedom
“Civics”, what be dat? Like a civic center? Whatever bro’. They do teach gender-specific, multi-cultural underwater basket weaving though...
30 posted on 12/03/2012 10:15:01 PM PST by Netz (Netz)
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To: cradle of freedom

We had it at my high school in ‘87. I don’t think very many schools have it now. It shows.


31 posted on 12/03/2012 10:38:27 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: cradle of freedom

Congress needs to eliminate the Department of education, fire everyone that works for it and make public education illegal!!

Public education has destroyed at least 40 years of our society!


32 posted on 12/03/2012 10:49:42 PM PST by dalereed
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To: andyk
"What, exactly, are civics?"

I think it's a little car made by Honda

33 posted on 12/03/2012 11:51:11 PM PST by FixitGuy (By their fruits shall ye know them!)
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To: FixitGuy

BTW, does anyone remember American History and POD?


34 posted on 12/03/2012 11:53:01 PM PST by FixitGuy (By their fruits shall ye know them!)
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To: andyk

“What, exactly, are civics?”

Small Hondas...


35 posted on 12/04/2012 12:06:35 AM PST by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: cradle of freedom

The more important question is:

Do they still teach in public schools?


36 posted on 12/04/2012 3:35:29 AM PST by CriticalJ (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.. But then I repeat myself. MT)
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To: jessduntno

The 1856 version all the way up to where gets offed..
they blame it on the Tea Party and Bush .....Just Kidding (8^)


37 posted on 12/04/2012 4:26:57 AM PST by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: cradle of freedom

I’m retired, and had to look up “civics” to know what it means. It wasn’t taught in my school, and I can’t remember the word being used for many years.

What is the statute of limitations on words not used before they don’t exist any more?


38 posted on 12/04/2012 5:48:47 AM PST by Smorgasbord
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To: FixitGuy; BigCinBigD

Haha, you so funny! :)


39 posted on 12/04/2012 6:06:24 AM PST by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: cradle of freedom

They are taught teacher’s union values and activism instead.
We have been infiltrated by the left from where the children were supposed to be safe. Russia of the past could not have gotten a better outcome if they had won a war with us.


40 posted on 12/04/2012 6:10:20 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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