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Unfortunately, civic values such as equity and justice that
constitute the moral grounding of American democracy are losing
their place in public affairs. The promise of this democracy is
inclusive: no one is to be left out. Yet many people are."Education
and the Making of a Democratic People" regards the challenge of
inclusiveness as a fundamental and non-negotiable educational
agenda. America 's public schools are one of the main public forums
in which people can learn to preserve and actively protect our
democratic process. The value of our schools as a democratic forum
extends beyond the classroom to parents and other members of local
communities. By engaging in conversations and actions that support
the democratic purpose of schools, local communities can ensure
that the United States will become a healthy, robust democracy that
represents all of its citizens.
Unfortunately, civic values such as equity and justice that
constitute the moral grounding of American democracy are losing
their place in public affairs. The promise of this democracy is
inclusive: no one is to be left out. Yet many people are."Education
and the Making of a Democratic People" regards the challenge of
inclusiveness as a fundamental and non-negotiable educational
agenda. America 's public schools are one of the main public forums
in which people can learn to preserve and actively protect our
democratic process. The value of our schools as a democratic forum
extends beyond the classroom to parents and other members of local
communities. By engaging in conversations and actions that support
the democratic purpose of schools, local communities can ensure
that the United States will become a healthy, robust democracy that
represents all of its citizens.
It is difficult to create a free society but even more difficult to
sustain that free society over time. We want to sustain the
esssential elements of a free society, but at the same time, we
must recognize that the world is always changing. How, then, to
adjust to changes and to improve what we have, without loosing
sight of core values, is our focus in Sustaining A Free Society.
The book first outlines in practical real-world terms fifteen
conditions that must be in place to sustain a free society. One
critical condition given extended consideration is the need for a
long-term time perspective. Conditions do not exist in the
abstract: they are created by people and the choices we make. Thus
we need to consider the roles and responsibilities of those
involved in a free a society: citizens and those they choose as
leaders. We are not born knowing our responsibilities as citizens
and leaders: these matters have to be learned. Sustaining a Free
Society moves to a consideration of the role schools must play in
ensuring that future generations know and value a free society and
are prepared to in turn assume their responsibilities.
It is difficult to create a free society but even more difficult to
sustain that free society over time. We want to sustain the
esssential elements of a free society, but at the same time, we
must recognize that the world is always changing. How, then, to
adjust to changes and to improve what we have, without loosing
sight of core values, is our focus in Sustaining A Free Society.
The book first outlines in practical real-world terms fifteen
conditions that must be in place to sustain a free society. One
critical condition given extended consideration is the need for a
long-term time perspective. Conditions do not exist in the
abstract: they are created by people and the choices we make. Thus
we need to consider the roles and responsibilities of those
involved in a free a society: citizens and those they choose as
leaders. We are not born knowing our responsibilities as citizens
and leaders: these matters have to be learned. Sustaining a Free
Society moves to a consideration of the role schools must play in
ensuring that future generations know and value a free society and
are prepared to in turn assume their responsibilities.
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