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Beartracks

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11. No kidding. Rightwing radio is happy to fill the "civic deserts" with their partisan bullshit.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 02:42 AM

Oct 2024

They will politicize anything, so they'd probably bitch and moan that efforts to boost civic education in these areas is anti-American.

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Civic Educ Needed in Schools; Civics, Govt Often Behind Science, Math; 'Civic Deserts,' Lack of Civic Life [View all] appalachiablue Oct 2024 OP

The article is nonsense. valleyrogue Oct 2024 #1

I think many people realise how school budgets have undergone appalachiablue Oct 2024 #7

Republicans do not want young students to know how government and society should operate. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #2

Well said. Community centers could also offer classes for appalachiablue Oct 2024 #4

Not well said, but I did fix. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #6

No kidding. Rightwing radio is happy to fill the "civic deserts" with their partisan bullshit. Beartracks Oct 2024 #11

I graduated in 1979, and Government was a requirement we took as seniors. It was really easy and I can only brewens Oct 2024 #3

I hear you, the civic and government studies in my high school were appalachiablue Oct 2024 #5

During my high school years, slightlv Oct 2024 #8

You were fortunate to have had such a broad no of subjects appalachiablue Oct 2024 #10

I wish we required a civil service exam before anyone could declare candidacy travelingthrulife Oct 2024 #9