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CIRCLE Seminar
Session 4
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Youth engagement is critical to sustaining
democracy.
Young people drive change in the US.
“Democracy has to be born anew every
generation, and education is its
midwife.”
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…but, we’re stuck.
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We have discussed unequal opportunities & outcomes… Civics well-taught in some advantaged
communities, but much less so in schools that serve low-income and minority youth
White, wealthy students are 4-6 times more likely to exceed “proficient” in civics
7% of low-SES students reached “proficient.”
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Despite big changes, the situation has not changed.
So we need to think beyond easy explanations and small adjustments…
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We know more about what works…
Discussing current issues
Service-learning addressing “root causes”
Extracurricular participation
Being told to and taught to
vote by a teacher
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We need to support teachers…
24.8% of teachers thought that parents or
other adults would object if politics was discussed
in their government course
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Involve families…
Parents’ encouraging their adolescent children to express opinions and disagreements
predicted their electoral engagement, political knowledge, and informed voting in 2012.
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Innovation
Better state standards
Support teachers’ obligation to include discussions of current issues
Lower the voting age to 17
Badges for excellence in civics
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Collaboration
Statewide coalitions, as in CA, FL, IL
Align civics and voting laws
Assign students to discuss news at home
Badges awarded by schools and others
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To break this pattern,
we need innovation
and collaboration…
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and YOU.
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