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Civic Unrest: On Teaching Kids to Love Democracy

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February 19, 2008
In "Civics Unrest: On Teaching Kids to Love Democracy", Richard Dreyfus argues that the teaching of civics is necessary to keeping American democracy alive. In the video, "First-Class Citizens: Hudson High School," a Massachusetts school demonstrates one powerful model of school wide civic education.
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