Several days ago, I was handed a pile of old schoolwork and curriculum found in paperwork and memorabilia from my grandmother. Sifting through the stack, I soon pulled out several booklets labeled “Minnesota State Board Questions Certified.” Yellowed with age and somewhat dog-eared, they appear to be workbooks with which students could prepare for their yearly school exams.
No civics anymore! Most students do not know who their representative is much less what the Constitution says. We have systematically destroyed our civic pride and knowledge. The law traded principle for precedent, and we are now 300,000,000 plus individuals who have no idea what united means. Everyone has an opinion, no facts just opinions. The city on a hill is now the slum in the swamp of deception, lies, and I do not think it is ever going to be redeemed.
No civics anymore! Most students do not know who their representative is much less what the Constitution says. We have systematically destroyed our civic pride and knowledge. The law traded principle for precedent, and we are now 300,000,000 plus individuals who have no idea what united means. Everyone has an opinion, no facts just opinions. The city on a hill is now the slum in the swamp of deception, lies, and I do not think it is ever going to be redeemed.