tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post114332353430264779..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: Saving the RepublicJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-1143353007044696232006-03-26T01:03:00.000-05:002006-03-26T01:03:00.000-05:00I agree and disagree with whomever commented above...I agree and disagree with whomever commented above. I'm 14 years old, and although I try to keep up with polotics, it's hard, because I don't know what they're talking about. If History teachers took time out of the class to help explain this to students I think it would help them develop an independent opinion on what they think would be a good policy for the government. Most teenagers form their opinions based solely on what their parents believe in. It's not even that we need to be learning about the history of our goverment, I think we need to learn about what's going on in the present. If I asked around I'm sure maybe 1 or 2 of my peers would know that Bush was just issued a censure, that South Dakota just made abortion illegal. I think there should be class discussions on this and students should be required to write to the editors with their opinions. Help them form a mind of their own. And I believe everyone will benefit from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-1143338476427213152006-03-25T21:01:00.000-05:002006-03-25T21:01:00.000-05:00With all due respect -- rubbish. The common fail...With all due respect -- rubbish. The common failure to participate in the civic process stems not from a failure to understand it, rather we understand it too well. Politics is rife with crooks, liars and special interests. Who can blame anyone for focusing on what little we can influence in our lives: family, jobs, neighborhood and ignoring, as much as possible, the idiots in the state capital and Washington, DCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com