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  1. Chris Hutchinson Coolidge
    Chris Hutchinson
    @chrishutch13

    The entire discussion doesn’t paint the rosiest of pictures about our overall Civics & Civic Education but it may not be as bad as I feared. I was happy to hear this at 14:20:

    It’s not quite as bad as I find most adults think because I find most adults think that we don’t teach civics anymore. You know, “I took civics when I was a kid, and I can’t believe it, they don’t teach civics anymore.” But actually, every single State has civics standards and 43 States have a required course, and it’s not zero, and it’s not clearly less than 20 years ago.

    Also, that’s a very interesting point at 21:12 to consider that maybe our civics classes actually shouldn’t be so government-centered. I disagree there should be less of the Federalist Papers because I don’t think they’re actually focused on much and I think it’s what gives the proper context to learning our Constitution. But the point is well-taken and I’d have to say I agree with the sentiment that civics is more than just the innerworkings of government.

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