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Mar 16, 2017 — But civics offerings were slashed as the curriculum narrowed over the ensuing decades, and lost further ground to “core subjects” under the ...
Sep 5, 2018 — That's because civics is already a part of almost every high school curriculum and required for graduation in just about every state. It's usually called US ...
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Jan 11, 2022 — For decades, civics has taken a back seat to priorities like math, reading and college preparation, educators say. There are no mandatory ...
Jun 4, 2020 — The 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education examined the status of civic education and found that while reading and math scores have ...
by S Shapiro2018Cited by 21 — Civic knowledge and public engagement are at an all-time low. A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans ...
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Until the late '60s, three different courses in civic studies were common in American high schools, and they often focused on helping students apply the dry ..





If we are to have a functioning citizenry capable of keeping democracy alive, it is indispensable that a critical mass of citizens "get a life." 

It is inconceivable to me how one can "get a life" without a rudimentary knowledge of civics/history.

Although I disagree with George Carlin's view that voting is futile (at least when it comes to well-informed voting by people who can think critically), very often Jesuit-trained George nails it:

"Americans are fucked. They've been bought off. And they come real cheap: a few million dirt bikes, camcorders, microwaves, cordless phones, digital watches, answering machines, jet skis and sneakers with lights in 'em. You say you want a few items back from the Bill of Rights? Just promise the doofuses new gizmos."  George Carlin

"There is just enough bullshit to hold things together in this country. Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation. Where would we be without our safe, familiar, American bullshit? Land of the free, home of the brave, the American dream, all men are equal, justice is blind, the press is free, your vote counts, business is honest, the good guys win, the police are on your side, god is watching you, your standard of living will never decline… and everything is going to be just fine— The official national bullshit story. I call it the American okie dokie. Every one, every one of those items is provably untrue at one level or another, but we believe them because they're pounded into our heads from the time we're children. That's what they do with that kind of thing—pound it into the heads of kids, ‘cause they know the children are much too young to be able to muster an intellectual defense against a sophisticated idea like that, and they know that up to a certain age children believe everything their parents tell them. And as a result, they never learn to question things. Nobody questions things in this country anymore. Nobody questions it—everybody is too fat and happy. Everybody's got a cell phone that'll make pancakes and rub their balls now— Way too fucking prosperous for our own good. Way too fucking prosperous, Americans have been bought off and silenced by toys and gizmos. And no one learns to question things."




George Carlin


"Shopping and buying - and getting and having - comprise the Great American Addiction. No one is immune. When the underclass riots in this country, they don't kill policemen and politicians, they steal merchandise. How embarrassing."  

George Carlin Describes America's Dumbf*ck Quandary

"You Have NO Choice," A New Frame For George Carlin's Classic Shtick "The American Dream"

"The Decisive Distinction Between People Who Can Think And Those Who Can't"

How Do We Know What We Think We Know? "Sound Thinking Is An Acquired Skill, Seldom Possessed By Trump Followers." Trump Cultists Confuse Noisy Echo Chamber Opinionization With Thinking. They Are, In Fact, Too Stupid (Or At Least Too Stupefacted) To Know They're Stupid.


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