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no_hypocrisy

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1. Truth told, I didn't get civics in public school,

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 12:48 PM

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save for a one-day lesson in social studies 60 years ago.

I had to go to law school to learn about the U.S. government, federalism, state/county/municipal governments, federal and state courts.

I was in awe of how little I knew.

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Do You Know Civics? Why Do So Many Americans Not Know How Their Government Works? PBS [View all] appalachiablue Yesterday OP

Truth told, I didn't get civics in public school, no_hypocrisy Yesterday #1

Similar, our public school education in civics was scant, to say the least. appalachiablue Yesterday #7

A democracy depends upon an informed, educated populace. Irish_Dem Yesterday #2

Those folk in Kentucky who were outraged they couldn't vote against Mamdani. cbabe Yesterday #3

Wow, how clueless, dangerous and sad. appalachiablue Yesterday #5

Exactly. We need to start teaching civics literacy. Irish_Dem Yesterday #6

I had Civics as a senior in high school, and I found it fascinating FakeNoose Yesterday #4

I had a year of civics my senior year in high school, too. rsdsharp Yesterday #8

Same here, but we took it our sophomore or junior year. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #11

I remember... 2naSalit Yesterday #9

I hope it's more obvious that the lack of civics in schools coincides... appmanga Yesterday #10

Sadly starting sometime in the 1980's, civics classes mwmisses4289 Yesterday #12

If our schools taught civics and critical thinking, we would be a much better society. Borogove Yesterday #13