Opinion: Public schools should teach patriotism as part of their civic mission
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Matthew Yglesias
Summary
This opinion piece argues that public schools have a crucial civic mission beyond just teaching reading and math — namely, instilling patriotism and preparing students for democratic citizenship. The author sympathizes with concerns about declining basic skills but contends that the civic purpose of education is being neglected in favor of culture war debates.
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Twitter / XOpinion: Public schools should teach patriotism as part of their civic missionslowboring.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledA common lament was that politicians and pundits are simply not focused enough on the question of whether kids are learning the basics, preferring to fire off hot takes about culture war topics.
This is a view that I very much sympathize with and have ar
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