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In reply to the discussion: All the crazy MAGA QANON hate points to a failure of our public education [View all]Genki Hikari
(1,766 posts)39. Yes they do teach civics.
41 of 50 states require all students to take at least a semester of it to graduate.
The other 9 have it folded into an over-arching social studies course. No, it's not only red states that do this. IIRC, Oregon is one such state, and they don't seem to suffer from lack of a dedicated civics class.
I never attended a school with a debate club, so I can't speak to that.
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All the crazy MAGA QANON hate points to a failure of our public education [View all]
vlyons
Nov 2022
OP
The failure in public education was illustrated in a lecture that I attended many years ago.
Chainfire
Nov 2022
#2
Thankyou. We allow money in elections, and the media get rich on the big lies.
lindysalsagal
Nov 2022
#38
It points to a failure of moronic parents who thought Civics classes were boring & demanded ...
Hekate
Nov 2022
#17
I suppose I should've clarified that my school experience was more than 20 years ago.
Jedi Guy
Nov 2022
#53