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chervilant

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7. I still have my high school Civics book.

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 01:21 PM

Apr 2015

Civics was a difficult and dry subject, but ESSENTIAL to the understanding of how our government functions.

As far as our system of public education goes...well, I can only hope the corporate megalomaniacs do NOT succeed in dismantling our public schools.

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Not found Politicalboi Apr 2015 #1

No, it was my mistake. chervilant Apr 2015 #5

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Thans for correcting the link. . . Journeyman Apr 2015 #4

All the more reason to stop the corporate privatization & dumbing down of public schools appalachiablue Apr 2015 #6

I still have my high school Civics book. chervilant Apr 2015 #7

That's great. Yes instructors made Civics dull & obligatory when it's actually very appalachiablue Apr 2015 #8

I was a geek child, chervilant Apr 2015 #9

Very brave & interesting the path you've taken, esp. the commitment to ecological activism. appalachiablue Apr 2015 #10

When I was almost nine, my dad moved us from suburban Houston chervilant Apr 2015 #11