Civics Education
Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 17 , Segment 5
World Events, Mindful Meditation, Net Neutrality, Civics
Episode: World Events, Mindful Meditation, Net Neutrality, Civics
- Mar 3, 2015 10:00 pm
- 27:24 mins
(1:17:19) Guest: Frank Riggs, CEO of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Joe Foss Institute, former U.S. Congressman, and a national education leader Some 650,000 became naturalized citizens of the United States last year, and in doing so, passed a civics test that would stump most natural-born citizens. “We think that the civics test is just a floor, a baseline way to gauge that fundamental teaching and learning is occurring,” says Riggs. “I believe the fundamental responsibility of education,” says Riggs, “is to prepare young people for citizenship.” The principles found in the Constitution “are what unite us as Americans. They are the inspiration and the pathway to liberty, prosperity, and opportunity in our society,” says Riggs.