Teaching Civics In A Divided Age? Intergenerational Dialogue Should Go Both Ways

Teaching Civics in a Divided Age? Intergenerational Dialogue Should Go Both Ways

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View the full episode transcript. Teacher Ivy Mitchell has spent two decades helping students understand how government works. But recently, her eighth-grade civics students didn’t see a clear role for themselves in democracy, particularly because they were learning within the confines of the classroom. So, she tried something new – she invited older adults into […]

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