In that first quote, Niose scored major hits with his points about the lack of
civics knowledge among US citizens and the anti-science position of «creation science» believers.
Not exact matches
He saw schooling as a means to promote social and
civic harmony («That we obtain the Advantages arising from an Increase of
Knowledge, and prevent as much as may be the mischievous Consequences that would attend a general Ignorance
among us») and secondly as a source to enhance performance in the world of work and through...
As we considered this principle anew, we recognized that the relationship
among the ways we conceived of
civic education — as skills,
knowledge, dispositions, and participation — was unclear.
On one hand, people seem to be growing more and more distressed at the lack of
civics and history
knowledge among the population.