Sentences with phrase «not civic responsibility»

The answer is that the institution's laggardly process of co-option is about the accumulation of revenue, not civic responsibility, and its remit seemed to have had an effect on Jeremy Deller's recent exhibition programme.

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«How can I preach civic responsibility if I do not vote?»

Becoming responsible content producers is not just a question of learning how to legally cover ourselves, but also to understand our moral and civic responsibilities to each other.

We stand for the Monarchy; traditional marriage; family and community duties; proper pride in our nation's distinctive qualities; quality of life over soulless utility; social responsibility over personal selfishness; social justice as civic duty, not state dependency; compassion for those in need; reducing government waste; lower taxation and deregulation; our ancient liberties against politically correct censorship and a commitment to our democratically elected parliament.»

In a national address on the state broadcaster, GTV, on Tuesday, the president said successful polls on Wednesday, December 7 is every Ghanaian's civic responsibility and must not be taken lightly.

He said aside being a civic responsibility to file tax returns, is also a requirement by Law (Income Tax Act 2015 (Act 896) and Revenue Administration Act 2016 (Act 915) which mandates every person to file an income tax return; with the Commissioner - General not later than four months after the end of each year of assessment.

«While we welcome forums involving all candidates as part of our civic responsibility, we do not permit political fundraising in our public schools.

We will take them on field trips, and they will learn about community activism and civic responsibility, how their neighborhoods work (or don't), who has power, who doesn't and why.

He said, «The right to vote is not only a civic responsibility, but the opportunity to determine the course of our lives as a people.

It's not uncommon to read about schools using titles like Portal 2, Minecraft, and SimCity to teach anything from high school physics to civic responsibility.

The recent riots raised questions about the role that schools play in ensuring that students not only get a good academic education, but are also taught about civic responsibility and their role in society as a whole.

Proponents — including President Clinton and former President Bush — say participating in community service builds character, teaches civic responsibility, opens doors to career possibilities, looks good on college applications and resumes, and often provides services for communities they otherwise might not have.

Those who vote, in fact, do so because of a sense of civic responsibility, not because they believe their votes will change an outcome.

«You don't kill public education without killing something that's very important to our sense of the public good, our civic responsibility.»

The long term vision is software - based assessments that are «Embedded, low - anxiety, formative — not the assessment event that creates stress for teachers, principals, students, and families,» said Cameron Evans of Microsoft, and that serve as «durably predictive short term metrics,» said John Katzman of «real - world outcomes» like happiness, employability, and civic responsibility.

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years.1 Not surprisingly, public trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American democracy.

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.

We need civic, state, and national leaders to step up and take responsibility for schools that never should have opened in the first place and are not losing enrollment fast enough to close without government intervention.

The helmet is shifting responsibility from the drivers who should be looking in their mirrors and from the civic authorities who don't provide proper infrastructure onto the head of the cyclist.

And it raises questions as to the civic responsibility of the world's biggest platform — and whether or not automated fact - checking could have changed an election.

So since civic responsibility and the lure of «I Voted» stickers aren't getting the job done, maybe we should give Facebook and Twitter a try.