RE: citizenship in a democracy

ELEANOR LEE - I AGREE WITH YOUR - 
What troubles me about the draft . . is that we are not asking 
how we educate our students for citizenship in a democracy. How 
do we teach them to think critically and ethically, to challenge 
demagoguery, to value and contribute to their society in ways 
that are not just monetary?
'I don't have an easy answer, but I think these questions need to 
be asked. I am thinking more of a deeper study of history, 
literature, philosophy, religion.'
I WOULD ONLY ADD THAT AGAIN, WE MUST APPROACH, ENVISION, THE 
LEARNING PROCESS AS 'LEARNING FROM THE INSIDE OUT' - HOW WE 
APPROACH A CHILD AT THE RELATIONSHIP LEVEL, SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH 
CHILD THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING DEMOCRATICALY - STUDYING STUFF VIA 
THE INTELLECT WILL NEVER MATCH THE RAW FORCE AND RESULT OF HOW 
AND WHETHER A CHILD GROWS TO APPRECIATE DEMOCRACY, BY BEING 
INVITED TO LIVE AND EXPERIENCE DEMOCRACY.