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Download full textIdaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 2002
Civic education is essential to sustaining constitutional democracy. Each new generation presents a new group of people who must acquire the knowledge, learn the skills, and develop the disposition or traits of private and public character that undergird a constitutional democracy. Citizenship training means teaching students to think critically,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Activism, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 2002
In this California state curriculum model for grade 12, "Principles of American Democracy," students study the life of Cesar E. Chavez. The students observe the direct relationship between his work and political philosophy and the U.S. political and legal system. Students examine how Chavez's ideas and actions are a blueprint for active…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Classroom Techniques
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 2002
In this California state curriculum model for grade 8, "United States History and Geography: A More Perfect Union," students study the life, work, and philosophy of Cesar E. Chavez. They learn about historical events and developments in the United States that Chavez encountered. They examine how Chavez worked to bring the promises…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizen Participation, Classroom Techniques, Community Leaders
