DeVos' Strong Words on Suppression of Speech, State of Civics Education

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Thank you for sharing my friend LTC Greg Henning and I concur with the thrust of the statement by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos that encouraging students from primary school to engage respectfully with those they disagree with. That would be a true example of teaching tolerance which would go along way to restoring civility in the mid-to-long run.

"U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a Constitution Day appearance in Philadelphia that the nation's schools are giving short shrift to civics and history, in part because of the pressure to focus on reading and science, technology, engineering, and math or STEM subjects.
And she pointed a finger at American colleges and universities for placing what she described as severe limitations on students' freedom of speech and expression. She ticked off several examples featuring conservative students who say their views were sidelined by more-liberal college administrations.
DeVos said that schools need to teach students to engage with others with whom they might disagree. And she said this needs to begin at the K-12 level, where she said civics education hasn't been a priority.
"It hasn't been a focus. We've been focusing a lot on math, science and reading, which are all, of course, very important subjects," DeVos said in remarks at the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan interactive museum. "But I think it's really important that students learn about the history of this nation that they are here to actually protect and enhance from this day forward."
Thank for mentioning me, my friend SP5 Mark Kuzinski

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