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Article: Time to re-public the republic: rethinking public education to get schools ready for kids and kids ready for schools.
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- School Administrator
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- September 1, 2003
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We live in a era where we hear a lot about threats to democracy. Certainly, America has its enemies abroad. What we cannot lose sight of as we search for terrorists is what we as a nation need to flourish here at home--an educated citizenry dedicated to our ideals.
For the American democracy to survive we must have citizens who are committed to the ideals of democracy, citizens committed to the work of the democracy, citizens equipped to operate in a democracy, and citizens who can find common ground in their differences and respect where common ground is absent.
The question that then arises is "What institutions currently exist that can make that ...