Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:13 AM

a kennedy (22,539 posts)

I wonder if any school civics classes are watching this historic vote???

Do they even teach civics anymore???

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I wonder if any school civics classes are watching this historic vote??? (Original post)	a kennedy	Oct 2019	OP
I'm thinking that's not even a required class, anymore.	Siwsan	Oct 2019	#1
In Virginia, civics is required in middle and high school, and is in the	empedocles	Oct 2019	#3
Wow - glad to know!	Siwsan	Oct 2019	#4
no civics anymore	handmade34	Oct 2019	#2
Great move by the Speaker. Getting widespread coverage, even fox was	empedocles	Oct 2019	#5
If I were teaching civics, I would teach these impeachment episodes as fights.	empedocles	Oct 2019	#7
In NM 1981 was the last year of HS Civics	alittlelark	Oct 2019	#6

Response to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:14 AM

Siwsan (18,734 posts)

1. I'm thinking that's not even a required class, anymore.

Which is really, really wrong.

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Response to Siwsan (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:22 AM

empedocles (12,279 posts)

3. In Virginia, civics is required in middle and high school, and is in the

Virginia Standards of Learning tests required of all students.

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Response to empedocles (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:33 AM

Siwsan (18,734 posts)

4. Wow - glad to know!

It was a high school requirement, for me.

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Response to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:21 AM

handmade34 (20,842 posts)

2. no civics anymore

STEM has taken all the space

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Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:35 AM

empedocles (12,279 posts)

5. Great move by the Speaker. Getting widespread coverage, even fox was

going live on the proceedings.

My understanding of the situation, was Pelosi thought the 'cons were getting away with the 'secret hearings' [dispite the obvious lies], so she turned the table and grabbed the media's attention, - without giving up hardly anything.

If civics teachers mention this, so much the better.

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Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:38 AM

empedocles (12,279 posts)

7. If I were teaching civics, I would teach these impeachment episodes as fights.

Get students attention.

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Response to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:35 AM

alittlelark (18,128 posts)

6. In NM 1981 was the last year of HS Civics

It disappeared from most schools during the Reagan admin.

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