Civics
The field of Civics deals with understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens. In addition to civics education, Civic journalism aims to provide people with comprehensive news and information related to particular topics.
Through the use of newspapers, radio, television, and the internet, citizens can make their voices heard to their politicians, conduct polls to determine the main concerns of the electorate, and then interrogate the legislators.
Civic journalism strives to reconnect viewers and readers to the matters which are of greatest importance to them while not pandering to them, but recognizing them as citizens with the duties of self-governance rather than consumers to whom goods and services are marketed.
In 2022, 38 states mandated a semester of civics instruction in secondary schools; at the same time, the federal government quadrupled funding for “American History and Civics”. Currently, millions of students in the United States are comfortably situated in history classes for the academic year 2023-24.
The history classroom can be a powerful tool for creating a more informed and engaged citizenry. Especially, if the goal is to give students the tools to understand and relate to the present-day political setting, then this is a necessary step.
I don't have much recollection of civics - either in school or college - other than a couple of essays about political issues or reading history-based books for assignments, there was a great deal of reading and writing.
The class contained some conversations, mainly led by the instructor, rather than the other students. Though I wasn't particularly fond of history classes, I strived to do well in them not for the purpose of understanding the past or current events, but to get a good grade.
Perhaps this is why my memories of these classes are almost insignificant. Nevertheless, I now understand its significance - the key effects of understanding more of the historical moments from my own perspective.
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