MADISON, WI (WRN) – With political polarization on the rise in American Culture, what room does civics education have in preparing children for their entry into society?
UW-Madison education dean Diana Hess says schools and parents should not shy away from teaching about current events in their civics courses, like the Black Lives Matter Movement or the riots at the US Capitol.
“I think what happened on January 6th was incredibly serious and Incredibly important and it needs to be included in the curriculum.”
Hess says that simply teaching about current events and putting them into the context of other civics lessons isn’t pushing a viewpoint on children, and that parents should welcome their children learning to think critically about politics.
