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DAVID M HALL ASSOCIATES, LLC Professional Training & Consulting
Citizenship
Contact us for training on this topic.
It is critical that schools create environments in which citizenship is
celebrated and honored. The National Center for Learning and
Citizenship argues that citizenship education goes beyond
traditional civics education of the basic functions of government by
encompassing "a more comprehensive approach aimed at
instilling in students the knowledge, skills, and dispositions
necessary for effective civic participation." Additionally, they argue
that citizenship education should be school wide and community
based.
As a former member of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social
Studies and as a current member of Pennsylvania First Lady Midge
Rendell's PennCORD task force on civics education, David Hall is
dedicated to fostering greater civics and citizenship education
among students and teachers.
The results of national studies are troubling. Only 66 percent of
children believe that it is necessary to vote in order to be good
citizens. Those ages 18-26 vote in the lowest proportions of any
age group in America. Of those under the age of 26, 80 percent
know the winner of the second American Idol competition, but fewer
than 50 percent know the party of their state's governor.
It is critical that student citizenship extend beyond the nuts and
bolts of government. In fact, according to the Campaign for the Civic
Mission of Schools, research demonstrates that schools help
create more competent and responsible citizens when civics
education includes a discussion of current issues that young
people view as important to their lives and when the learning
process involves democratic simulations. We also must work to
ensure that students understand civic advocacy, civil liberties, civil
rights, the criminal justice system, and the impact of current events
on their world.
Contact us for training on this topic.
It is critical that schools create environments in which citizenship is
celebrated and honored. The National Center for Learning and
Citizenship argues that citizenship education goes beyond
traditional civics education of the basic functions of government by
encompassing "a more comprehensive approach aimed at
instilling in students the knowledge, skills, and dispositions
necessary for effective civic participation." Additionally, they argue
that citizenship education should be school wide and community
based.
As a former member of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social
Studies and as a current member of Pennsylvania First Lady Midge
Rendell's PennCORD task force on civics education, David Hall is
dedicated to fostering greater civics and citizenship education
among students and teachers.
The results of national studies are troubling. Only 66 percent of
children believe that it is necessary to vote in order to be good
citizens. Those ages 18-26 vote in the lowest proportions of any
age group in America. Of those under the age of 26, 80 percent
know the winner of the second American Idol competition, but fewer
than 50 percent know the party of their state's governor.
It is critical that student citizenship extend beyond the nuts and
bolts of government. In fact, according to the Campaign for the Civic
Mission of Schools, research demonstrates that schools help
create more competent and responsible citizens when civics
education includes a discussion of current issues that young
people view as important to their lives and when the learning
process involves democratic simulations. We also must work to
ensure that students understand civic advocacy, civil liberties, civil
rights, the criminal justice system, and the impact of current events
on their world.