Failing Liberty 101
How We Are Leaving Young Americans Unprepared for Citizenship in a Free Society
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Civics
| Author: | William Damon | ISBN: | 9780817913663 |
| Publisher: | Hoover Institution Press | Publication: | May 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Hoover Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Damon |
| ISBN: | 9780817913663 |
| Publisher: | Hoover Institution Press |
| Publication: | May 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Hoover Press |
| Language: | English |
The author argues that we are failing to prepare today's young people to be responsible American citizens—to the detriment of their life prospects and those of liberty in the United States of the future. He identifies the problems—the declines in civic purpose and patriotism, crises of faith, cynicism, self-absorption, ignorance, indifference to the common good—and shows that our disregard of civic and moral virtue as an educational priority is having a tangible effect on the attitudes, understanding, and behavior of large portions of the youth in our country today.
The author argues that we are failing to prepare today's young people to be responsible American citizens—to the detriment of their life prospects and those of liberty in the United States of the future. He identifies the problems—the declines in civic purpose and patriotism, crises of faith, cynicism, self-absorption, ignorance, indifference to the common good—and shows that our disregard of civic and moral virtue as an educational priority is having a tangible effect on the attitudes, understanding, and behavior of large portions of the youth in our country today.
