Participate with them if you can. Read articles, for example, concerning political issues or varying ethical or moral views. Transmitting and reinforcing the civic values of our constitutional democracy through discussions, exemplary behavior, and use of fair rules for orderly family life. Monitoring and reinforcing at home the lessons learned in school about the responsibilities of citizenship. The school also has a major effect on the civic attitudes of children.
School is the primary agency for teaching about politics and government.
Increasing the amount of time all students are involved in civic education at all levels of school. Infusing lessons about the responsibilities of citizenship into all subjects in all grades, with special emphasis in social studies and literature courses. Requiring students to read, analyze, and discuss cases and stories about people involved in the civic life of their communities in the past and present. Establishing cooperative learning experiences in which groups of students take responsibility for achieving educational objectives. Involving students in simulations and role-playing activities about various aspects of civic responsibilities.