The Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Report states, "We are all responsible for cultivating in ourselves and the young the reflective patriotism needed to navigate the dangerous shoals we now face as we chart a course between cynicism and nostalgia." Does the EAD Roadmap provide an adequate pathway for civic learning to occur in our polarized political environment?
Mark Bauerlein
The sentence quoted above from the Roadmap has all the wit and penetration of a human resources communication. Ah, those "dangerous shoals." Yes, let's work very, very hard to "navigate" our way to that wise and prudent via media between cynicism and nostalgia. Good to know, too, that the EAD Roadmap will inform us of our personal responsibilities. And who could judge that "reflective patriotism" is anything but a noble aim?
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