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Stripling, Scott R. – Journal of Education, 1993
To encourage civic virtue through civic education, the best means is through firsthand study of the nation's founding documents, which incorporate a philosophical teaching concerning human nature and civil society that is the antithesis of Marxist teaching. Suggestions are made for a curriculum that explains equality of opportunity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Development, Democracy
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Arbery, Virginia L. – Journal of Education, 1993
Although the nation's founding documents do not refer explicitly to education, it would be wrong to regard that which is not explicitly articulated as unimportant. The documents themselves demonstrate the founders' trust in the importance of learning, and the "Federalist Papers" provide the basis for the national regard for education.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Tucker, James – Journal of Education, 1993
Reflects on the author's experiences teaching a course on great documents in American history to high school students, concentrating on teaching the Declaration of Independence and the "Federalist Papers." Countering the students' tendencies toward superficial reading and encouraging deep analysis are the teacher's primary goals. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, High Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction