When I homeschooled my two young daughters, we started every school day with a prayer and then marching around the house with small American flags and singing the George M. Cohan tune, “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” They loved this start to their school day, particularly the rhythmic nature of the phrase “boast or brag.” […]
A nation of laws, not men
“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country.” Noah Webster, On the Education of Youth in America, […]
The World of Work
“It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.” -Benjamin Franklin In other words, we cannot be truly great unless we are truly good. In Episode 8, we explore […]
Opinion vs. Offense
“There isn’t name calling, or “opinion shaming” nor is there “instant offense” in a civilized society. Freedom of speech means that people are entitled to their opinion and can freely express that opinion. Learning how to form an opinion and express it respectfully rather than being instantly offended is just common sense civics and citizenship.” […]
The World of WorDs
Have you ever wondered how some of our words have a uniquely American spelling? Being the word geek that I am, I always wondered how Americans ended up with spellings that were different from the British English spellings- words like “flavor” (flavour), “center” (centre), “organize” (organise), and “traveler” (traveller). Seems like we not only declared […]
Who is the government? cont…
“Who is the government? It’s you and me. We, the People are the government, so if you push off your responsibilities you are making your neighbors do what you are supposed to do.” -Candace, Common Sense Civics and Citizenship,
We, the People
“We, the People”. Those. Three. Words. We memorized them as kids but I’m not sure we can really appreciate them until we pay bills, taxes and vote. I can say from experience that I memorized the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a kid but I never truly understood what “We, the People” meant until […]
Who is the Government?
“We, the People”. Those. Three. Words. We memorized them as kids but I’m not sure we can really appreciate them until we pay bills, taxes and vote. I can say from experience that I memorized the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a kid but I never truly understood what “We, the People” meant until […]
Welcome to Common Sense Civics & Citizenship
It’s just Common Sense Civics and Citizenship…. We’ve all looked around and sensed a dissatisfaction with the American way of life. It’s reminiscent of the 1960’s, isn’t it? It’s like the whole nation is up for grabs to the highest social/emotional bidder. At the encouragement of some friends, I started jotting down and videotaping thoughts […]
