Failing Liberty 101 : how we are leaving young Americans unprepared for citizenship in a free society /
Damon, William, 1944-
Failing Liberty 101 : how we are leaving young Americans unprepared for citizenship in a free society / William Damon. - Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, - xii, 148 pages ; 23 cm. - Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 611 . - Hoover Institution Press publication ; 611. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Youth, virtue, and the future of liberty in American society -- The virtues gap in education today -- Abandoning the American tradition -- The American dream denied.
The most serious danger that the United States now faces, says the author, is that our country's future may end up in the hands of a citizenry incapable of sustaining the liberty that has been America's most precious legacy. In this book, he 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.
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Social values--United States.
Youth--United States.
Civics.
Civics.
Social values.
Youth.
United States.
HM681 / .D34 2011
303.3/72
Failing Liberty 101 : how we are leaving young Americans unprepared for citizenship in a free society / William Damon. - Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, - xii, 148 pages ; 23 cm. - Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 611 . - Hoover Institution Press publication ; 611. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Youth, virtue, and the future of liberty in American society -- The virtues gap in education today -- Abandoning the American tradition -- The American dream denied.
The most serious danger that the United States now faces, says the author, is that our country's future may end up in the hands of a citizenry incapable of sustaining the liberty that has been America's most precious legacy. In this book, he 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.
9780817913649 0817913645 9780817913663 0817913661
2011017203
Social values--United States.
Youth--United States.
Civics.
Civics.
Social values.
Youth.
United States.
HM681 / .D34 2011
303.3/72