We tend to talk about disengagement as if it were a personal failure or a generational mood.

However, school has a bigger role to play in civic agency and political capacity than we assume.

This essay explores a concrete example of what changes when classrooms are designed differently and what that unlocks.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/the-gym-for-future-citizens-ceb?r=6l8ed8

#democracy #education #youthempowerment #school #Civiceducation #criticalThinking #politicalLiteracy #Civiceducation #activeCitizenship #participation

The quiet danger facing democracies today: not collapse by force, but decay by fatigue.

In this piece, we explore how Star Wars, the EU, and a classroom full of students reveal the same truth: complexity isn’t a flaw of democracy, it’s its shield.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/the-empire-the-republic-and-the-eu?r=6l8ed8

#Democracy #StarWars #DemocraticResilience #PowerAndPolitics #CivicEducation #PoliticalLiteracy
#TeachingDemocracy #StoriesThatTeach #PopCultureAndPolitics

Democratic socialism and social democracy are NOT the same thing.

*headdesk*

#socialism #PoliticalLiteracy

Welcome to Mastodon Deaf Progressives United!

We're expanding our social media presence, currently based at Facebook.

Initial member adds will be limited to people already engaged with DPU at Facebook. Will evaluate growth as we go.

#DeafProgressives #FutureIsProgressive #EvidenceBased #WeAreTheMedia #MultiCultural #PoliticalLiteracy #progressive #politics #humanrights #sustainability #education