Lindsey Cormack: How to Raise a Citizen

Episode 39 of the Have a Life Teaching podcast, hosted by John Schembari, titled "Lindsey Cormack: How to Raise a Citizen " was published on June 17, 2025 and runs 30 minutes.

June 17, 2025 ·30m · Have a Life Teaching

Summary

Drama critic George Jean-Nathan once said that "Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote." Although 47% of all young people eligible to cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential election did so, 53% did not. How did we get here? Professor Lindsey Cormack, author of the book "How to Raise a Citizen" believes that this situation, overall, is the result of a lack of youth awareness of the political and democratic process. So how then can educators, along with parents, teach students what they need to know?In this episode we discuss:- The definition of "citizen". - How teachers can teach the political process through experiential learning.- How we should spiral or build upon learning of the democratic process in each grade not just in middle school or 11th grade government class.- How to turn youth from consumers of information on the Internet to information seekers.- Why adults need to turn down the negativity about politics and teach students how to argue opposing viewpoints with civility. - How teachers can teach the democratic process without falling victim to increasing legal jeopardy when what they teach upsets some parents with strong political views - red or blue. - How parents can and should support the awareness of their children about the democratic process. We hope you will listen in to this important conversation. Lindsey Cormack LinkedIn page Book - How to Raise a Citizen How to Raise a Citizen InstagramHow to Raise a Citizen Webpage James Madison's Montpelier Website Music - Aylex

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