The Students are Listening: Elementary Education’s Responsibility to Young Citizens Beyond the Rituals of Democratic Citizenship

Kathryn M. Obenchain; Julie L. Pennington; Melissa Bedford; Hannah Carter; MaryLiz Magee

The Students are Listening: Elementary Education’s Responsibility to Young Citizens Beyond the Rituals of Democratic Citizenship

Kathryn M. Obenchain
, Julie L. Pennington
, Melissa Bedford
, Hannah Carter
, MaryLiz Magee

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Abstract

The purpose of this commentary is to reiterate our responsibility to educate our young citizens in ways that go beyond rituals and classroom walls. Our argument rests on the notion of bringing critical democratic literacy into elementary classrooms through examples of how students are thinking about the current election.

Original language	American English
Journal	Teachers College Record
State	Published - 12 Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

EGS Disciplines

Curriculum and Social Inquiry
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Elementary Education
Language and Literacy Education
American Politics

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