Is Our K12 Education System Responsible for the Decline in American Patriotism?

by Brian Kisida, Colyn G. Ritter, Gary Ritter,& James V. Shuls

That students shouldn’t be taught to hate America is self-evident. A nation survives by passing its history and values to future generations, and the core principles that guide the American experiment rank among the world’s most exemplary and enduring ideas. Students should learn the full truth about America—its strengths, flaws, and unrealized aspirations—while embracing the core American principles of liberty, justice, the rule of law, and human dignity. Every generation bears the responsibility to sustain and advance the American experiment.

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