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Betsy DeVos was asked whether U.S. schools are teaching kids to be socialists. Her answer was rich. [1]

['Valerie Strauss', 'Staff Writer']

Date: 2018-10-17

Well, I think it’s really a combination of things. I think number one, students aren’t getting the kind of foundation in civics and government that I recall getting as a student in K-12 education. And they’re coming then into higher education without the background to even know and understand competing ideas, and then without the ability to discuss and debate them. I recall visiting a classroom not to long ago where one of teachers was wearing a shirt that said “Find Your Truth,” suggesting that, of course, truth is a very fungible and mutable thing instead of focusing on the fact that there is objective truth and part of learning is actually pursuing that truth. So, roll it back, there is a very important need for students to know the foundations of our country and the ideas around which our country was formed. And to then have the ability to discuss and debate those ideas freely on their K-12 campuses and on their higher-ed campuses.

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[1] Url: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/10/17/betsy-devos-was-asked-whether-us-schools-are-teaching-kids-be-socialists-her-answer-was-rich/

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