Sears Article -- Unpacking by bdyck https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im Made with the best of intentions en-us 2016-09-22 17:11:31 UTC 2024-08-13 02:24:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Sears Article brendadyck https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125806542 2016-09-22 17:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125806542 tdchrist https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125865963 Subjective - everyone has a different idea what the meaning of a good citizen is.]]> 2016-09-22 20:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125865963 "sometimes injustice is so great, and the powers that be so resistant to change, violence is the only recourse." Nelson Mandela (p. 92) rogerio_peartree https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866076 2016-09-22 20:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866076 “We are here to defend democracy, not practise it.” (p. 102) rogerio_peartree https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866330 2016-09-22 20:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866330 cameron_rokosh https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866419  “A good citizen obeys the law.” I then ask, Was Mahatma Gandhi a good citizen of India? How about Martin Luther King, was he a good citizen of the U.S.? Or Nelson Mandela, a convicted terrorist, is he a good citizen of South Africa? 

]]> 2016-09-22 20:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866419 heidi_exner https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866456 Surprising at how low a priority the understanding of citizenship is to our educational program design, and its application (ie. technical and vocational taking priority over social studies)...


]]> 2016-09-22 20:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866456 skoconno https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866472 Tolerance - What is it? Should we strive for tolerance, or something more connected to unity within diversity? 

]]> 2016-09-22 20:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866472 voter turn-out reached a record low of 61 percent in the federal election of 2000 kimberlystephenson14 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866484 2016-09-22 20:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866484 qualitative vs. quantitative learning tdchrist https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866548 2016-09-22 20:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866548 chels_ox https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866580 instruct each group to design a job advertisement for the “Ideal Canadian Citizen.” We talk for a minute about what typical job ads contain, including a description of the ideal candidate’s educational background, personal qualities, skills and experience, ]]> 2016-09-22 20:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866580 skoconno https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866631 Exploring with your students what it is to be a good citizen is important, so that they can see their capacity to work for change. (Re: Sears' thoughts on breaking the law and people like Nelson Mandela). ]]> 2016-09-22 20:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866631 [young citizens] do not know even the basic information necessary to function as citizens; alienated—they feel cut off from the political life of their societies  6440sonder https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866715 2016-09-22 20:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866715 "Are we to be idiots or citizens?" https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866748 2016-09-22 20:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866748 tdchrist https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866827 Young citizens are ostracized from a system that doesn't take their voices seriously - creates an environment that encourages apathy.]]> 2016-09-22 20:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866827 citizenship is a complicated idea, affected by many factors, including where a person finds his or her sense of belonging and the degree to which he or she is engaged with the civic culture jayhau7 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866852 2016-09-22 20:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866852 hayleybrag https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866948 "The prevailing ideology of citizenship education found in contemporary Canadian curricula tends towards an activist or participatory conception of citizenship."]]> 2016-09-22 20:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866948 chels_ox https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866953 "One of the most common criteria identified across this wide range of groups is, “A good citizen obeys the law.” I then ask, Was Mahatma Gandhi a good citizen of India? How about Martin Luther King, was he a good citizen of the U.S.? Or Nelson Mandela, a convicted terrorist, is he a good citizen of South Africa? How about Emmeline Pan- khurst, who went to jail twelve times in 1912 for her part in suffragette protests (many of which involved the destruction of property) of British laws against women’s suffrage, was she a good citizen of Britain?" (pg 92)]]> 2016-09-22 20:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125866953 linnyzurek https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125867000 A shift from citizenship education involving imposing narrow views of national culture on all to a more activist conception. "The main ideology of citizenship education is the importance of citizen action and participation" (Masemann, 1989).]]> 2016-09-22 20:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125867000 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125867080 "While much of the rhetoric in the citizenship education community attributes this decline to growing cyni- cism among young people, closer examination of the evidence indicates a much more complex situation." ]]> 2016-09-22 20:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125867080 kimberlystephenson14 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125867167  The concern about ignorant, alienated, and agnostic citizens is driving a flurry of activity in citizenship education around the world (p.98)]]> 2016-09-22 20:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125867167 heidi_exner https://padlet.com/brendadyck/u7xpjmlgb1im/wish/125867302 "Accommodation, after all, is where the 
rubber hits the road with regard to diversity. A key 
question is: To what degree are citizens willing to 
accommodate diversity even when it costs them 
something materially or socially?"
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