The book is a good demonstration of the education of “The Greatest Generation” compared to the lack of civics education and appreciation for democracy that go with many present day baby-boomers, gen-Xers, gen Z and so on.
The first story describes the experience of an American family living in Nazi Germany.
DESCRIPTION:
278 pages
8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches
hardcover
CONDITION:
This hard-cover book is in very good condition. The blue cloth hardcover shows light wear at the corners and spine ends and some light soiling as well. The interior is nice, clean with no names, major marks, underlining, tears or odor. The paper shows little or no age toning. The hinges and binding are excellent with no loose or missing pages.
From the Editors’ Preface for Teachers:What the observer does not understand is that the public critics accept the fundamental principles of democracy so completely that they do not argue about them. The purpose of public criticism is to improve the ways and means of carrying out these fundamental principles and not to destroy them…
It is important..in the long view of educational statesmanship that we take care to emphasize with children in constructive fashion the characteristics of democracy which belong to our heritage and which, if not emphasized, may be accepted with indifference and treated with negligence. This indifference and ignorance will make out children easy victims of animosity groups who assail the realistic weaknesses of our democratic institutions and exalt the idealistic virtues of other ways of life which are glamorous because they are distant.
It is essential in such a view that we teach our children to love and respect the democratic rights which our forebears have won and that we develop in the children an active determination to protect and continue to perfect our ways of expressing these democratic ideals. the price we pay for freedom is perpetual responsibility to practice the laws of democracy diligently and to work assiduously for their improvement.
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