Needed: Political boot camp for students
This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a monthly column on education for the Marin Independent Journal.
By Mark Phillips
I was recently accosted in San Francisco by a young woman who wanted me to sign a petition attacking one of the 2012 presidential candidates. But she knew little about the candidate she was opposing or the other candidates. It was evident that she was clueless about the complexities of American politics.
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