This is Richard Dreyfus celebrating democracy at the National Education Association Representative Assembly:
I don't agree with his Canada and Costa Rico comment, but there is much to appreciate here. Indeed:
"You're teachers; you know a secret. You know that smart is better than stupid."
Also, on Maher, "An Uneducated Electorate Promotes Democracy Lost":
There is no we did it already; it is we are doing it. Never forget that.
TAGS: Civics, Dreyfus, Democracy, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Preamble
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