Ruminations on Why We Teach Civics

We must always ask ourselves why we teach what we teach. Does it have value? Civics certainly does. We live in the United States of America. It is a democratic republic and thus relies on its citizens being well educated and for them to make good decisions (I will withhold commentary on the current election). This education of our citizens and their civic duty must start early. It may make me sound like a corny PSA from the 1950s, but it's true. Without civics we can not have a democratic society.