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Civic Values

What is Civic Values?

Civic values are values that seek good for a community as a whole.

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What is Civic Education?

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According to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “civic education” means all processes that affect people’s beliefs, commitments, capabilities, and actions as members or prospective members of a communities.

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The role of civic value in social studies can be found in these four categories.

1. Fundamentals of Government

2. Ownership as Citizens

3. Proactive and Knowledgeable Voting

4. Imitations of Government

Fundamentals Of Government

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This teach young people about the very basics of how their government works. They teach executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government and why these three branches must work together to pass and enforce laws. They also teach about the duties of each individual branch and how all three make up a carefully constructed checks and balance system.

Ownership as Citizens

Civic education teaches students that when they become adults they can rightfully lay claims to the government as lawful citizens.

They learn to have a voice not that of obscure elect politicians.

Political idea should represent the people.

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Proactive and Knowledgeable Voting

Voting is an important duty of every citizen. Every vote counts in each election and it's through voting that people can make sure that their voice is heard.

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Limitations of Government

Civic education is the key in teaching people that the government has limitations and that every citizen has Constitutional rights that cannot be taken away or voilated.

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Civic Values and Technology

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  • Students are able to conduct research on how to be a good citizen and cite examples from different walks of life.
  • Online newspapers/games
  • Apps
  • Teacher can present lessons using video clips.
  • Document clips
  • Podcast
  • Youtube

Civic Values and Textbooks

  • History textbooks
  • Maps

Others ways to expose students to civic values.

  • Current events
  • Symposiums
  • Field trips
  • Role playing
  • Debates
  • Public speaking
  • Polls
  • surveys

Ways to be a Civic Participant

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  • Volunteer
  • Food drive
  • Fundraisers
  • Red Cross
  • Salvation Army

Summary

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Civic Value in a nutshell is important because it helps learners to be more globally and locally experience. Learners are able to acquire values that help them to respect others and exercise equality among all people. They are gaining knowledge from their history that they can integrate with other areas. They are given skills to discuss and have opinions and share those opinions freely.

The final outcome is to create responsible citizens.

Chapin J.(2009) Elementary Social Studies; A practical guide (8th ed.):Pearson.

http://www.civics-online.org/civics-education/key-reasons-why-students-should-learn-about-civics/

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