Revitalizing Non-partisan Civics Education with iCivics.org Chief Louise Dubé

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the founder of iCivics, said, "The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned by each new generation." It is the continuing mission of the iCivics organization and its current Chief Executive Officer, Louise Dubé, to ensure that future generations of Americans receive meaningful, high-quality, non-partisan civics education through the 145,000 educators and 9 million students in all 50 states served through this free-to-the-public program. Civics education is a cornerstone of learning in the United States. It is the curriculum mortar that helps to hold our democracy together. Students learn the principles of collaboration to form a more perfect union from a very early age in the school system. As they advance in other skills, so should their skills in civics responsibilities and their participatory understanding of the rights and healthy influence within a democratic society. By the time a young person is of voting age in America, we hope that they feel capable of being actively engaged in the formation of societal order. Our nation's continuation and ongoing commitment to its founding principles depends on the learnings of each successive generation. Join us in this very important interview to insure our future! Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Steven Hassan with another episode of the influence continuum.
0:09.0	And I have been waiting to do this interview for a really long time, actually, since I first met you, Louise,
0:18.0	doing Torah study years ago during COVID time. And I learned that you do this
0:25.1	incredible project called iCivics.org. And I learned that Justice Sandra Day O'Connor created this
0:35.1	organization, basically hired you to be the chief executive officer.
0:40.3	You have this amazing background as a lawyer with an MBA, with digital platforms.
0:47.3	And I just want to start with a quote that's on I-Civics website right now, Sandra Day O'Connor said,
0:56.3	the practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool.
1:00.9	It must be taught and learned by each new generation.
1:07.4	And all I can say is we need rule of law, human rights, educated citizens, so many Americans
1:19.0	don't even vote or they're not even registered to vote. And I just think your work is
1:24.8	incredibly important. And before I ask you to talk, I'll just say a few more laudatory things about your organization.
1:33.7	It's a high-quality history and civic education you provide to 9 million students annually
1:42.0	in all 50 states.
1:45.4	You champion civic education as a priority for healthy democracy.
1:51.5	Forgive me if I cry.
1:52.8	I just feel so passionately about your work.
1:56.1	It's incredible.
1:57.9	Your organization has won many awards, including fast companies' top 10 most innovative
2:04.0	education companies, ed tech creator winner from Unity.
2:11.0	You know, we really, really, really have a crisis and we need to educate people.
2:16.4	How democracies work and how they don't work is when
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