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Schools Are Preparing Students
for College and Career Readiness:
Are They Preparing Students for
Citizenship Readiness?
By Dezoray Moore, Assistant Principal, Hawthorne Park Elementary School
The expectation for educa-
tion is common for many
stakeholders, and that is
improving the process of
education, increasing
student achievement,
developing better and
productive citizens, and
advancing society.
Educational Viewpoints
John Dewey (1916) suggests that truly committed to citizenship readi-
schools not only want “to make [good] ness. Schools must act now —
citizens and workers,” but also they
deliberately and purposely — to
ultimately want “to make human prepare young scholars for citizenship
beings who will live to the fullest.” readiness so they are prepared to
effectively participate in school, work,
Citizenship readiness is one of the
most critical outcomes of the teaching community, and life.
and learning process, and it is neces- Citizenship readiness is one of the
sary to implement 21st century skills
in curriculum and instruction develop- ultimate goals for students graduating
from secondary schools. It is, also, rec-
ment. It is crucial that schools and ognized that young scholars will need
districts spearhead continuous efforts
to ensure that 21st century skills are the deeper knowledge and understand-
ing, critical thinking, creativity, and the
strategically integrated in curriculum ability to apply knowledge to real-world
and educational programs if they are problems to succeed in their adult lives.
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