1. Participatory readiness
1.1. Vocational capacities
1.1.1. Purpose of education is learn the basic skills (such as reading, writing, math, and verbal skills) in order to be good civic participants
1.1.1.1. To progess as a society, people need to learn the mistakes of the past generations so that we can build on top of what our predecessors built.
1.1.1.2. Students who are more invovled in the humanites and liberal arts are more likely to participate in politcs.
1.1.1.3. Students with higher SAT scores may be more likely to vote and participate in politics.
1.1.2. Not just for minimum wage
1.1.3. In state constitutions, it states that people are given the right to a civic education.
1.2. Two way to prepare students to be civic participants:
1.2.1. Technological view
1.2.1.1. Focus on teaching job skills to help students succeed in their careers
1.2.2. Participatory view
1.2.2.1. Emphasize teaching the humanities (such as history and literature) and social sciences (such as politics and sociology) to prepare students to be civic participants
1.2.2.1.1. To prepare students to fulfill their civic roles, education should focus more on humanities and social scienes, not just on job training.
2. Civic Participation
2.1. Civic Roles
2.1.1. Frameshifting
2.1.2. Disinterested deliberation
2.1.3. Fair fighting
2.2. Voting
2.2.1. Have say in education
2.3. Civic Agency
2.3.1. Change should happen globally and on every level, not just within the community. This is how you make meaningful contributions to society.
2.4. Social injustices eliminated
3. Democracy
3.1. The people have the say in the government.
4. Vocational Paradigm
4.1. Equality
4.1.1. Economic equality
4.1.1.1. The idea of prioritizing the economy came from the Cold War.
4.1.1.1.1. Competition in STEM and need advancements in techonolgy
4.1.1.2. Education is used for the poor to catch up to the rich
4.1.1.3. Having skills to obtain wages is socially accepted
4.1.1.3.1. Economic equality is not just about skill, politics and social norms also play a role.
4.1.2. Political equality
4.1.2.1. Society lost sight of inequalities in education and how a well-rounded education could alleviate those issues.
4.1.2.1.1. Both the liberal arts and sciences are important in education and there should be a balance between them.