From the Huffington Post
With more Americans able to name the judges on “American Idol” than those of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor told a Chicago audience Wednesday that there needs to be more emphasis on civics in government courses in the U.S. school system.
O’Connor, speaking at a Chicago Bar Association luncheon, also said that 80 percent of Americans would flunk the citizenship test given to immigrants, and blamed that on the lack required civics in government courses at high schools.
O’Connor is pushing to bring required civics in government courses back to the nation’s classrooms through her “teacher friendly” website, ourcourts.org. The site is designed for “eager to learn” middle schoolers because, she said, that is the age “when the light bulb goes on.”
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