Gordon Fowler is the president and CEO of Sacramento’s 3fold Communications, a Sacramento-based communications company, and co-founder of Roseville’s The Glue Factory.
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Action Civics
Civic learning belongs at the forefront of preparing students for college, career and civic life
We hear a lot about the bad news: Fewer than 8.2 percent of eligible voters ages 18–24 turned out in the 2014 general election; most Americans cannot name the three branches of government; many young people do not think their civic involvement is worthwhile. But there are pockets of good news all around us. More schools are building on the old adage, “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” We call this “action civics,” and we know it works.