7 Core Democratic Principles - Definitions and Real World Application
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The document discusses using popular culture elements like comic books and trading cards to engage students in social studies. It emphasizes core democratic principles such as the common good, truth, justice, patriotism, equal opportunity, individual rights, and diversity, encouraging students to reflect on their understanding and application of these concepts. The text aims to inspire educators to connect curriculum with students' interests and promote active citizenship.
7 Core Democratic Principles - Definitions and Real World Application
- 1. Pop Culture in the Social Studies Classroom: Using Comic Books, Trading Cards and Action Figures to Engage Students Quinn Rollins 2013
- 2. BIG IDEAS Use your passions to find ways to teach students. “Teach Like a Pirate” – Dave Burgess (buy it, live it, be it) • Sports, Music, Television, Fashion, Cars, Movies, Books, Architecture, Food, Travel Be willing to leave your comfort zone and use your students’ interests to
- 3. Rollins 2013
- 4. A Core Democratic Principle is an ideal, moral, or theme found in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, or Declaration of Independence.
- 5. These are ideas and goals that the United States has said we should use to make choices. Government, Schools, and Individuals can use these Principles in their daily activities.
- 6. There are seven of these principles. As we go, think about what you know about History, your own life, your family and friends. Are you “good at” these principles? What needs some work?
- 7. The Common Good: Seeking and promoting what’s best for everyone, not just one individual.
- 8. Examples of Common Good: Paying Taxes Speed Limits Public Education
- 9. What happens when we don’t follow the principle of the common good?
- 10. Truth: Being completely and actively honest. (Government and Citizens)
- 11. How many of you have told a lie in the last… Year? Six Months? Month? Week? Today?
- 12. Why do we lie so much? Is it ever okay to tell a lie? Is it ever easier to lie? How would our lives be different if everyone told the truth?
- 13. Justice: All people should be treated fairly and given “due process of law.”
- 14. Justice is sometimes represented with this image… Why is the woman blindfolded? What’s the signifance of the objects she holds?
- 15. What are some reasons we’re treated unjustly? Are you treated differently than adults? Than people of another race? Another religion? Another size? Another gender? How do we promote justice?
- 16. Patriotism: A feeling of love, pride, and devotion to the country.
- 17. What are some ways we display our patriotism?
- 18. Is patriotism important? Is it possible to be patriotic to more than one country?
- 19. Equal Opportunity: Legal, political, social, and economic equality of opportunity. No matter who you are, or what your background is, you should have the same chance as everyone else.
- 20. The United States used to deny opportunities to large groups of people. Does it still?
- 21. What are ways that some people have more opportunities than others? Are there ways to promote the principle of Equal Opportunity?
- 22. Individual Rights: Each person is born with the rights of life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness.
- 23. How do we know what rights we have as citizens of the United States? What are some of the rights we have?
- 24. Are those rights important? How would our lives be different without those rights?
- 25. Diversity: Variety in cultural and ethnic background is permissible, desirable, and good for the community and the nation.
- 26. What are some ways the United States is diverse? What’s good about that? Is there anything bad about it?
- 27. What does “tolerance” mean in regards to diversity? What are ways that we could promote tolerance in our school?
- 28. Do we do all these things well? If yes, how did we learn to do them? If no, why do we talk about them?
- 29. Which one is most important?
- 30. Are there any that we could get rid of without hurting our country?
- 31. Be thinking about which one you think is most important, and how that influences your life…