Public Education: Educating Democratic Citizens in Controversial Times with Richard Hersh

On February 20th, 2022, the Litchfield Historical Society and the League of Women Voters of Litchfield County welcomed Dr. Richard H. Hersh for Public Education: The New Battlefield for Educating Democratic Citizens in Controversial Times.
A lecturer in the Education Studies Program at Yale University and Guilford CT School Board of Education member, Hersh offers a unique perspective by way of his 360-degree experience as a former high-school social studies teacher, professor of education, teacher trainer, consultant to school systems, college and university administrator, and author of many books and articles regarding the nature of effective schooling, teaching, and learning.
Dr. Hersh will touch base on the evolving goals of public education and education debates over the past century that help to inform our current situation. He will define where curriculum control lies, some of the issues fueling parental fears, and why there is a demand to pull back the proverbial curtain to see what is happening in classrooms across America. Importantly, he will discuss why he believes education in America is failing to adequately prepare citizens to step up as civil participants in our democracy and what we can do about it.
This lecture is part of a partnership series between the Litchfield Historical Society and the League of Women Voters of Litchfield County. The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County is a grassroots, nonpartisan political organization of women and men.
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The mission of the Litchfield Historical Society is to illuminate the rich and nationally-significant history of Litchfield, enabling each of us to construct meaning from the past for the present and future. Located in Litchfield, Connecticut, we are home to the Litchfield History Museum and the Tapping Reeve House and the Litchfield Law School, America’s first law school.