The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.
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Bankruptcy has been a safety net not just for low income people, but for middle income people as well, ... It is being shredded. I think all I can say is, we'll just have to see how history judges us.Paul Wellstone
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As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and involved in the affairs of the human community, be it at the local or the global level.
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