Civics at 250: Teaching Democracy in an Unfinished Nation
From The Harvard EdCast by Harvard Graduate School of Education
February 11, 2026 · 18 min · Season 1 · Episode 475
About this episode
Eric Soto-Shed discusses rethinking democracy education in light of America's upcoming 250th anniversary.
Eric Soto-Shed on using America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to rethink how we teach democracy in schools.
People in this episode
Guest: Eric Soto-Shed
Topics covered
- civics education
- democracy
- American history
- teaching methods
- school curriculum
Keywords
- civics
- democracy
- education
- schools
- teaching
- anniversary
- curriculum
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Education
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