Democratic Values: Step 1: Connect, Question
Step 1: Connect, Question
1.1. Overview of Step 1: Connect, Question
In Step 1, the major objective is for you to think about your connections/experiences with the pandemic and then to write down the questions you have about the pandemic and the different ways we can stop it.
Democratic and Academic Objectives
In this first step, the targeted Democratic and Academic Competencies are:
Academic Objectives to Apply in Step 1:
• Questioning: Learn to pose and explain questions about the texts and videos. (Step 1.4)
Democratic Objectives to Apply in Step 1:
• Democratic Values: Learn and apply democratic values to proposing ways to heal and unify our country. (Steps 1.3)
1.2. Central Questions About Democratic Values
What are the most important democratic values that can help bring our country together?
What are the values that can inspire us to create a more compassionate, just, and free country and world?
Each Lift Every Voice Minicourse begins with Central Questions that you can explore related to the core values, skills, and knowledge that we need to participate in our democratic society and the major problems we need to solve in our country and world.
In this Democratic Values Minicourse, we have two Central Questions.
Given all the polarization and hostility in our country, particularly as evidenced by the January6th insurrection, the first question is: "What are the most important democratic values that can bring our country together?"
But looking forward, "What are the values that can inspire us to create a more compassionate, just and free country and world?"
1.3. Introduction to Eight Democratic Values
In this Democratic Values Minicourse, we will introduce you to eight democratic values. You can explore them in-depth, share stories about them, and then create a Democratic Values Project in which you advocate for the democratic values that are most important for unifying our country and for inspiring hope that we can create a more compassionate, just, and free society.
These Are Eight Democratic Values That Can Bring Our Country Together and Inspire Hope for the Future!
1.4. Questions About Democratic Values
With your Democratic Values Project set up, you can click on Step 1: Connect, Question. There you can think about and write down all the questions you have about democratic values.
1.5. Next Steps
In Step 1, the objective is to help you get a broad overview of democratic values and for you to make a list of the questions you have about these values.
In Step 2, you will dive into these values in greater depth and then think about how these values are related to your life and to our broader society.