Teaching against idiocy

At first looking at the question, How important is it to teach democracy? Of course I said to myself, “crucial”. While reading “Teaching Against Idiocy” I came across a quote that demonstrates how important it is to teach democracy, “When aimed at democratic ends and supported by the proper democratic conditions, the interaction in schools can help children enter the social consciousness of puberty and develop the habits of thinking and caring necessary for public life”. (PG 4,Parker)
This is just one factor how important it is socially to each democracy, but a very important social developing factor. This quote demonstrates that the children in our classrooms can have a easier time adapting to new situations. When children first enter elementary school, most children do not have experience in making new friends of different racial backgrounds. Children whether they want to or not ,can be judging each other without even realizing it. It is extremely important to teach children to interact with each other to make this transition easier.
Children also can learn respect for other people and accept people for who they are. Children learning this can help them understand about equality. After the initial quote this article continues and states, “This kind of thinking that enables them to cut through conventional wisdom and see a better way”. (PG 4, Parker) America today being so diverse it is extremely important for children to accept, respect, and understand people of different ethnic backgrounds and different views of life.