One of the first things mentioned in the book is the challenge educators face when it comes to teaching young students in a way schools will not be a partisan place. The goal is to keep students informed and interested to develop skills in political matters without making them choosing a side. Students are encouraged to think for themselves and question matters they do not agree with; they are not told that one side is better than the other. The book mentions two cases. The first case is when President Obama, during his first term, made an opening speech to schoolchildren. The second case is about the conflict between Horace Mann and a school leader who during an abolitionist meeting brought his students back in 1843. These two cases display
