Why Is Som Kennedy's Ideal Educated Citizen

I have laid out Kennedy’s main points on education as a necessity for a successful democracy. Further, the needs of the future require every citizen to be the most capable, to be the best and brightest. Kennedy began his journey in life disinterested in the world of politics and education and eventually became a paragon for both. He was fortunate enough to benefit from a father, and his resources, that continually worked to provide educational opportunities. Eventually that paid off for Kennedy as he found his passion studying abroad and came back a better more thoughtful student then when he had left. My hope is that you have seen what I believe to be an accurate representation of Kennedy’s ideal educated citizen. The speeches build into a progression from education as an important priority into an essential part of democracy. I’ve outlined the need for adequately educated citizens to serve in the growth and development of democracy. More importantly, the reason I set out to demonstrate this need is to bring about further democratic participation by qualified citizenry. It is essential to a stable democracy that the participants understand with …show more content…
This means policy moving forward should consider involving increased civic lessons and involvement with community. Examples of this might be, increasing budget appropriations for educational supports outside of tuition payments such as more advisors for life coaching and club advisement, help with costs for shelter, food, and transportation, and career skills and development programs during and after college. At the primary and secondary level, creating public and private partnerships to facilitate thematic discussions and club creations. These partnerships would serve as a means to involve civic lessons in the educational system and would do well as a supplement to programmed civic