us our national identity, it tells the world who we are and why we are who we are, and without a frame that gives us values that stand by the bill of rights, were just floating in the air. our sectors of society are not connected, that's why teaching civics and i'm so glad you said that. what's really important is that the assumptions of the left and the right are always cute wrong. we have defined areas of agreement and that we share. we do share the notion that education accomplishes certain things. one, it turns students into citizens. two it teaches students how to run the country before it's their turn to run the country. three, it teaches the values of this nation.