Citizenship education in the US(2) Long standing belief that that the primary purpose of U.S.schools is to educate young people for responsible citizenship The establishment of well-constructed political institutions was not enough Society must ultimately depend on its citizens-on their knowledge, skills,and civic virtue The results of 2000 survey show that"preparing people to become responsible citizens"is the most important purpose of the schoolsCitizenship education in the US (2) • Long standing belief that that the primary purpose of U.S. schools is to educate young people for responsible citizenship • The establishment of well-constructed political institutions was not enough • Society must ultimately depend on its citizens–on their knowledge, skills, and civic virtue The results of 2000 survey show that “preparing people to become responsible citizens” is the most important purpose of the schools l