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October, 2012 - Students Petition the Government in the 21st Century

In his seminal book Democracy and Education, John Dewey wrote that there was no better site for political and democratic action than the school.[1] A noteworthy example of Dewey’s idea occurred this fall in Sharon Springs, Kansas, at Wallace County High School. A group of teachers and students created a music video called “We Are Hungry” to voice their displeasure over the calorie limits in lunches served at…

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Added by Greg Timmons on October 11, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

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