Political education is vital for a progressive democracy
Friday, September 09, 2022 | 40 Views |
No socio-political system can forgo securing its foundations by winning over minds and hearts to the principles, ideas, and common references and, beyond these, the myths which bind a nation together.
In this context schools or other educational institutions exert a strong unifying action as education moves citizens into a coherent moral, intellectual and affective universe composed of sets of values, interpretations of the past and conceptions of the future.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...