| This week’s curation begins by highlighting the “Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy,” a document that was recently issued by a group of over 300 scholars and teachers nationwide. The Roadmap aims to provide civic and history education to all students by offering educational strategies for every grade level, a website of curated materials, and recommendations that each state and district can use to fit the specific needs of its students. Furthermore, the Roadmap details benchmarks for state-level accountability, as well as recommendations for developing strong history and civic educators. John Peterson highlights the reactions of the media and professional historians to the 1776 Report, which was authored by members of former President Trump’s now-disbanded 1776 Commission. Peterson argues that, contrary to its critics, the Report teaches that “no matter our race, sex, or origin,” piety and gratitude, rather than derision and contempt, should guide our study of the American Founding. Daniel J. Mahoney writes that Alexis de Tocqueville, the great French philosopher and social critic, was neither a partisan of democracy nor aristocracy but instead of “liberty and human dignity.” As Mahoney continues, “He was neither unduly nostalgic for the glories of the Old Regime nor blind to new threats to the integrity of the human soul that would arise in the democracies of the present and future.” Tocqueville’s project was to bring together democratic equality and an aristocratic concern for preserving human greatness and achievement for the good of nations and its peoples. Essential Reading Jonathan Butcher, Heritage Foundation Schools are a reflection of culture and national character and should transmit these ideas through the teaching of history... In the News Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic Hans Zeiger, RealClearPolicy Dallas Morning News Mount Vernon Timothy Garton Ash, Bush Center Marc O. DeGirolami, Law & Liberty Gerard V. Bradley, First Things Lee Trepanier, Then Again John Peterson, The American Mind Matthew Stewart, Public Discourse Charles Kesler & Brian Anderson, 10 Blocks Charles Kesler joins Brian Anderson to discuss the divide between liberal and conservative visions of the Constitution, the three waves... Chris Flannery, The American Story It’s not every day that a poet sits down and writes a poem that becomes a national hymn. But that’s what happened to Julia Ward Howe... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories Fifty-eight years ago today, two young men shook hands at the end of a basketball game, their last as collegiate ... Good morning, it’s Friday, March 12, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise a quotation meant to be ... One year ago today, as part of a Women’s History Month series curated by Dana Rubin, RCP readers were treated to ... | 
