—Lee Ann Potter
Thomas Jefferson was shocked when war veteran Jacob Koontz wrote to him asking for presidential help seven years after Jefferson’s presidential term had ended. A look at Jefferson’s letter noting Koontz’s lack of civic awareness highlights for students the importance of civic literacy.
Links:
[1] http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/6907/6907358.pdf
[2] http://www.socialstudies.org/category/historical-period/building-new-nation
[3] http://www.socialstudies.org/category/journal/social-education
[4] http://www.socialstudies.org/secondaryhighschool
[5] http://www.socialstudies.org/ushistory