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The America I Want is a civics education initiative promoting individual voices, collective listening, and student engagement in high schools everywhere.
The Program
America is a teeming, raucous country with citizens from diverse backgrounds and a wide range of opinions. We want our high schoolers to be exposed to this diversity. Our civics program empowers students to articulate their vision for the nation, engage with their communities, and collaborate to turn their best ideas into actions. Through Linley's intuitive digital platform, students can connect with peers and communities via cell phones, computers, or iPads. They will explore two essential questions: "What is your vision for America?" and "What needs to happen to achieve that vision?" In addition, they will gather basic demographic information. The responses will generate a daily-updated word cloud, offering a visual representation of the collective vision of all participants. These word clouds, combined with the ability to cross-reference data, will serve as the foundation for deeper discussions in schools, within communities, and, eventually, between schools across the nation.
YOU TALK,
AMERICA LISTENS
At the conclusion of each interview with peers and community members, participants will be invited to record a brief video, if they choose. They will be asked to complete the sentence, "The America I want is…”. Selected recordings will be showcased in classroom discussions and at a community town meeting, where insights from the word cloud research will be discussed collectively.
Envisioning America's Future:
Voices of Students and their Communities
Video Submissions from Around the Country
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