Teaching Civics in a Divided Age? Intergenerational Dialogue Should Go Both Ways
Research shows intergenerational programs can improve students’ empathy, literacy and civic engagement, but developing those relationships outside of the home are hard to come by. Ivy Mitchell has spent two decades helping students understand how government works. “We are the most age segregated society,” said Mitchell. “There’s a lot of research out there on how seniors are dealing with their...









