I actually firmly believe that we have a pisspoor civics education in the US. Here's the main suggestion I have to correct this: - Give student senates power.

I actually firmly believe that we have a pisspoor civics education in the US. Here's the main suggestion I have to correct this: - Give student senates power. That means (1) a significant amount of money and (2) the permission to spend it. There are some definite limits on what they can do, though I'm not sure where to put those limits, but for the most part, give them experience in actually handling the budget for a heterogenous group that exceeds their Dunbar's number. That experience includes consequences. I'd absolutely expect to see dictatorships, rebellions, and anarchies all arise without adult input, too. Of course, this will never happen, since there isn't any such money available. I actually wonder if it'd be feasible to get someone wealthy do just donate a chunk down at some primary schools in order to try it out.