When I speak of Civics I’m thinking of structure of government and government operations – not volunteering. I tend to follow Ayn Rand on Alturism. I’m no longer a Rotary member.

Sue, you are way beyond me with your online acronym-speak. It took me a few minutes, but I finally figured out what that meant.

OTOH, they liked to tag along when DH and I went to vote (until they got old enough to be left at home alone, anyway) and they semi- pay attention when we’re talking politics, elections, candidates, city measures, state propositions, etc. If they throw out a comment in those conversations, we’ll respond reasonably even if their ideas are sometimes naive. I’ve been pleasantly surprised more often than not by their insights and lack of naivete.

I think they’re getting it, and will be part of the 42% engaged instead of the 58% disengaged – it’s the same civic-minded child-rearing that my parents and DH’s practiced, and it seems to have worked pretty well.