All schooling is political — not partisan, but political. The difference between schools lies in how honest they are in recognizing it.

“Political” should mean having to do with our life in common, where we deliberate over what is noble, just, and advantageous. Every class in any subject provides students with a way to think or with the knowledge to inform how they think. All of this influences the hearts and minds of students. This, in turn, affects how they associate and deliberate with others. School lives out and educates toward a specific view of citizenship. It is inherently and fully political.