TED为何普通民众需要懂得权力.doc

Im a teacher and a practitioner of civics in America. Now, I will kindly ask those of you who have just fallen asleep to please wake up. (Laughter) Why is it that the very word civics has such a soporific, even a narcoleptic effect on us? 我在美国进行公民教育， 也是公民教育的践行者。 现在，请那些刚才睡着的人打起精神。（笑声） 为什么人们一听到“公民教育”这个词 就昏昏欲睡，甚至如患了发作性睡病一般？ I think its because the very word signifies something?exceedingly?virtuous,?exceedingly?important, and exceedingly?boring. Well, I think its the responsibility of people like us, people who show up for gatherings like this in person or online, in any way we can, to make civics