Stop Being Polite! How Civility Can Save Our Country - Homeschool Freedom Action Center

Can Education Save Civility?

“A refugee from the federal government,” Alexandra grew up in a home that prioritized politeness and viewed education as a lifestyle. Yet when she began working for the U.S. Department of Education, Alexandra soon discovered that her coworkers used politeness for corruption and also didn’t care about education. How can civility save our nation?

Politeness vs. Civility

In this conversation, Alexandra Hudson, award-winning journalist, speaker, and author discusses:

her disillusionment with the Department of Education
how to respect someone while sharing hard truths
the difference between politeness and civility
why we need less politeness and more civility in the world
why the left and right don’t share the same vision
not living a boxed life
how incivility hurts both others and ourselves
how one individual can start a quiet revolution that can change the world
how the classical model of education can be used to teach future generations the art of being civil.

Episode 75: Stop Being Polite! How Civility Can Save Our Country with Alexandra Hudson

Alexandra Hudson, author of The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves, originally aired on Dec 13, 2023. You can find a discount code for Alexandra’s book in the podcast’s show notes. Check out other freedom-loving episodes of Refining Rhetoric.

Robert Bortins is the CEO of Classical Conversations® and the host of Refining Rhetoric. The company has grown from supporting homeschoolers in about 40 states to supporting homeschoolers in over 50 countries and has become the world’s largest classical homeschooling organization under his guidance.