This unit, designed to accompany the film American Idealist, explores idealism, public service, and public policy through the career of American statesman and activist Sargent Shriver.
This unit, designed to accompany the film American Idealist, explores idealism, public service, and public policy through the career of American statesman and activist Sargent Shriver.
Students learn about idealism through the life and accomplishments of US statesman and activist Sargent Shriver.
Students refine their ideas about public service by learning about the mission and early years of the Peace Corps program.
Students discover how leaders like Sargent Shriver used public policy to fight poverty in the 1960s.