Civics is the art of citizenship, what Bill Gates Sr. calls simply showing up for life, and it encompasses three things: a foundation of values, an understanding of the systems that make the world go round, and a set of skills that allow you to pursue goals and to have others join in that pursuit.
公民教育是身为一个公民的艺术， 这正是比尔•盖茨之父所谓的 “展现生命”， 它包含三个方面内容： 价值观的基础、 对于让世界正常运转的体系的理解、 以及一套 让你追寻目标并让他人跟随你的愿景的技能。