What they knew from reading books did not equip them to deal with large public questions.
The teaching would help children understand what would equip them to be a "five-star parent".
They will get more training to equip them to raise the issue of death and dying with patients.
In-depth knowledge of the principles of economics and finance will also equip them to question accepted wisdom.
More important, it would better equip them to rebuild their own nation once they are ready to return home.
Nothing in the new law will suddenly equip them to disarm the teenage armies in the favelas.That is not the point, say the law's backers.
"It is an invaluable opportunity to gain confidence and develop new skills to equip them to make the right choices and let off some steam".
Medical schools introduce pupils to sleep-deprived snacking; law schools equip them to brave articulate ridicule; business schools cull the weak.
Few lecturers think A-levels in their present form prepare students well enough for university, or equip them to engage intelligently with the challenges of a complex world.
The civil service must ensure that apprentices have the right skills – and qualifications – to equip them to keep moving on, and moving up, even outside Whitehall.
Mr. Sandel emphasizes that "the aim is not to try to persuade students, but to equip them to become politically minded citizens".
