The result of the 2024 elections has heralded a call to our nation and peoples to honestly reassess ourselves in heart, spirit and actions. The commentary by Hans Zeigler advocating that future leaders be schooled in statesmanship presents our failure as a nation to prepare its citizens in civic education — “long been sidelined in our K-12 schools,” thus depriving “Americans of a basic awareness of their rights and responsibilities as citizens” (“Universities must teach future leaders about statesmanship,” Star-Advertiser, Commentary, Nov. 14).