While I don't think that the question is necessarily relevant in and of itself, I do think that it raises an important point about democracy.

In Athens, the youth were educated - with a specific goal in mind. That goal was essentially to create a solid, well-rounded, active citizen who would participate in the democratic system. Recently, in our schooling, we haven't seen this. Students are taught the basics, as always, but something very important is missing. Students cannot be taught this in a single civics course - they need constant reminding in every course that they should be active citizens, and that if they are not they are shirking their civic duty.