Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
For eight years I was fortunate to have been offered the opportunity to redesign and then teach this second generation course, The Global City. (Master of Public Policy and Administration Program, MPPA, at Northwestern University). Due to my retirement and subsequent curriculum change, the course is no longer being offered but it clearly provided insights... Continue Reading →
The Summer of Love It was some two years after. Back then, no one knew about the great getaway, my first solo long-distance road trip. I had convinced myself it was about the music, driving up to the Monterey Pop Festival and all. It was the music, but much more. I was on my own.... Continue Reading →
Copping a line from Charlie: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” The 60’s, living in the moment, hitting the streets, coming of age. Eighty percent of today’s contemporary America missed it. They hadn’t been born. Usually caught rolling their eyes, they’ve heard about it, read about it, and they’ve... Continue Reading →
For me, this article by Jennifer Breheny Wallace really hits home. In 1960 we moved from Colorado to California. I was eleven. There still would be a couple more trips riding between Denver and LA on the California Zephyr. Although we lived in Colorado Springs and like my big sister before me, I spent many... Continue Reading →
But There is Hope--Part 1 of 4 UNITED KINGDOM - CIRCA 2003: Portrait of Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 1737-New York, USA, 1809), English revolutionary,politician, and intellectual. Oil on canvas, by George Romney (1734-1802), 1876, 40x30 cm. London, National Portrait Gallery (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) Prophetic to say the least. Famous words from Tom Paine’s “The American... Continue Reading →
"In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting... Continue Reading →
This site is about us. It is about our history and contemporary selfs. It is about the relationship between government and the governed and our own American brand of representative democracy. It highlights the need for adult discourse in the public square. It points to the underlying importance of how individual and organizational civic responsibility,... Continue Reading →
U.S. public education is rooted in the belief by early American leaders that the most important knowledge to impart to young people is what it means to be a citizen. If America is experiencing a civic crisis now, as many say it is, schools may well be failing at that job. To better understand the... Continue Reading →
"Civic education, like all education, is a continuing enterprise and conversation," Roberts said. "Each generation has an obligation to pass on to the next, not only a fully functioning government responsive to the needs of the people, but the tools to understand and improve it." http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2019/12/chief_justice_warns_that_civic.html?cmp=soc-facebook-shr&fbclid=IwAR37tJFJVhBdrL8AjkfWThXnVjg5phhNWbcv6oPeTAnlYE9JiEtClEdfsZs http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2019/12/chief_justice_warns_that_civic.html?cmp=soc-facebook-shr&fbclid=IwAR37tJFJVhBdrL8AjkfWThXnVjg5phhNWbcv6oPeTAnlYE9JiEtClEdfsZs
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