Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
It's Osher time again. I'm really looking forward to teaching in the upcoming Winter Quarter. I'll be on both the main UCR Extension campus as well as out in Rancho Mirage. This quarter we will be discussing Colin Woodards work: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America. I'll be... Continue Reading →
All of these years since my youth, my recollection of Alred Lord Tennison, poet laureate, was his poem "The Charge of Light Brigade." The impact of this and other works come to full inspiration when receited by someone like Helen Mirren. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJb_zJbJ7FI Ulysses BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON It little profits that an idle king, By this still... Continue Reading →
I know it makes me smile -- just like those two adorable citizens, happily making sport of the DMV, who don't know what they don't know about public service. Patrick S. Malone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dMw3r_Y1Xw For those interested in public service take a look at the attached article and... Continue Reading →
"We can continue to make global changes for sustainability in the same way that we, collectively, made the “straw ban” work: we advocate in our own local communities until it swells like a rising tide across the globe." https://youtu.be/4wH878t78bw https://ecowarriorprincess.net/2018/11/how-to-advocate-for-a-culture-of-sustainability-in-your-local-community/?fbclid=IwAR2VsLdRznrJdaRN7pfb0hl3IJL_-UjuAiV-KAapXU3JhLrMOyzeLt_FT0s
Don't I know it. This has been my primary academic focus for the last three years. Through the Osher Life Long Institute at the University of California, Riverside, I just finished teaching a three course mini-series on the causations and resulting affects of late 19th and early 20th century history. The correlation between then and... Continue Reading →
https://apolitical.co/solution_article/government-change-populism/#comment-264 For those of you concerned with our collective civic responsibilities, especially those new and continuing public servants, the above referenced article should be on your reading list. Here was my response to the author-- Hi Joseph-- Great job!! It is refreshing to know that this perspective exists within the confines of government, especially at... Continue Reading →
"This crisis of incivility has become a chronic condition of public life. Consequently, incivility is compromising the success of American society and especially the viability of the government. We should not, however, assign the blame exclusively to our leaders. As a people, Americans have become highly desensitized to behaviors that would have been outrageous not... Continue Reading →
One of my central mantras. Many in the K-12 system and undergraduate programs think they are addressing civics adequately--THEY ARE NOT. Too often the system is geared towards meeting the short-term political needs of state capitols or employing teachers that are more interested in espousing their own political beliefs rather than providing the learning... Continue Reading →
"Developing that sense of local connection could be the surprising secret to combating the rise of political alienation and extremism in rural areas. It’s not a challenge any local area can claim to have conquered — but it’s one they’re taking increasingly seriously." Fergus Peace https://apolitical.co/solution_article/how-to-tackle-populism-rebuild-rural-civic-life/
https://apolitical.co/solution_article/government-jobs-skills-list All of the skill sets highlighted by apolitical.co are invaluable. However, I would add an additional emphasis, a greater knowledge in civics. Even with the focus on techniques and technologies at the very center of public engagement, there still needs to be an intrinsic understanding of the relationship between government and the governed.... Continue Reading →
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