"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Martin Luther King, Jr. https://youtu.be/ZVbs0RVm6E8
Remembering MLK
Higher Education Is Drowning in BS And it’s mortally corrosive to society, by Christian Smith, professor of sociology– the University of Notre Dame.
For those of you that have focused attention spans, this article is worth your time. I find truth in many, if not most, of the authors assertions. Over the years, I have adjuncted in four universities, guest lectured at another three and have also instructed in extension courses, including an OLLI program, at still another.... Continue Reading →
We the People Program–Center for Civic Education
Even though this program has been running for more than thirty years, one could certainly argue that during that period of time it is more important now than ever. Program Description We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is an instructional program on the principles of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights... Continue Reading →
TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY, OUR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SHOULD TEACH IT– by TAYLOR REVELEY IV–President of Longwood University in Virginia. (Published 12-28-17, Newsweek)
"Democracy – not economic development, not career preparation, or self-actualization – must stand foremost again as the animating purpose of college." W. Taylor Reveley IV, President of Longwood University in Virginia. This is one of my mantras. Civic ignorance in this country is appalling. There are institutional reasons for this but there are other reasons... Continue Reading →
Decline of civics education in schools hurts good government By CHRISTOPHER DALE Tribune News Service Dec 24, 2017
"A recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania found that only one in four Americans can name all three branches of government. One in three can’t name any."--- https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/wire_commentary/decline-of-civics-education-in-schools-hurts-good-government/article_801ac42d-ebcd-5b29-8d97-e640a4b81edb.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share
James Baldwin/William F. Buckley Debate– 1965 Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge University
In 1965, James Baldwin debated William F. Buckley at the Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge University. The topic of the debate was, "The American Dream is at the expense of the American negro." The viewing of this series of videos should be required material in every high school and college curriculum. In addition to discussing our... Continue Reading →
Recommit to your role as citizen in 2018, by John B. King, Jr., (The Baltimore Sun)
"I strongly believe that none of the public policy problems we face in our nation — from the federal government’s rollbacks of civil rights enforcement to the need to increase access to quality preschool — can be solved without an informed and engaged citizenry." by John B. King, Jr. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-1231-king-column-20171227-story.html
When The Full-Time Commute is Over—Now What? An Open Conversation with Myself—Part 3 — It Sure Can Be Quiet — by Steve Harding
Nothing rings. Nothing buzzes. No business calls. No work related e-mails. No invitations to speak. There are no texts, no tweets, no nothing. Well, that's not totally true. You do have to count the ones from family, a few friends, and that core of current and former colleagues. Still, it is silent. My god people,... Continue Reading →
The Art of Being Free–How Alexis de Tocqueville Can Save Us From Ourselves, by James Poulos
Back in April we made our annual sojourn to the Los Angeles Festival of Books. We do our best to support emerging writers and even ones we personally know. Battling the ingress and egress lines in a University of Southern California campus parking garage, we separate off to listen to our respective... Continue Reading →
Teaching the ‘unwritten Constitution’ by Paul T. Hill
Professor Hill is a man after my own heart. The level of national civic ignorance is not only appalling, it's frightening. I have published my own articles on this very same subject. https://patimes.org/civics-lost-no-apparent-priority-education/ . I've even approached our local K-12 system about the problem and suggested programmatic methods that brings a greater focus... Continue Reading →
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