With two weeks of the National Academy behind the 2010 crew, there’s been a lot of talk about the Writing Assignment. Locke claimed the largest portion of this year’s re-writes with Cicero and Deuteronomy each coming in as a close second. News stories and six word re-presentations took on the challenge of communicating world-making ideas. [...]
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The Next 100
We’ve passed a mile marker… 100 posts on Politicolor. This site represents a lot of heavy thinking from within the classroom as well as from the world writ large. The richness of ideas presented here speaks to the communities of scholars created for brief moments in either Los Angeles or Orange, Virginia. While those events [...]
Project Citizen
Having been briefly introduced to Project Citizen at the National Academy, I decided to try it out this year. It’s an ideal, outcome-based activity as much about the journey as the finish. And the great thing about the finish is that it’s really just the beginning, for students receive the tools to research and formulate [...]
Congress Is on Steroids…Dorothy, I Don't Think We're On Steroids Anymore…Congress Is on Steroids (or Not)…My 'Roids Hurt"
Here’s Another Recent Strand, Courtesy of the Nat’Cademenian Nuts! (Original font and color remain as translation allows.) —————————————————————————— Hi, All, So what do you think about this steroid madness? Do you think Congress should be involved in the whole process; if so, what part of the Constitution justifies such action? Or is this whole song-and-dance [...]
Would Factionalism Increase or Decrease Under a True 3-Party System?
Well, folks, ask and ye shall receive. I posed the following question: Something I’ve been mulling: Would the U.S. have more or less factionalism with a true three-party system..? Thoughts? Here are the engaging, sometimes hilarious, ideas of an incredibly intelligent lot. –Keith The responses, in order received and original font (where it transferred), [...]
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