2015 National Academy: The Real Power of a Political Classroom
[/content/images/wordpress/2015/08/Tree-pic-by-Chuck.jpg]The Tree (photo by Chuck) The 2015 National Academy for Civics and Government [http://civiced.org/national-academy-for-civics-and-government] crossed the finish line in Los Angeles as the summer rolled into its final act for teachers, students...
Reverend Pinckney and the Creative Synthesis of Civic Leadership
In his tribute to Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Henry Louis Gates reflects on an interview from a few years ago. Gates shares that what was remarkable was “for one...
What Julian Bond Had to Say about Non Voters and Wings on Frogs
Colleagues throughout the years have argued with me about non voters. I’ve heard it from teachers who answer the call to civic duty every day, grad students...
Echoes: Creativity and Aristotle's Potluck
As classic works become more familiar you find those ideas are anything but dead and gone. In fact, they have us surrounded....