Current events and politics are considerably very important to us as citizens of the United States. It is very important for Americans to know what is going on around them, even students at the high school age. If you don’t know what is going on around the world or even locally, you may be lacking knowledge that could benefit you.
Looking closer at students, High schoolers have so many different things on their mind that current events are the last thing that concern them. We have all been there (I’m still experiencing that). To me, I believe it is very important to be caught up on major issues, and how issues are affecting the nation as a whole. I believe it is vital to us to know new laws and new supreme court rulings being implemented. I know that the vast majority of our student body vaguely knows much about this at all, because it shows in a classroom setting when current event
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It doesn't have to necessarily be a political class, but a social and economic class as well. Students need a class full of information that is minimally biased for students to come up with their own conclusions on issues, and not information used to sway the individuals to a certain ideology. There are a lot of exercises and criteria that can be covered in it, such as debating, essay writing, hypothesizing, creating inferences, and forming conclusions. This class should be offered for all students, but I also think it can be saved until senior year for the students as another possibility. For instance, if there is a political race, they can actively cover each candidate and their platforms, so they can make the best vote possible to their beliefs. They can watch debates in this class, speeches on the current president, and many more things. They can see what new laws are in effect or maybe what Congress is voting on that
...ting them choose their own groups to be in during class, as offering multiple ways to complete projects, different assigned reading topics, and etc. The student can only get out of the class as much as they put in. Even though the students may wish the teachers would give less homework or let them read Sports Illustrated in class, there is a fine line between academic learning that incorporates “street smarts” and academic learning that lacks on the academic part. Teachers must insure their students are learning the required material and that they are not taking detours from learning about topics and ideas that students need to be successful after college.
Many people try to think “back to the good old days,” when really they were not that good for most people who had no rights. With the advancement in technology, we were forced to open our eyes to what is going on in the world around us and the disadvantaged people face throughout the world. As a society once we start to working on damage control to clean up the mess we got into we can finally have true change. The damage control will take time and effort from all people involved on either end of the situation. One major move I feel we can make is by giving honest history lessons that cover every part of our history in schools. I feel that American History and World History should be more emphasized on in our school systems and curriculum. If the students get the full education of our history and how we got to where we are, then moving on will become easier. We expect for children to lead us into a bigger and better future, but how can we expect that without the truth coming to light for our diverse culture. We cannot expect to make this country better without knowing their full history and the mistakes we have made in our past. Looking for another way to move forward, Essence asked Dr. Joy DeGruy on what we could do moving forward, her answer was, “…more research, support, and assistance are needed to produce vital healing…that exceeds the injury
It is no surprise that many Americans cannot answer these questions. In general, most of us aren’t interested in what happens in countries on the other side of the globe. We feel apathetic even to domestic events occurring in states other than our own. But that is the problem – the American public does not recognize the most basic knowledge about the current events of the world due to lack of interest. The average adult perhaps only realizes that bin Laden and al Qaeda are hiding somewhere inside or outside Afghanistan and that Saddam Hussein may have a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction hidden somewhere in Iraq. But this is about as far as their familiarity with foreign affairs extends – they may not even be able to point out Baghdad on a map or what territory Desert Storm covered. They probably cannot even identify the events that occurred at Tora Bora...
Current Event Article Analysis Article # 1 Title: Yes. There are limits to the right to bear arms. Source: Union Tribune or Signonsandiego. Date: Dec. 21, 2007
Political commentators often label American students not as liberals or conservatives, but simply as apathetic citizens unconcerned with political issues. The number of students venturing to the polls continues to be depressing to any advocate of a democratic form of government. Outside of political science classrooms, few students seem to be knowledgeable of simple political events and personalities.
Every newspaper has headline after headline about this new topic, every news update on all radio stations, every news program on the television, everybody is talking about this latest disruption in our some-what peaceful lives.
Many people have no interest in current events in the world or even their own country, and are more concerned about matters that are more trivial, and even if they were to pay a deal of attention, common news sources are often biased and don’t release information that would hurt a certain cause. It is in this way that the citizens are kept igno...
I believe the Andean people are event, as opposed to time, oriented. Their rituals and traditions such as their coca chewing etiquette seem to fit well in an event oriented context. In the book The Hold Life Has, Catherine J. Allen describes the proper steps involved. I won’t get into any specifics for the sake of brevity, but only the aspect of this social engagement that strongly hints at a disregard for time orientation. The aspect is simply the time it takes to participate in it. The Andean people exchange k’intus (coca leaves) approximately five times daily, and each time takes 20 to 30 minutes. Allen writes about the process, “After twenty to thirty minutes a good-sized wad has been built up, and if there is
The view of what college is and what the experience of college offers, differ dramatically between an individual and the society he or she lives. College has traditionally been viewed as the place young adults go to find themselves, find their career, and start their adult lives. Some have argued that education has veered too far away from tradition, while others argue that the whole idea of Liberal Education needs to keep evolving to meet the demands of the modern world. Those in favor of change argue for more diversity within the curriculum, such as more non-western world education and feminist thought. However, the traditional educational ideal has not completely vanished. At the majority of colleges in America the Liberal Arts, or General Education, is the core requirement that every student must take regardless of major. A liberal education studies the idea of what it means to be a good human being. The Liberal Arts are important to everyone because it tries to grasp each individual’s uniqueness and find their place in society. These classes aim to challenge students to become better people, better citizens, and overall create a better society. Liberal Arts try to grasp the knowledge and skills humans have used to rationally understand human existence for thousands of years. By creating culturally diverse campuses and studying topics like philosophy; students learn to question life, question society, and find answers to what it means to be a good person. All of these innovations together along with better informed and intelligent students help form societies focused on equality and the future of human civilization.
Ever since my seventh grade teacher taught me the rudiments of government, I have always loved politics. Every time an election is coming, I eagerly await new polling and predictions. Of course, no time is more exciting than when the actual results come in. In addition, reading political journalistic articles has added to my knowledge to this particular realm. My added knowledge has helped me immensely in many of my subjects in high school, including history, government, and economics. For example, many of my classmates struggled in our recent class about United States government. Because of my acumen about current political affair and the foundational basics of government, I was able to excel in that class while in turn helping many of my peers.
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Consider the people around you. Most of them are informed adults who keep up with the
Gun control, abortion, unemployment, climate change, discrimination, and inequality fill the newsreels every day in our country. Capitol Hill is teeming with debates over issues that hold great significance to the current generation. Many of these topics and ones to come will never be agreed upon by all sides as having a fair situation. In contrast, I believe the improvement of the education system is the most important social issue that can be resolved and then used to improve so many other problems in our society through aspects such as merit pay, Common Core, and increased vocational opportunities for all students
The interest of the person on the social phenomenons brings him to feel the necessity of walking on a more systematic and technical way. Most of the social scientists probably started like this. Important thing is to decide which one would be your basic discipline or perspective. From which point of view do you consider or approach the events? Your starting point is economical or philosophical or religious or maybe political? This paper is actually indicates the signs of a political science and international relations student’ thoughts and opinions.
In a democratic society, adults are frequently confronted with situations and events that require them to make decisions, not only about their own lives as citizens but also about their role as a citizen in a larger community. The answers to dilemmas facing adults in today's world are not clear cut and require the ability to struggle with understanding ideas that are subtle and multifaceted, to engage in serious talk with others, and to take action (Colby et al. 2003; C. Seaquist 2003, p. 11). Since September 11, for example, individuals have had to decide what it means when the "government announces 'specific and credible' clues of a possible terrorist attack" within the United States (L. Seaquist 2003, p. 11). Should they cancel plans for a vacation? Should they stay home and cover their windows with plastic using duct tape? Should they carry on as usual? Furthermore, they also have had to decide if the information itself is credible since being able to interpret intelligence is now a part of being a citizen (ibid.). How can adult education support adults as they struggle with what it means to be a citizen in an increasingly complex world? This Brief examines the role of adult civic education in contemporary society and provides recommendations for its practice.