tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post6565086364803337155..comments2023-10-26T04:38:06.297-04:00Comments on TeachPaperless: #OWS ConsensusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-5589781961346289792011-10-18T21:46:26.496-04:002011-10-18T21:46:26.496-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-63253849376344380732011-10-18T05:41:22.657-04:002011-10-18T05:41:22.657-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-46784309837657432532011-10-17T21:13:28.164-04:002011-10-17T21:13:28.164-04:00Some other questions this brings to mind:
- Citize...Some other questions this brings to mind:<br />- Citizens in the U.S. have to be 18 to vote. Should people have to reach a certain age to participate in direct democracy?<br />- How would you prepare people - or "educate" them - to participate in this process? What intellectual and social skills do the participants need for a General Assembly to work? <br /><br />Here is an interesting read: The Intellectual Roots of Wall St. Protest Lie in Academe - http://chronicle.com/article/Intellectual-Roots-of-Wall/129428/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-63421158211550668832011-10-17T20:21:39.205-04:002011-10-17T20:21:39.205-04:00@Raymond
Based on that short story I have no prob...@Raymond<br /><br />Based on that short story I have no problem teaching that the United States is a Republic as long as it does not prohibit from also teaching about democracy, socialism, capitalism, etc. In truth the United States is none of these things in their "pure" form and is a hybrid of many ideas/systems.concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-28275794884030313462011-10-17T19:49:51.504-04:002011-10-17T19:49:51.504-04:00I wonder how you'd teach about democracy in Ut...I wonder how you'd teach about democracy in Utah? Even if not in Utah, their stance on democracy is worthy of discussion:<br /><br />http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51390319-76/bill-compound-constitutional-curriculum.html.cspRaymond Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213559862857292867noreply@blogger.com