Congratulations – Sara and Laura and Sarah and Helena!
Take a look guys...what do we have to do, what do you have to do, to keep the United States from becoming a third world state? What do we have to do, what do you have to do keep yourself from accumulating thousands of dollars of debt just to get a college education. What do you have to do to keep your unborn children from accumulating tens of thousands of dollars of debt, just to get a college education?
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Representative Colleen Lamonte of the State House 91st District was in our classroom first, second, and third hours on Friday. You all did well; so did she. Good exchange of ideas…good discussion. Challenging questions and thoughtful answers. I think it was a good day for democracy.
What’s going on in Denver is a good lesson in democracy.
This nation of ours is a mess… and its not getting any better. Corrupt public policy driven by ignorant and apathetic public interest swirling into dysfunction…unless of course you are have a lot of money: how many of you asked Representative Lamonte what do we do about the cost of higher education? How many of you are worried about that cost? How many of you will have children; and if you do, how on earth at this present rate of tuition increases, will they ever see the inside of a college classroom? This system is broken and it affects us all. You in particular. And nobody really knows what to do about it. Nobody knows how to fight back.
In fact many of you asked that question as well.
Well, high school kids in Denver are providing a lesson in fighting back. They are saying “NO” to being bricks in a wall. They are out of class. They are in the streets. They are bringing their parents with them. This is the first amendment, this is the fourteenth amendment in action.
So let’s look! And let’s learn.
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Many of you have mentioned that Remind 101 works pretty well. I’ve signed up for it… I will post one time on small 
assignments; more on major assignments. I will try to remember to make that post the morning prior to the day the assignment is due. “No reminder” is not an excuse for a missed assignment, nor does it mean I’m breaking bad, although that too may be the case. You will not be given an extension on homework if I forget to post on Remind 101.
For access merely follow directions below.
The phone number for all five classes (616) 604-4129
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
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Go here for Mr.Wood’s podcasts defining the Civil Rights Movement.
In the following Blendspace I have linked 20 events for our study of the American Civil Rights Movement beginning with Amendment 14. We will touch briefly on some, and dig in deep on others. For you to gain a thorough understanding of this critical period in American History and American Government, watch (and read) each of the following.
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