In response to my lobbyist commentary…

dizzyksc said: After spending the past five years studying political science, my peers and I have concluded that this country severely lacks in civic education. There has been no incentive for schools to teach civics or for government to push for civic education.

What do you all think?  Is civic education getting the short end of the stick?  What can we do about it?

Today I explained what a lobbyist is…

We were talking about the chocolate industry and how they invest in lobbyists to stop restrictions on the child labor used to produce cocoa.

There juniors in HS were completely shocked and appalled by the idea that companies could pay people to go represent them and attempt to manipulate Congress.  They were even more shocked by the idea that companies then invest in campaigns for elections.  

And I thought they would have learned about this somewhere…

I ruin everything for my students…chocolate, diamonds, and now the US government….

What are you planning to do this summer with your time off?

I’m going on a vacation…