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Time and Life Management Time management is an essential skill that many students lack. What are some ways you are managing your time well? What are some ways you can better manage your time? Why is time management important in your field? Texts Managing time in a liberal education; Liberal Education Eugenia Gerdes ; Spring 2001 On the Internet |
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Service Learning Service learning combines community service with classroom instruction, focusing on critical, reflective thinking as well as personal and civic responsibility. Do you learn best by reading, writing, doing, or some combination of the three? How can you incorporate community service into your learning experience? Should service learning be a requirement or an option at your college? Building for Hope: Progressive Service Learning Enhances Education; Journal of Industrial Teacher Education Kevin Burr ; Summer 2001 Collaboration with the Local Community; New Directions for Student Services Michael L. Jackson ; Fall 2002
Public Attitudes Toward Education and Service-Learning Combining Service and Learning in Higher Education Service-Learning Delivers What Americans Want from Schools Reflecting on Jonathan Kozol's Challenge: Who Really Benefits from Service Learning? How Service Learning Affects Students (an executive summary) |
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Wartime Civil Rights and Conscription Where do we draw the line between security and civil rights? What freedoms are you willing to give up in the name of safety? Should there be a draft? If so, who should serve? If not, why not? These articles discuss America's civil rights record during wartime and what is happening in the wake of 9/11. Texts Mercenary morality; The New Republic Doug Bandow ; Oct 19, 1987 What I Did Was Legal, But Was It Right? Newsweek James Dannenberg ; Feb 18, 2002 Now do you believe we need a draft? The Washington Monthly Charles Moskos ;
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Censorship Black lists and black ink have long been the tools of censors. What is the justification for censorship? Is there ever a time when censorship is acceptable? Who should have the authority to decide what should be censored and what shouldn't? Texts With a No. 2 Pencil, Delete; Newsweek Anna Quindlen ; June 17, 2002 Stories TV doesn't tell; The Nation Jeff Cohen ; June 8, 1998 Not in front of the children; Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom Marjorie Heins
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