Discussion

Civic Life in an Urban Setting Jefferson and Keith Civics, Citizenship and Social Education Dr. Beth Rubin 10.26.2006 Taking Their Own Power What aspects of community based youth organizations would you like to see employed in schools? Is it really possible for adults to takes a “hands off” approach and allow young people to participate civically or politically? What CBYO was more effective? Which stayed true to their goal? Ghetto Schooling Are the problems of low income, civic inactivity, and low education cyclical? How do we end these problems? Which should we attack first? What methods of school reform do you as most effective? How are the reforms initiated in urban schools are modeled after those in corporations? Civic Competence in Urban Youth What is the primary difference between Camden and Cherry Hill that keeps civic participation low the city? Are there instances where inner-city youth are more civically active than their suburban peers? You comment urban teachers are “genuinely overburdened”. How so?