Unit 6 request

To Everyone: I need your input please

I have made a timeline for significant events and influences related to the development of democracy in the world. Please let me know if you think of some others. You can post your comments here or under my outline posting in Unit 4.

Replies:

From Geri:

Richard: You did a wonderful job on your timeline! I found it to be very interesting. I can't wait to read your completed project!

I am neither a history or political science buff. So I can't think of any additions at the moment.

Actually, I would like to say "2000 - The beginning of death of democracy in America driven by greed and power mongers and supported by corporate leaders and religious fanatic extremists."

However, this is not a forum for my political views. That is why I have included my comment in the 'Scuttlebutt' area instead of with your project. --- Geri

From Howard Jacobs:

Richard, much of the listings focus on early writings and then move to current practice. What about the practice found in ancient Athens and other part so the world?

From Geri again:

Richard: In researching for your timeline have you considered the fact that the USA is a relatively new country and that new countries often make mistakes in the beginning? (Not that the older ones don't also.) Could you compare the earlier years of some older countries to the first 200+ years of the USA?

Just an idea. If it takes you too 'off topic' don't waste time on it. You have so much information to incorporate in your project.

It should be interesting when completed. :^) --- Geri

From Alisa:

Hi Richard, I agree with Howard. It would be nice to have the history of democracy in practice of the early times as well as the writings. All the best, --- Alisa

My reply to Geri:

Geri, You are right that the USA is a historically new country but according to the 1970 Encyclopedia Britannica article on democracy the practice of democracy was revived -- after laying dormant for over 2000 years from its ancient Greece origins � by the American Revolution of 1776.

Thank you for your input.

P.S. You can find some more information in the history of democracy quiz found at:

DemocracyHistoryBrief1.htm

The timeline is at the URL: http://www.lc.capellauniversity.edu/~125836/TimelineHistoryDemocracy2020.htm

Thank you, --- Richard

Reply from Geri to the above request:

Richard: You did a wonderful job on your timeline! I found it to be very interesting. I can't wait to read your completed project!

I am neither a history or political science buff. So I can't think of any additions at the moment.

Actually, I would like to say "2000 - The beginning of death of democracy in America driven by greed and power mongers and supported by corporate leaders and religious fanatic extremists."

However, this is not a forum for my political views. That is why I have included my comment in the 'Scuttlebutt' area instead of with your project. --- Geri

To Alisa about girls' self esteem:

I think you are on to something there, however, I think that the girls who need it most might be the most hesitant or reluctant to join such a course (those that are too cool for school, for example) so their likelihood of joining would perhaps be related to their level of rebelliousness. So perhaps you could think of ways to entice those types by getting at least one of them to join thereby encouraging some of the others like them to join.

I thought of one idea for them in discussions --or in a written statement -- would be to ask them who their role models are or who they admire. It can be in the form of an open-ended question where they can write anyone's name (living or not). They might say their role model is a relative (parent, sibling, etc.) or a celebrity or a historical figure. In a personality type assessment you could list some contemporary celebrity entertainment figures (Madonna, Courtney Love, Janet Jackson, Nicole Kidman, etc.) some historical figures (Joan of Arc, Emily Dickenson, Mother Teresa, Marie Curie, Margaret Thatcher, etc.) and ask them to pick some and perhaps say why they picked them.

After you develop your concept for the girls, maybe you could expand it and include a similar course for the boys, too � everybody needs positive self esteem. --- Richard

Alisa, I just returned from a weekend leadership conference that was hosted by my sister and brother-in-law in Atlanta, GA at the Marriott Marquis. One of the guest speakers was John Maxwell who was a preacher and is now a motivational speaker and author. One of his books is the Maxwell leadership Bible.

Attached are two scanned pages, The Laws of Leadership. They are presented from a religious and biblical perspective but perhaps you can use what is appropriate to your project's purposes. --- Richard

Reference:

Maxwell, John. (2002). The Maxwell Leadership Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Alisa's Presentation Area: Girls self esteem 0 39 November 15, 2004 8:44 AM

Carla's Presentation Area: School Improvement 0 4 November 18, 2004 8:54 PM

Jon's Presentation Area: PhD pursuit 0 29 November 14, 2004 11:13 PM

Karen's Presentation Area: Home and Garden White Light Video 0 27 November 14, 2004 11:16 PM

Penelope's Presentation Area: Creating a Hybrid Secondary Course

Notes from John Maxwell's talk during the leadership conference:

Leaders: eagles don't flock.

Leaders do what they are good at.

People over exaggerate yesterday and over estimate tomorrow.

Today matters � everyday counts.

Successful people make decisions early in their life and spend the rest of their lives managing that decision.

Business ethics: he says there is no such thing as business ethics, only ethics.

Value of: faith, relationships, generosity, values, seeking experience, improvement

One day (in the future) I will get the compounded results of the previous days lived well. (Another way of saying:You reap what you sow)

Most people trace successes and failures to relationships in their lives.

Some book titles by John Maxwell:

The Leader Within You

Today Matters

P.S. keep in mind that he is a motivational speaker mostly to corporate managers and salespeople but he has some universally applicable thoughts.

To Karen about Home and Garden Advanced Technology Module:

Just a few points that might need clarification (for me, at least).

The audience for your project seems to be employees of H & G TV and not the public. (White Light Video provides technical training for the employees of Home and Garden Television, is that correct?)

By blue chip key vendors, are you referring to the established Fortune 500 businesses?

That is an interesting statistic: �The greater �learning market' in the U.S. is worth more than $900 Billion�. I assume that means all of the learning costs of all of the students in the USA.

It is truly amazing the amount of technology that is behind all of the televised images that we all constantly see. Looking forward to watching your video. --- Richard

To Penelope about Creating a Hybrid Secondary Course:

After having been in traditional classrooms for over 30 years, I am glad to have had the experience of these online learning course since in is an alternative, and a new, form of learning, though I still miss much of the personal aspects of traditional classrooms. Despite the advantages of online learning, it will never completely replace the traditional classroom, especially for the K-12 students. But I think the use of hybrid instruction, the combination of online and traditional classrooms, will continue to grow and supplement the traditional classroom. --- Richard