TEACHSOC: Re: seeking class activity on the 2000 Presidential election

[Robert Hironimus-Wendt]

I have a rolling sabbatical already.   I have been teaching for 15 years, and they keep rolling back my sabbatical…   Robert   Robert J. Hironimus-Wendt, Ph.D. Sociology and Anthropology Western Illinois University 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455-1390 phone: (309) 298-1081 fax: (309) 298-1857 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   "It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If   you don't use your power for positive change, you   are indeed part of the problem, helping to keep   things the way they are."     -Coretta Scott King   From: teachsoc@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Del Thomas Ph. D. Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:34 AM To: D. Angus Vail Cc: teachsoc@googlegroups.com Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: seeking class activity on the 2000 Presidential election   Hi A. Students have invented rolling spring break...... sometimes called the second semester :-) Perhaps we should do a rolling sabbatical. Del D. Angus Vail wrote: Hi, Libby.  First of all, welcome aboard! I was going to suggest something, but then I realized I was writing about the wrong election...  I guess I really do need that sabbatical! As always, A. D. Angus Vail Associate Professor of Sociology Willamette University 900 State Street Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503.370.6313 Fax: 503.370.6512 "It's not enough to know that things work. The laurels go to those who can show HOW they work." From: Elizabeth Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Teaching Sociology <teachsoc@googlegroups.com> Subject: TEACHSOC: seeking class activity on the 2000 Presidential election Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:09:20 -0800 (PST) Hi,   I am a new member of this list and this is my first posting.  I'm glad to join a community of sociology teachers!   I'm trying to come up with a class activity or workshop on the 2000 presidential election.  The students are reading Vincent Bugliosi's "None Dare Call it Treason" article from The Nation.  I don't want to lecture on it, especially since once they read the article, they'll basically know the story.  This is for my night class (2 1/2 hours), so I'm looking for something they can work actively on in groups for at least an hour, or more, preferably.  The course is called Deception and Betrayal, and we are covering this article as part of our government segment of the course ( we also look at individual and corporate deception and betrayal).   I'd appreciate any ideas you may have or guidance on where to look.   Best, Libby Larsen   Elizabeth (Libby) Larsen, Ph.D. Visiting Lecturer University of Pittsburgh, Department of Sociology 2434 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-648-7118 or 412-648-7580 Fax: 412-648-2799 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]     --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---