Three Myths About Advanced Placement (AP) Classes
"You have to take five AP classes a year if you want to go to…
May 2, 2018
Op-Ed
Civics 101: An Equal Number of Senators Per State Is Undemocratic
As we began the unit on the Legislative Branch, “Mark” asked why California ranks in…
April 18, 2018
SPONSORED
Is it Illegal?
Santa Clara’s June 5 Special Election is asking that the Santa Clara electorate change its…
March 21, 2018
We Need to Publicly Finance Campaigns
One of my favorite units to teach at Santa Clara High School is Elections and…
March 7, 2018
Mission City Voices: Fate
I met my future wife on January 23, 1954 at the Zenda Ballroom in Los…
February 14, 2018
Planning Commission Resignation Letter
Dear Madam Mayor and City Council, I hereby submit my formal resignation from the Planning…
February 7, 2018
We Must Return to Citizen Legislators Not Career Politicians – Impose Commons Sense Term Limits on Members of Congress
On my first day of teaching the Legislative Branch, we discussed the demographics of the…
January 31, 2018
Civics 101: We Must End Gerrymandering
Every year I think about how to teach redistricting and gerrymandering to my seniors at…
January 3, 2018
Love, War and Miracles
I want to tell you a story about miracles, about war, and about love. My…
December 27, 2017
SPONSORED
Mission City Voices: My Christmas Tree of Life
The word "magical" generally makes those of us on cliché patrol reach reflexively for the…
December 20, 2017