Goal for the day: For students to understand how a rights strategy works to change society
We’ll start today doing a check-in about our class. It’s been two weeks, and I want to get feedback about in-class time, out-of-class time, and give you some more specific information about grading as we head towards our first summative work in the form of the constitutional exam. We’re still getting to know each other, but some of my favorite moments thus far have been reflecting on what’s happening in the room.
This will take up the first hour. After break, we’re going to begin our discussion of rights, a very particular political construct within Western society that’s been and will continue to be a major organizer of society. This is important because our first project is all about the next hundred years and how our constitution and 1st amendment needs to change (or stay the same).
We’ll use the scenarios we talked about at the end of class yesterday to understand how rights work and how they can be a vehicle for social change. On Thursday, you’ll combine our discussion of rights with the two readings on the rights of nature.
Assignment for Thursday, September 4th
Get ready for Thursday seminar. Read and annotate the two readings on the rights of nature and review the notes from today’s class.
We’ll start today doing a check-in about our class. It’s been two weeks, and I want to get feedback about in-class time, out-of-class time, and give you some more specific information about grading as we head towards our first summative work in the form of the constitutional exam. We’re still getting to know each other, but some of my favorite moments thus far have been reflecting on what’s happening in the room.
This will take up the first hour. After break, we’re going to begin our discussion of rights, a very particular political construct within Western society that’s been and will continue to be a major organizer of society. This is important because our first project is all about the next hundred years and how our constitution and 1st amendment needs to change (or stay the same).
We’ll use the scenarios we talked about at the end of class yesterday to understand how rights work and how they can be a vehicle for social change. On Thursday, you’ll combine our discussion of rights with the two readings on the rights of nature.
Assignment for Thursday, September 4th
Get ready for Thursday seminar. Read and annotate the two readings on the rights of nature and review the notes from today’s class.