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==Governance for the People==
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[[User:Mcktimo]] is Tim McKenna. You can contact me by clicking on 'email this user' on the left lower menu.
Below is a proposed statement of purpose that seeks to explain what we are (a collaborative effort to establish democratic governance) and subtly dispel myths that we are partisan. I strongly believe that the priority of the movement should be establishing a just form of government, and that resolution of our differences with the rest of the 100% comes when we have legitimate, functioning structures for resolving those questions (i.e. a democracy!):


We have convened in public spaces across the nation because we believe that the interests of 99% of Americans are not reflected in the halls of power. We believe that money buys results in government and that those who govern are not serving the interests of the public.
==[[/SOP|Democracy based upon an informed public acting in its own interest can wrest control of the USA from the 1%]]==


Those who Occupy have many different ideas about what should be done to put us back on track, and that diversity of ideas and passions is a source of strength. We invite all Americans to bring their wisdom and their voices to our encampments as we discuss how to reform a government that has lost the faith of the people and how to repair an economic system that pays off only for the top 1%.
My interests in Occupy Boston are to be involved in facilitating an open exchange of ideas, to help in the creation of a vibrant community. Success to me is measured in how long we can maintain this community and how big we can grow it.


We the people are sovereign, and we will have a government that reflects that fundamental truth.
====wikis as transformative technology====
:I have been using wikis for the last 6 years as a way to help kids learn to critically think and find their voices as writers.
 
:[http://sitebuilt.net/tag/education/ Education reform] is generally a top-down process that is rather formulaic. Technologies like a wiki can help to turn that on its head. Each student can control their own set of pages and use them to collect interesting ideas and bits that they can use in more ambitious writing projects. Students can always see each other's work. They are models for each other. Writing becomes an extension of who you are, students are interested in what other students write and think about their writing.
 
:I taught for 6 years. For four years I taught seniors a <big>[http://pathboston.com/hum09/Main_Page Humanities 12 class]</big> that explored the literature and ideas and history of the World from ~1500 to the present.
 
:For the last two years I have taught sophomores a <big>[http://pathboston.com/hum2/topics Humanities 10 class]</big> concentrating on the US from Antebellum times through the Great Migration. Juniors studied America from Reconstruction til today in a class concentrating on essential questions <big>[http://pathboston.com/hum3p/Essential_questions Humanities 11 class]</big>
 
====[[/on organizing the wiki]]====
 
====[[/on organizing the wiki/help file| <s>A draft</s> Help file]]====
 
====[[/scripts|scripts]]====
:<s>Right now I am interested in making the transformation from wikispace to here as seamless as possible. To that end I have been working on <big>[[/scripts|scripts]]</big> to move over the discussion threads to their associated pages here.</s> DONE
 
====I am looking for a job====
:Here is my [http:///sitebuilt.net/wiki/resume resume].
 
====Soup project====
Roles
*soup provider
*deliverer
 
====[[/meeting notes]]====
====[[/project ideas]]====

Latest revision as of 21:48, 13 November 2011

User:Mcktimo is Tim McKenna. You can contact me by clicking on 'email this user' on the left lower menu.

Democracy based upon an informed public acting in its own interest can wrest control of the USA from the 1%

My interests in Occupy Boston are to be involved in facilitating an open exchange of ideas, to help in the creation of a vibrant community. Success to me is measured in how long we can maintain this community and how big we can grow it.

wikis as transformative technology

I have been using wikis for the last 6 years as a way to help kids learn to critically think and find their voices as writers.
Education reform is generally a top-down process that is rather formulaic. Technologies like a wiki can help to turn that on its head. Each student can control their own set of pages and use them to collect interesting ideas and bits that they can use in more ambitious writing projects. Students can always see each other's work. They are models for each other. Writing becomes an extension of who you are, students are interested in what other students write and think about their writing.
I taught for 6 years. For four years I taught seniors a Humanities 12 class that explored the literature and ideas and history of the World from ~1500 to the present.
For the last two years I have taught sophomores a Humanities 10 class concentrating on the US from Antebellum times through the Great Migration. Juniors studied America from Reconstruction til today in a class concentrating on essential questions Humanities 11 class

/on organizing the wiki

A draft Help file

scripts

Right now I am interested in making the transformation from wikispace to here as seamless as possible. To that end I have been working on scripts to move over the discussion threads to their associated pages here. DONE

I am looking for a job

Here is my resume.

Soup project

Roles

  • soup provider
  • deliverer

/meeting notes

/project ideas

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