Monthly Archives: November 2011

GCE Urban Exchange

November 29, 2011 at 2:02 pm, by

As GCE’s Founder and Director, I am constantly looking for new ways to apply our Model for Learning.  Today, I am thrilled to announce a new program with a distinctly dynamic, long-lasting, and inspiring approach. The purpose of GCE’s Urban Exchange Program is to build global awareness, connection, and opportunities for action for high school students from Read More…

Health Care Survey

November 28, 2011 at 9:36 pm, by

What is a public good? I think that a public good is something that everybody can use like parks,libraries, and others. What are some arguments in favor or treating human needs as public goods? That some people take things for … Continue reading

Civic Engagement Survey: Education

November 28, 2011 at 4:47 pm, by

The purpose of this piece was to make a survey about public education. After my group created a survey, we practiced interview questions on each other.  We then went out to interview people near our school. I discovered that people have different goals about their education. What is a Public Good? Public good may be consumed without Read More…

Field Experience: Education

November 28, 2011 at 3:31 pm, by

A public good is a human need that we pay for and enjoy collectively. Human need goods because we need them to survive. We should treat education as a human good because everyone needs an education in this world. My group created multiple questions to help understand our research questions. Then we discussed and shared Read More…

Feasting on Gratitude

November 22, 2011 at 10:38 am, by

So much gratitude, but unlike food, I always have room for more. Please follow this LINK to see my holiday thank you e-blast.

Food for the Hungry

November 18, 2011 at 9:36 pm, by

The purpose of this piece is to understand the issues of food for the  public good. Our main question is ” How is food considered a public good?”. In the USA, there are citizens who don’t know about the issues of hunger for poor people. We have many starving people  in our world even though Read More…

“Civic Engagement-Health Care”

November 18, 2011 at 9:26 pm, by

It’s important for everybody to have health insurance because without health insurance lots of people can die. The purpose of this piece is to interview people at the North/Clybourn intersection in Chicago to ask about their health insurance. This information will help us understand more about health care issues in America. What is public good? Read More…

Food as a Public Good

November 18, 2011 at 9:12 pm, by

We are studying public goods currently. Before this course started, I was not totally positive on how I was going to grasp an understanding of the subject. I ended up finding a way to connect the public good of food, to the study of obesity. Obesity is a very touchy subject that has been a Read More…

Education~As A Public Good

November 18, 2011 at 9:11 pm, by

Education~As A Public Good on PhotoPeach     A public good is a human need that we pay and enjoy for collectively. A public good is needed for people to survive. We should treat education as a human good because everyone needs an education in this world. My group created multiple questions for our research. Read More…

Education~As A Public Good

November 18, 2011 at 9:11 pm, by

Education~As A Public Good on PhotoPeach     A public good is a human need that we pay and enjoy for collectively. A public good is needed for people to survive. We should treat education as a human good because everyone needs an education in this world. My group created multiple questions for our research. […]