If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?
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Paul Wellstone
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About Paul Wellstone
Paul David Wellstone was an American academic, author, and politician. He represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002, sixteen days before that year's election for the seat. A member of the Democratic Party (DFL), Wellstone was a leader of the populist and progressive wings of the party.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Paul WellstoneI saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.
The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.
The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.
I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power.
The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.
Politics isn't about big money or power games it's about the improvement of people's lives.
Politics is not about power.
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We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.
Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what we create, by what we work for, by what we hope for and what we dare to …
Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.
Politics is not about power.
Politics is not about money.
It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that each person is free to fully develop his or her full potential. This is why we take precious time out of our lives an…
There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.
Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.
Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.
Politics isn't about big money or power games it's about the improvement of people's lives.
A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fai…
I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right by people.
Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.
The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.
Politics isn't about big money or power games it's about the improvement of people's lives.
Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.
I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.