How Much Do You Know About Government?

We began the Legislative session showing this video at Local Officials’ Day…so I thought maybe it is appropriate to the show the video again with the session ending this Wednesday. You can read the Deseret News article regarding this video here.

Whats the point? The point is we can all become more educated on civics and government. It is easy to be disengaged when we don’t understand the process or the players…think about watching a sporting event without knowledge of any of the rules. We think local government can play a part in addressing this civics ignorance. Which is why we recently published a curriculum guide for 4th and 7th grade teachers. Read more about it here. Or if you are in South Jordan City you may want to consider South Jordan University.

 

Local Officials Day Reviewed

The ULCT Local Officials’ Day was well attended today with Governor Huntsman, ninety percent of the State Legislature, hundreds of high school youth city council participants, along with mayors, council members, and city staff from across the state, even Abe Lincoln was in attendance. I hope everyone found the speakers and presenters informative.

Those in attendance enjoyed a lighthearted video regarding basic civics and government questions. Some of their answers are humorous, but more importantly I think the entire video is a reflection of all of us or society in general. Regardless of what we think we know, we still have much to do to become a knowledgeable and engaged citizenry. Hopefully that is the point that sticks—we can all become more informed regarding government.

I enjoyed my workshop with the Youth City Council members. Please click here if you are interested in my presentation or contact me if you have questions.

 

Local Officials’ Day 2007

Just a quick reminder regarding Local Officials’ Day tomorrow at the Salt Lake City Sheraton. This cartoon here will make more sense tomorrow after our video is shown during lunch–a ULCT attempt at ‘Jaywalking’, but with our own local TV talent Allie Mac Kay.

I’m especially looking forward to meeting with the Youth City Council members from across the state. We should have a lively discussion about civics and what it takes to be an engaged citizen.