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Classroom to Capitol

English - Social Work, Social Policy, Advocacy
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Classroom to Capitol · 12h ago

“Give More Tomorrow”: Can we program ourselves for social action?

My favorite part of the book Nudge was the section on how to nudge ourselves towards the actions that we know we should be taking anyway. Because, of course, policymakers and recalcitrant should-be voters aren’t the only people who need … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 2d ago

Vote: All the cool kids are doing it

I KNEW it. In this case, that’s surprisingly unsatisfying. See, I have felt for years that trying to guilt people into voting by emphasizing how few people vote, and how important it is, and how they’re really bad people if … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 3d ago

I’m a “choice architect”, and you can be too

Yes, I’m still talking about the cool ideas that I have taken from books (the actual, printed-on-paper kind, which still have a lot to tell us, even in 2012!) over the past couple of months. This week, it’s about Nudge, … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 1w ago

Is social work an anachronistic profession?

In this final post taken from the ideas of The Spirit Level, I’ve been thinking about the evidence from past societies about greater equality, and about how social work values are often in tension, if not outright conflict, with societal … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 1W ago

Why shouldn’t he want to be a tow-truck driver?

My oldest son wants to be either an archaeologist or a tow-truck driver. And when he gives that answer to the ubiquitous questioning of well-meaning adults, the response is almost always the same. They nod when he says ‘archaeologist’ and … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 1W ago

Quality of Life, and Building it for my Kids

**I’m still catching up on posts about all of the reading that I did between Thanksgiving and the beginning of February–my most prolific reading period of the entire year, for sure–and slowly going through the pile of sticky notes that … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 2W ago

Happy Week! Three years in retrospect

It’s really hard for me to believe that I started this blog three years ago. My life, in some ways, was quite different then–3 kids instead of 4, to start, not nearly as much consulting work–they were mostly the long … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 2W ago

Happy Week! The best things this blog has done for me

It’s still Happy Week, and I’ve been thinking about the reasons that I started this blog in the first place, and what I hoped to get out of it, and what it–and, more importantly, the practice of writing it–has done … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 2W ago

Happy Week! The awesomest things I’ve seen lately

This is Happy Week! So, then, here are some things that make me super happy/excited/energized/hopeful/inspired. What awesomeness can you share? IfWeRanTheWorld: What would you do if you could do anything? And can’t we? FIXES: Innovative approaches to solving major problems, … Continue reading →
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Classroom to Capitol · 3W ago

Organization Culture, Advocacy, and “Free Spaces”

These days, I have the luxury of existing somewhat apart from an organizational culture. As a consultant, I get to swoop in, sometimes, knowing that my mere presence will shake things up for the organization’s traditional way of operating, and … Continue reading →
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