Rationale
We the People... Project Citizen
- Can be used in a variety of courses or an interdisciplinary curriculum
- Is based on cooperative learning
- Is an excellent model for performance assessment
- Is an excellent method for implementing project based learning
- Focuses on participation in state and local government
- Applies student learning to real public policy issues that concern them
- Develops participatory skills
- Meets Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Social Studies
Critical Acclaim
"...thank you for inviting me to judge the Project Citizen presentation. I was very impressed with how much the students had learned, their composure during presentations, and the overall project. It is one of the best class projects that I have seen in 20 years." Joni Burgin, District Administrator, Grantsburg, WI
"As a judge and practicing attorney, I have been involved in many programs, but none that even approached the excitement in civil participation of the program. Project Citizen is practical experience in democracy and civil involvement." Judge Gregory J. Donat, Tippecanoe County Court I, Lafayette, Indiana
"I not only found this to be an excellent, hands-on approach to public policy but also one of the most thorough, detailed, and easy-to-use programs I have ever seen." Hank Rowe, Teacher, Amphitheater Middle School, Tucson, Arizona
"My students love it because it is about real problems with real-life actual solutions which they can implement." Pam Luenz, Teacher, Sunnydale Middle School, Lafayette, Indiana
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