Sunday, August 26, 2007

Welcome to AP U.S. Government & Politics and "This Week In APUSGOV #1"

Congratulations! You've reached the last year of high school and the course that will bridge the gap between childhood and life as an adult: you will learn what it means to be a "citizen" this year.

Each week I will begin with an update on this blog page - the update will preview the topics of the week, remind you of the readings and homework, and give you my comments. Be sure to check it often.

This week we begin our study of American government in a philosophical way. You'll be reading Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke - some of the biggest players in our sport. Take good notes! We'll finish the week by examining the current question of religion in politics, from here to Iraq as we read "The Politics of God" from the New York Times. Of course, you'll be doing some writing too.

Make it your regular habit to check this page for constant updates and the COURSE CALENDAR link at the right of this page. The calendar will indicate the readings and homework for the course.

You can ask a question or make a comment by using the comments link below this post. Or you can just email me.

Enjoy the course!

~Mr. G.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wasn't sure exactly where I should post this so I figured I could post it here and you'd get excited that someone posted on your blog :)

here's my blogspot url:
http://cassielovesapgov.blogspot.com/


thank you!
-cassie

Michael James Gwaltney said...

;-) Got it Cassie, thanks.