This program will combine the study of a liberatory theory and practice of learning (Popular Education), with an interdisciplinary critical analysis of who's got what, how, why, etc. (Political Economy), with a methodology around moving our bodies, connecting them to our minds, cooperating with each other and playing games (Physical Education). That's PE times three!
This program is a series of interlinked classes where each quarter will feature one of these three P.E.s while the other two P.E.s offer support. Fall will focus on key ideas and methodologies of Popular Education while exploring Political Economy and movements both social and physical. See the winter program (focusing on Political Economy) here. And spring (focusing on Physical Education) here. You may take any or all of the three quarters in the series.
For our studies in fall, we’ll focus on Popular Education, exploring knowledge and various ways to share it with each other. You’ll be invited to think about the most significant things you’ve learned in your life. You’ll reflect on some of these, write about them, and process them in a variety of ways. As a core practice of popular education: we’ll learn about how to effectively, humbly and collaboratively share our knowledge with a broad audience. You will also gather tools, methods, and examples of popular education including games, group puzzles, and workshops. There will be a final knowledge essay and a popular education workshop that you design and deliver.
In this program everybody is welcome, and we will work together to enable maximum participation. The most important things you can bring to this program will be a spirit of cooperation, a desire to work with others, some skills of dialogue, active listening, and a desire to share joy, knowledge, and learning.
Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:
4 - Popular Education
4 - Composition (3 for 14-credit students)
4 - American Studies (3 for 14-credit students)
4 - Political Economy
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This will be a class designed to develop skills useful in a variety of fields and endeavors and will specifically prepare students for work in communications, organizing, nonprofit work, health care, social work and counseling, education, human services, teaching and learning in diverse environments, community work, economic justice, social science, history, law, and political economy, among others.