October 17, 2012 We got America Talking! At the start of this evening, there was a great amount of anticipation in the air. Everyone had been talking about how the presidential candidates would "perform" at this second...
October 11, 2012 What should be private? What should be private? As citizens , we expect our government to gather enough information to protect us but what do they really do with the information? This group was...
October 11, 2012 Privacy or the greater good? What is privacy and how much should we have? This group was in favor of the government collecting and using citizens private information to make decisions regarding allocation of resources...
September 27, 2012 Education In America On September 12, 2012, the DC Supper Club reconvened and discussed “The Future of Education.” Education is always a timely topic and never seems to leave the headlines; especially in...
September 13, 2012 NO MORE TEACHERS, NO MORE BOOKS, NO MORE TEACHER’S DIRTY LOOKS…. This policy discussion was centered around The Future of K-12 Education. The conversation started off with a general discussion of educational reform. From that prompt, the participants seemed to touch...
August 21, 2012 Hablamos, Aprendemos, Escuchamos "Educativo." "Interesante." "Necesario." Estos fueron palabras que los participantes usaron para describir su experiencia con el primer discusión de IF en español en los Estados Unidos. Doce participantes se reunieron...
August 20, 2012 Put Your Money Where Your Art Is Participants in the discussion of the draft report “Future of the Arts & Society” included a radio personality, a civil engineer, an adult student, a retired legal community administrator, and...
August 20, 2012 Waste Not, Art Not A Washington, D.C. group of Howard University alumni gathered to discuss a draft report of the Future of the Arts and Society project. They ranged in age from 30 to...
February 9, 2012 Student-Centered Discussion in the Far East In December I traveled to Japan, Singapore, and China, exploring possibilities for IF-styled discussions on Asian settings. In Japan, I spoke with one faculty member who teaches at a very...