Getting that metal, getting the National Medal of the arts meant, personally for me, it was quite an achievement and one that i felt really humbled to receive. That the arts mattered. And to have the arts recognized at that level of the country of government, it was a profound act. Not just for me, but for every young person in this country who wanted to express themselves, whether with paint, words, song, or bodies and dance. It meant all of those things. I wrote as a hobby and i did not know it could be a profession at all. I had no role models. I had never met a novelist or a poet. All of these people that wrote these things were names in a book. And the only one i really had a visual was long gone. To me, it was something i did as a hobby. I really thought that i was going to be one of the three things, to be a doctor, lawyer, or teacher. I do not feel that pressure that you will become a doctor, lawyer, or teacher. It was just in the air. And i discovered creative writing classes.
I now call to order the committee on House Administration or purposes of todays hearing titled preventing Sexual Harassment in the congressional work place on examining the funds to the Congressional Accountability Act. Figuring record will remain open for five legislative days until members submit any they wish to be included. A quorum is present or we may proceed. I ask for unanimous consent that the committee on ethics chairwoman susan brooks, represented Jackie Speier and Bradley Byrne said on the dais and question our Witnesses Today. Without objection so ordered. At the outset with an call of our witnesses for taking time out of what i know are very busy schedules to be here. We are much appreciative of that. First and foremost, let me reiterate there is no place for Sexual Harassment in our society. Especially in congress. One case of Sexual Harassment is one case to many. The speaker of the house, paul ryan, tasks the committee with heading up an extensive review on this issue
Argue a teacher . Iem. How did you become a teacher . I started with my children. I started in college because i was a tutor in college, with calculus and that is how i learned to essentially did when i started homeschooling my kids i became a teacher but i would say we could all be teachers. The system has taught us you can teach unless you have a degree or approval of a governing body that approves you as a teacher and that is simply not the case. I think people as they advance in their career, they understand they have something to offer and become teachers without the approval they reach a certain level and feel that they have nothing to offer. But because of that if i relate it back to the parents i think all could be teachers of their kids but they are denied the feeling of capability. And thats why the subtitle is an inspirational journey from selfdoubt to homeschool advocate because i doubted myself. Did you start your kids in Public School . Through second grade, the School Sy
Offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2 and watch any of our past programs online a book tv. Org. Hello and welcome to grapevine, harlem renaissance, 19th annual book library festival. I am benedict carton, with africanamerican studies, we appreciate your attendance today. The festival runs through saturday, october 14th. For all the most uptodate information on this festival and all the other programs throughout the year, visit ballstothebooks. All one word. This is funded through donations was one way to help us through this kind of programming is friends of fall for the book. To learn more visit please visit their website again. We ask that you please remember to silence your cell phones and thank you for filling out a survey and improve the festival of the future. Thank you to our main sponsor in africanamerican studies so we are pleased to have here Marylouise Patterson and Jeffrey Stewart, two writers who examine key figur
Good morning. Thank you for being here. First, i want to thank our last panel and the Mccourt School of Public Policy for cohosting our discussion on bill clintons vision of america. We are looking forward to continuing the conversation as we go a little more global. I am the executive director of the institute of politics and Public Service here at the Mccourt School. We could not be more proud to be hosting this symposium. Before we begin the next conversation, much has been said about our former president and his decision to come to georgetown, to enter the school of Foreign Service, the only school he applied to as a high school student, in part because he wanted to expand his horizons and get a more global view. Some other schools would allow him to. So, as we have a conversation about his global vision, we thought it would be fun for a few minutes to reflect on bill clinton and his time at georgetown. Enjoy this walk down memory lane. We will continue the conversation afterward.