Author: Dominic Caserta
Op-EdOpinion
Civics 101: An Equal Number of Senators Per State Is Undemocratic
April 18, 2018
As we began the unit on the Legislative Branch, “Mark” asked why California ranks in the bottom of receiving federal...
Op-EdOpinion
We Need to Publicly Finance Campaigns
March 7, 2018
One of my favorite units to teach at Santa Clara High School is Elections and Campaigns. I start the lesson by...
Op-EdOpinion
We Must Return to Citizen Legislators Not Career Politicians – Impose Commons Sense Term Limits on Members of Congress
January 31, 2018
On my first day of teaching the Legislative Branch, we discussed the demographics of the current 115th Congress. Here are...
Op-EdOpinion
Civics 101: We Must End Gerrymandering
January 3, 2018
Every year I think about how to teach redistricting and gerrymandering to my seniors at Santa Clara High School. It...
Op-EdOpinion
CIVICS 101: We Must Abolish Voter ID Laws
November 22, 2017
“How did Trump win deeply blue states like Michigan and Wisconsin,” was the first question out of “Molly’s” mouth as...
City PoliticsOpinion
CIVICS 101: It is Time to Abolish the Electoral College
October 18, 2017
Another divisive Trump tweet was the backdrop of the question asked by my student “John” as we began our unit...
City Politics
Civics 101: Rock the Vote
September 27, 2017
One of my favorite units to teach in Civics is political participation. I begin the unit by asking students this...
Op-EdOpinion
Civics 101: Raising the Minimum Wage
August 30, 2017
During my Economics class discussion on circular flow, the diagram of money moving in and out of the U.S. economy,...
Opinion
Trump Cannot Stop Our Green Machine
July 19, 2017
Last semester, most of my 7:30 a.m. Senior Economics class would respond to my booming “Good morning!” with a sleepy...