what you do next is what matters most
The late Mark Twain on "Surviving the 21st Century." Grades 6 - 12
Series Intro with Paul Davis "How Honest News Died in 1987"
Paul Davis explains how Ronald Reagan's veto of "The Fairness Doctrine" in 1987 was the death of news in America. He also introduces you to "Surviving the 21st Century" which was inspired by Davis' love of Mark Twain and is modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
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5 min 55 sec
01 Intro and Starting Your Own News Website
The Late Mark Twain introduces the series and then explores building a local News Website. Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
10 min 16 sec
02 Why American Schools are Broken
VIDEOS & LINKS!
Explore how Common Core and Federal Control are handicapping our Public Schools. Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
02 min 31 sec
03 Keep Local School Funds and Local Park Funds Local
Learn how Federal Control of education wastes 25% of school money paid by our tax dollars. Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
03 min 30 sec
04 Earth Will go on Fine With or Without Humans
Explore how the Earth might go on just fine without humans.
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
03 min 16 sec
05 Do We Need More Nuclear Weapons?
Explore how the USA is still building new nuclear weapons and what you can do about it. Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
01 min 01 sec
06 Real Farms & Real Food
Explore 300 Acre Farming and City Farm Skyscrapers.
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
03 min 37 sec
07 When the People Lead
Explore how "when the people lead the leaders follow."
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
03 min 11 sec
08 We Are All the Same Color
Humans are all actually the same color!
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
03 min 38 sec
09 Small Farms and Meat Cloning
Explore meat cloning and animal husbandry.
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
02 min 19 sec
10 Population and Birth Control
Why birth and population control are needed on our crowded planet.
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
03 min 09 sec
11 Put Healthcare Before Profits
How American Healthcare is Broken and how we can fix it.
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
07 min 39 sec
12 Mean Tweets, Texts and Posts Can Be Deadly
Tweet nicely or don't tweet at all. Tweets can be deadly.
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.
02 min 19 sec
13 Summary and All Life Matters!
The Late Mark Twain shares how all life matters in this final video.
Modern civic fun for Grades 6 - 12.