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Current Teachers

• Name: Nicole Brown
  Graduation Year: 2008
  Concentration: Government
  Semester Teaching CIVICS: 4
  Hobbies/Interests: Politics, Sports (tennis), reading
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Judicial Branch (fall semester)
  Why you teach CIVICS: The students are amazing!


• Name: Joseph Busa
  Graduation Year: 2008
  Concentration: Social Studies
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 3
  Hobbies/Interests: photography, music, singing, politics, and working out.
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Definitely the Freedom of Speech lesson.
  Why you teach CIVICS: Civic education is a crucial component of a democratic society. When my students grow up they will have to participate in society and help make decisions on the crucial problems facing our world. To successfully navigate the future, we all need to know the basics of our form of government. Also, I just love kids.


• Name: Graham Eckert
  Graduation Year: 2008
  Concentration: Social Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 1
  Hobbies/Interests: Marathon running, backpacking, squash.
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Voting rights
  Why you teach CIVICS: I teach CIVICS because it is fun and enlightening to interact with such excited and young students.


• Name: Rachel Haurwitz
  Graduation Year: 2007
  Concentration: Biochemican Sciences
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 3
  Hobbies/Interests: running, singing, volleyball, biological research
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Freedom of Speech
  Why you teach CIVICS: As US citizens we each have the ability and responsibility to participate in our government. CIVICS is a fun way to teach young students about their abilities to be involved in their government now and in the future.


• Name: Brad Hinshelwood
  Graduation Year: 2009
  Concentration: Government
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 2
  Hobbies/Interests: Sports writing, traveling, hiking
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Freedom of Speech
  Why you teach CIVICS: Because it's fun to hear kids address and understand the same issues that our leaders do.


• Name: Jeff Howard
  Graduation Year: 2008
  Concentration: Social Studies
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 4
  Hobbies/Interests: Theatre, Singing, Conducting, Kayaking, Ice Cream, Coffee, Political Philosophy
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: National Security and Foreign Policy
  Why you teach CIVICS: More than ever before in our history, our nation's youth is experiencing a disenchantment and disempowerment with respect to their home communities and society. Politics is felt to transpire at a distance from the problems that face everyday people, particularly in the impoverished inner city, and the public sphere has ceased to operate as a forum in which citizens convene to confront the problems that confront them collectively. CIVICS works to change this; by equipping our students will not only a knowledge of government, but also the confidence and skills to take themselves and one another seriously in engaging in political argument and discussion, we are offering our students the power to become effective agents of change in their home communities.


• Name: Kyle Magida
  Graduation Year: 2008
  Concentration: History and Science
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 3
  Hobbies/Interests: Rugby, Downhill Skiing
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Legislative Branch
  Why you teach CIVICS: I really enjoy teaching kids, especially because of their enthusiasm. I also think it's helpful in the long run for everyone to know about how the world works and what they can do in it.


• Name: Emma Melton
  Graduation Year: 2009
  Concentration: Bioethics
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 3
  Hobbies/Interests: Sports (soccer, lacrosse, basketball) and photography
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Judicial Branch
  Why you teach CIVICS: I had a government teacher in 8th grade who changed the way I viewed education. I want to do the same thing, and get students genuinely interested in what they're studying and excited to learn.


• Name: Alex Shell
  Graduation Year: 2009
  Concentration: Philosophy
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 2
  Hobbies/Interests: Travel, basketball, riding horses,
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: 1.First Amendment: Freedom of Speech- This was my favorite lesson because I think it is becoming increasingly important to remember that the Bill of Rights was written as a safeguard against the curbing of our civil liberties in times of national emergencies. Though our nation's challenges are new, the concept of preserving freedom of speech even when that speech is unpopular is timeless and worth protecting.
  Why you teach CIVICS: I teach CIVICS because I believe in the importance of government participation and civic duty. While proficiency in math, science, and the humanities is certainly important, a people's understanding of their government is paramount in a democratic nation. CIVICS offers a much more comprehensive and engaging lesson in government than a textbook, as it allows students to see how concepts and theories are applied to their everyday lives.
  I enjoy helping students understand how they as individuals can help shape their government and make their voices count.


• Name: Andrea Woloski
  Graduation Year: 2008
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 4
  Hobbies/Interests: dancing, reading, writing, watching TV
  Favorite CIVICS lessons: My favorite CIVICS lesson is the "criminal rights" lesson - the kids really seem to like that one too.
  Why you teach CIVICS: I teach CIVICS because I love to teach, and government/politics is what I am most interested, so it combines both of my interests.

Alumni

• Name: Nate Houghteling
  Graduation Year: 2006
  Concentration: History and Literature
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 5
  Hobbies/Interests: Basketball, Writing
  Favorite CIVICS Lesson: Gun Control
  Why you teach CIVICS: It's the best teaching program on campus.


• Name: Andrew Kalloch
  Graduation Year: 2006
  Concentration: History
  Semesters Teaching CIVICS: 8
  Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Working with Children, Constitutional Law, The State of California, Going on Nice Long Walks, Singing
  Favorite CIVICS lesson: Criminal rights (Mock Trials are the best-- in my fouryears I have seen many kids who will make great lawyers and judges!)
  Why you teach CIVICS: I teach CIVICS for two primary reasons: 1. I love kids and teaching and learning with them. 2. I want to show kids that government is not so much an abstract entity, but a group of people whose job it is to listen to and address the problems of citizens.