Welcome to Sage Wonderings
The thing you should know about my writing is that I consider myself a student. With any given situation, I seek to learn, understand, and explain. Hence the title -- Sage Wonderings. It's me, Kris Sage, wondering about things that have to do with life.
I have to confess to being somewhat at a loss for what to tell you. Any suggestions of what you might like to hear from me will be taken into consideration.
I'll do recent news, then. That's what blogs are for, right? I'm applying to a Young Scholars Program here in Oregon. The program is hosted by Reed College. Basically, you apply, and if you get in, you can pay 100 dollars a term to do a single class at a time. I found a War, Politics, and Strategy class that looks amazing. Those who know me are well aware of my fascination with strategy and warfare, although that probably won't come up much on this blog, since I'm using it to talk about something different.
This is only one of several opportunities for youth that I've found here in Portland. Other notable ones I've found: a consulting firm looking for interns, a youth court, participating in a youth city council. It may just be that Portland is exceedingly youth friendly. I would definitely encourage other youth who are wishing they had an opportunity to do something more exciting with their time to LOOK, though. There's probably an opportunity there for you.
I think I'll settle with sharing that bit and update soon. More to come!
Posted in Youth Leadership on Nov 18, 2009 - 12:31 PM
My name is Kris Sage, and I'm a 16-year-old college student living in Portland, OR. My experience with democratic education is comprised of three and a half years at a democratic school, The Village Free School, and attendance at various conferences. I've waited a long time to see a wide, coordinated movement between individuals interested in democratic education, and I see IDEA as building that kind of movement.The thing you should know about my writing is that I consider myself a student. With any given situation, I seek to learn, understand, and explain. Hence the title -- Sage Wonderings. It's me, Kris Sage, wondering about things that have to do with life.
I have to confess to being somewhat at a loss for what to tell you. Any suggestions of what you might like to hear from me will be taken into consideration.
I'll do recent news, then. That's what blogs are for, right? I'm applying to a Young Scholars Program here in Oregon. The program is hosted by Reed College. Basically, you apply, and if you get in, you can pay 100 dollars a term to do a single class at a time. I found a War, Politics, and Strategy class that looks amazing. Those who know me are well aware of my fascination with strategy and warfare, although that probably won't come up much on this blog, since I'm using it to talk about something different.
This is only one of several opportunities for youth that I've found here in Portland. Other notable ones I've found: a consulting firm looking for interns, a youth court, participating in a youth city council. It may just be that Portland is exceedingly youth friendly. I would definitely encourage other youth who are wishing they had an opportunity to do something more exciting with their time to LOOK, though. There's probably an opportunity there for you.
I think I'll settle with sharing that bit and update soon. More to come!
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