Government and Politics
Government and politics are fascinating subjects, though often difficult to understand. Students need to learn the true motives of those in government and politics. Since motives are not always as they appear to be, we teach students to be both book smart, but street smart. Our faculty has work experience for the American government, specifically in the justice system. This enables us to train students with precision and stealth.
Laws, Policies and Rules
Students must put in legitimate effort with learning laws, policies and rules. This requires enormous time, effort and patience. Laws are written and revised over and over again, which means students must keep up to date with current affairs. However, students should also focus on outdated laws and policies, and even those that were never put into action. Focusing on the disregarded will help students understand flaws in the system. Analyzing system weaknesses helps students better understand government and politics as a whole unit.
Terminology Must Not be Underestimated
Interpreting words and phrases should never be underestimated. Legal and political terminology are like languages of their own. Understanding literal meanings requires students to pay sharp attention to detail. Mixing literal with figurative speech can be misleading and dangerous. In the context of government and politics, colloquial speech can cause chaos and be used against the speaker. This is why students must especially be mindful of the words they speak and write. Our faculty trains students to avoid language traps in the political atmosphere.
Book Smarts are Not Enough
Breaking down government subject material means analyzing systems and reasoning on how those systems came into existence. Breaking down politics means analyzing opponents, voters, the media and even colleagues to evaluate what people truly want. There is always a motive and not everyone will be as obvious nor forthcoming. This is what makes politics so tricky and why we teach our students to be street smart.
Know Your Facts
Fact-finding skills are becoming increasingly necessary in today’s political climate. This requires astute research skills to decipher what is legitimate. This also means researching updated sources without assuming that older sources are still applicable. Similar to training for debate and mock trials, working in government and politics is about proving, not just knowing. Students must remain objective.
Stay True to Ethics
Whether working in the private or public sector, once one is involved with government and politics, everything changes. The stress turns on high with others continuously testing one’s ethics. Honor is rare these days, and in government and politics, transparency even less. Students must treat people with equal respect and integrity. Political duty is about being fair and just no matter what happens.