A Tale of 2 Democracies: India and the US
Using India and the US as case studies, you will hone your research, writing, and speaking skills through discussion and debate. Deepen your understanding of democracy and leadership and create a policy brief for your leaders.
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24 June 2020
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About the Course
(This course is targeted at children entering Grades 8, 9, 10 in 2020-21)
What challenges do India and the United States face? How do their governments respond- or not respond- to modern challenges? This course will explore challenges facing these two powers in the 21st Century. The course will begin by comparing, critiquing, and evaluating the democratic structures in the US and India using principles from comparative politics. Then, the students will identify and explore social, economic, and political problems facing these two countries. Some of the problems are common ones- ensuring that elected leaders respond to the needs of the people, building economies that reflect sustainable principles, or creating positive global reputations in an uncertain world. Others are specific to each country. How should the US deal with gerrymandering? Or, how should India interact with its neighbors?
Using India and the US as case studies, students will hone their research, writing, and speaking skills through discussion and debate. The end product for this course is a policy briefing; students will have identified some potential solutions and barriers to achieving their goals.
Sarah describes the course further in this video.
About our Facilitator:
Rachit is an electronics engineer who has been designing analog circuits for the past decade. His work experience includes Cosmic Circuits and Cadence Design Systems (which acquired Cosmic Circuits), on the design of integrated circuits for audio codecs, serial interfaces, and phase locked loops amongst other things. He likes to spend his time on reading, understanding audio, building speakers, music, and sports.
Rachit has a Masters degree from the Centre For Electronic Design And Technology at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Muralidhar (aka Murali) is senior mentor and course designer at GenWise with 20+ years of experience in the social sector. In addition to delivering Vocational Training to young adults, he is currently responsible for design, manufacturing and marketing operations at a traditional handicraft (wooden toys) enterprise near Bengaluru. Murali has also delivered training and professional development programs for secondary science teachers and 'making' skills to "gifted students" for around 4 years.
Murali has a bachelor's degree in Engineering from IIT Madras.