by Becky Pierce
TC News staff
This past summer John Stuart, professor of history and government, attended a seminar for college educators held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
According to Stuart, the seminar was designed to give educators new ideas and fresh perspectives to use in the classroom for their government and history classes.
“The seminar allowed the college instructors the chance to engage in direct discussion sessions with government leaders,” he said.
During the seminar, Rep. Jim Chapman-D. spoke to the professors about the congressional appropriation process. According to Stuart, Chapman said that Congress is trying to get the use of the line item veto for the president to control federal spending.
Stuart said one of the “big high points” of the trip was seeing the West Wing of the White House that contains the presidential offices and administrative network centers.
Texarkana native, Trey Schroeder who works in the White House, arranged the tour for Stuart.
“You could say that the college instructors received a behind-the-scene insider’s look at how Washington really works,” Stuart added.