The
teaching perspective brings understanding and knowledge
together. Without understanding the student, the
teacher is unable to share the knowledge. Lee has
served as a teacher throughout his adult life.
Most recently, he taught classes in American Government at
the Calaveras Center for Columbia College. Lee says
"Working with evening students is an opportunity for me to
share the benefits that I received attending Fullerton
Community College at night while working full time in the
day."
Starting as a graduate teaching assistant at California
State University, Fullerton, he learned to balance the need
to listen with the responsibility to teach. At the
University of Hawaii, Lee taught the American Government
class to Navy submariners on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor.
Working with active duty sailors brings home the importance
of understanding how government decisions affect lives.
As a Lecturer at the
University of California, Lee developed an innovative
"Political Practicum" to give undergraduate students an
internship in the local offices of elected representatives.
Combining practice with theory makes the learning experience
more real and meaningful for the students.
As an Assistant
Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State
University, Lee demonstrated his inter-disciplinary talents
by teaching not only Political Science courses, but
Anthropology classes as well. This inter-disciplinary
perspective helps see issues from multiple perspectives.
Lee believes the new
Calaveras campus can be an economic development engine for
the area.
