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Youth Service America
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Subject: I Am AmeriCorps ... Because Obama Says So!
Using federal taxpayer funds, the Youth Service America organization,
which is primarily responsible for the implementation of the
"service-learning" programs in schools, along with AmeriCorps, VISTA,
Online Learning Center, United We Serve, and the Corporation for
National and Community Service, has branched out to use YouTube as
a recruiting and promotional tool. As they say on their
YAS Service Wire
website:
"The Resource Center's YouTube page has become bigger and better
- over 60 videos were recently added. Visit the "serviceresources"
channel and discover inspiring and informative videos on a broad
array of topics related to national and community service,
including social media webinars and training."
Heading over to their YouTube Resource Center, we are greeted with the
following introductory promotional video. This consists of a number
of AmeriCorps members holding an "I AM AmeriCorps" sign and telling
us the reason for their involvement. In many cases you can see them
reading their heartfelt "reason" off the back of the sign that they
hold. Often, you cannot hear or understand what the speaker is saying.
I was particularly impressed with one fellow who, at about 57 seconds
into the clip, shows that he is a graduate from the Kutcher/Moore
school of total subjugation, by proclaiming:
"I AM AmeriCorps, Because Obama Says So!"
The lack of quality in the production and content of the majority of
these YouTube videos is certainly some indicator of the level of
results that can be expected from the remainder of the work projects
being conducted by these organizations. It certainly seems to be the
case that quantity takes precedence over quality.
Is this where you would choose to have your dollars spent?
Fortunately, you don't have to make weighty and troublesome decisions
like this, since the federal government has taken over your life and
is making all of these decisions for you.
More soma
anyone?
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