This is our future.  We will go to space to live.  Enjoy the view, it's amazing. Happy holidays!

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Here is my proposal for setting up the education system for our youth.  This is just an outline to help us get things moving.

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The education debate has been growing and I would like to expand my thoughts on the topic of where do we go from here.  Being that our citizens are located around the world we need a plan that would benefit as many Asgardians as possible.   The internet has grown to the point to where anyone with the desire can educate themselves on just about any subject they desire.

My vision would use the internet to bring all Asgardian learners in to a virtual classroom to be taught by Asgardian educators in subjects from elementary thru to grade 12 based on the 12 system.  To do this Asgardia will rely on educators to develop a standard education system to be approved by the Ministry of Youth and Education.  After the system is approved by the Ministry and the Asgardia Parliament.  The Ministry of Youth and Education will present the system to other governments for accreditation.

The Ministry of Youth and Education initiation of the Basic

Educational System (BES)

*The Procedures and Methods-

The education of Asgardian citizens will be accomplished through internet, multi-media, or physical classroom structure.  The Ministry of Youth and Education shall recommend a Minister of Education to the parliament for appointment or removal by a majority vote of the Parliament.

The Minister of Education shall be responsible for the functioning of the Basic Educational System in all regards and implement and enforce all policy and procedures issued by the Parliament and The Ministry of Youth and Education.

The Ministry of Education

The Education Minister shall serve one term of no more than 10 years.

The Ministry of Education shall set enrollment requirements which are based on citizenship. Academic abilities shall not be considered for enrollment at any level of basic education program for any Asgardian.

The Ministry of Education shall, create an enrollment and

re-enrollment policy, set standards for advancement, set standards for graduation, set guidelines for removal from the system.

The Ministry of Education shall maintain an archive of academic

records for all former students enrolled in the Basic Education

Program.  a.) The record for each student shall contain

parents'/guardian’s and students full name in Roman letters and the native language if other than Roman letters are used, home address, contact phone number and or email address, course subject term and finial grades for each academic year enrolled.  b.) The database shall be backed up offline and not accessible to the public except by adult students, parents/guardian’s, or other entity with permission of the Ministry of Youth and Education. c.) Each academic year of data will be maintained for no less than 15 years after the scheduled student graduation year.

The Ministry of Education shall work to improve the Basic Education System and recommend changes to the Ministry of Youth and Education for approval.

The Ministry of Education shall submit a budget request yearly on or before the date set by the Ministry of Youth and Education.

The Ministry of Education shall prepare and present an overview of the state of education in Asgardia to the Parliament.

The Ministry of Education shall recommend an Education District

Minister to the Ministry of Youth and Education to be submitted

to parliament for appointment or removal of any or all Education

District Minister(s)by a majority of the quorum vote of the

Parliament.

*Management of the Education System

The Ministry of Education

Due to the current global location of Asgardian citizens the ME shall create districts which fairly represent populations and cultures of citizens.

After the creation of districts the ME shall appoint an Education

District Minister (EDM) for each of the Educational districts created.

The ME shall over see development, implementation, and compliance to the Asgardia Basic Education System.

Duties and Responsibilities of Education District Ministers (EDM)

Education District Ministers shall oversee the education programs and implement programs as directed by the Ministry of Youth and Education and the Minister of Education.

Education District Ministers shall make recommendations for

instructors/educators to the Education Minister.

Education District Ministers shall make progress reports on the

district program for the Education Minister on Quarterly basis.

Education District Ministers shall monitor instructors/teachers to

insure lesson curriculum and schedules are followed.

Education District Ministers shall work with instructors/teachers to improve the education system and make recommendations to the Education Minister for changes.

Education District Ministers shall work to resolve concerns and

complaints by parents, instructors/teachers and students.

Education District Ministers shall coordinate with

instructors/teachers to create and maintain a database of academic records for all students enrolled in the Basic Education Program in their district.

a.) The record for each student shall contain parents'/guardian’s and students full name in Roman letters and the native language if other than Roman letters are used, home address, contact phone number and or email address, course subject term and finial grades for each academic year enrolled.  b.) The database shall be backed up offline and not accessible to the public except by adult students, parents/guardian’s, or other entity with permission of the Ministry of Youth and Education. c.) Each academic year of data will be maintained for no less than 5 years after the scheduled student graduation year. d.) Within 30 days after the end of each academic year student data shall be given to the Ministry of Education for archiving.

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A starting point.

As we go about our busy days it's important to stop and look around us and consider everything going on around us every now and then.  I know people think Asgardia is a dream that is out of touch, maybe even some of our Asgardians as well.  When someone is skeptical about the goal of our counrty and doubt creeps in take some time and look at the photo of the Pale Blue Dot.  Think about all the other billions of stars out in space with planets orbiting around them.  What makes us special?  Well the fact humanity has here for a blink of the cosmic eye I would say a lot makes us special.  We have gone from the stone age to where we are now in a very short time.  So our goal is very realistic, and moving toward that goal is rewarding.  We are helping build something many of us will never see.  That's amazing to me. We are coming together from all over this tiny dot to push humanity in to space.  We are not concerned by the small things such as birth place, color of skin, or religion.  We are working to push humanity past these and in to the future.  Humanity is amazing.

I think I'm starting to understand the reason for the election changes.  Article 48  of the Constitution states the parliament must be elected within 6 months of the ratification of the constitution.  That is the reason of the date change.  The only other thing that I believe can be the reason for the age is that there will not be a runoff in any close races where there are seats with no clear winner.  Article 46 gives the head of the power to take action to get a parliament seated.  Once that happens the constitution will be in effect and all the empty seats can be filled.  So it's a very understandable why they changed the rules to meet the constitutional requirements of having a sitting parliament  in 6 months.  I don't like the idea of excluding those who want to take an active roll in our government but I understand the reasoning behind the changes.

It seems that the elections will end on January 1st and only candidates over the age of 40 will be eligible for the election.  That means many people will not get a chance to run for office and it's upsetting quite a few.  I'm in the over 40 group and I disagree with the change to the rules.  That being said, I understand the need for the change. Just like the constitution we need to get it done and being we are currently in a country run by a monarch there is little we can do to change that now.  All we can do is try to understand the necessity of the change.  After we have a sitting parliament we can hammer out all the details we need to.  Those who you support that are not in the over 40 age group can continue to work on behalf of Asgardia and her people for a better future.  I personally, if elected will be seeking those people out and asking for their help.  This first parliment will start laying the foundation on which Asgardia will be built, and as we all know Rome was not built by one person in one day.  We want to build something that will last for thousands of years but we need to get the foundation built and this election will lay the next brick beside the brick the constitution laid to get us started on our path to the future.
This is why I would like your support in the election.
https://asgardia.space/en/blog/candidate/353426-5209-candidate-for-asgardian-government/

I am extremely happy to see so many active Asgardians.  We have come a long way in a short time and we have a lot more to do.  Please don't get discouraged if it seems things are moving too slow.  If it is moving slowly there are fewer chances for mistakes and more people will be able to have a voice in what happens.

With that being said Voting Ends in January!

We need get all our friends and family to vote.

I hope to have your support.  Thank you for visiting my page.

Hello my fellow Asgardians!

The last few weeks have been busy for me at school and I'm sorry I haven't been online much.  It seems things have started moving and people are voting.  I wish to thank all those who have show confidence in my image of the future of Asgardia.  I'm honestly humbled by the number of votes I have received.  I know it not a astronomical number but I'm very honored by them, thank you.

Dennis Shoemaker

The photo is of our school festival.

It's days like today when I wonder what the future will be for the children of today.  As I left school the floor where my office is was quiet.  Looking in the classrooms you find small groups of students studying or chatting.  I think about the challenges Asgardia's children will face when we move to space.  They will need a special skill set to live there.  The child programs much teach children to focus on problems and tasks under extaordinary circumstances.  They will be the future.

In my email this morning was a response from Asgardia saying my application was being reviewed and that I would be notified once the process was complete.  I would just like voters to know as a teacher with 20 of experience with many years of committee budget experience, it is my desire to help the dream of Asgardia become a reality.

I got this email from about the Elections!

Nominating Yourself

Please remember that anyone can submit his or her candidacy, but you must only submit for one level at a time. If you have applied for more than one level of leadership, please go back and pick only one. Candidates are given a week to select one level, and if no selection is made, all of the candidate’s applications will be deleted.

Your candidacy will appear on the website once you have completed all of the required fields in your profile, uploaded your personal photo, and the text of your platform has been verified. In addition, if you’re submitting for the level of Trendsetter, you must send you CV/resume, and for the level of Ambassador, you must send your CV/resume plus two references to elections@asgardia.space.

Debutant Rights

Debutants (10 votes) have the right to elect leaders at the higher levels; be selected as a leader for a higher level, submit petitions to higher leaders; support the petitions of their group; apply for grants and scholarships, and submit proposals to higher levels; set the price for licenses to the businesses or products of third-party members of their group; determine the level of openness of the group and the prices for accreditation of third-party groups or members of his/her group.

Strategist Rights

Strategists (100 votes) have the right to elect Trendsetters and Ambassadors; be elected as such; submit petitions directly to Trendsetter or Ambassador-level leaders; support the petitions of their own group; apply for grants and scholarships, and submit proposals to Trendsetters or higher levels; support grants and scholarships sent to Trendsetters or above, set the price for licenses to the businesses or products of third-party members of their group; determine the level of openness of the group and the prices for accreditation of third-party groups or members of his/her group.

Questions?

Please email any questions or concerns to elections@asgardia.space.

Sincerely,

The Asgardia Team

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I would propose the following.

All programs which can be considered to be Youth or Education services or programs shall be governed by the Youth and Education Ministry. The Minister shall have the duties of researching, recommending programs and services which will serve to prepare all children under the protection of the Constitution of Asgardia with the needed skills and abilities to take a productive role in Asgardian society.  Programs and Services recommended by the Minister shall be implemented with the approval of majority of the Parliament.  The would include but not be limited to: Early Education, Daycare, Preschool, Elementary, Junior and Senior High School, Youth Physical Education programs, any and all upper Educational or training programs, as well as Youth Welfare Services.

The definition of youth shall be recommended by the Minister and approved by a majority of Parliament.

Now we can get down to the business of building our nation, space nation!  I'm extremely excited about the coming future.  Will we be able to keep our humble beginning and grow?  Will it all fall apart or grow into something out of this world? I'm hoping for the latter.

I'm am still in this to the finish, win or lose. But I hope to have your vote!

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On facebook today I see there are many people encountering the same problems over and over.  Asgardia should appoint someone to oversee the website and keep it up to date.  The deadline for the CONSTITUTION has passed but the site is continuing to accept votes.  The site and elections and polls could all run securely on a Wordpress site.  It would work across all platforms and function correctly.  With that being said.... Who is listening? https://asgardia.space/en/user/profile/candidate/3 This is the link to my page.... but it's the link to everyone's page. How can people find us to vote? We need to move a little slower, I know there is a rush to get this done, but it needs to be done correctly.  If readers vote for me, if you can find my profile, I promise you that I will use my voice to insure these sloppy practices stop.

Hello
My name is Dennis Shoemaker.  I would like a place in the Asgardian government to represent Asgardians to insure fair and impartial treatment for all citizens and residents of Asgardia.

I see a future where all humans are given the basic rights everyone deserves. I see these rights as the basic right to healthcare, housing, food, and security.

These are not out of reach to Asgardia.  Through the careful regulation of space in our station, proper allocation of resources, work, and wealth we on Asgardia can achieve what those on Earth couldn't dream being possible.

If appointed to the government I plan to build support for our inclusive human society so we can all live long and prosper together.  Over the next few days I will reveal my plan on how we can make it happen. Please vote for me and let's reach for the stars together.

My Vision of Asgardia en de tr fr es it pt zh-hant ru

My vision of Asgardia is one where the citizens don’t need money to live day to day. Food grown or produced on the station would be rationed to each citizen on a daily basis.  All would eat healthy food with no one going hungry.  Clothing would be provided as a uniform for daily wear and dress uniform for official events.  Damaged or old clothing would be exchanged for new. The old, being made of recyclable material would be recycled.  Education would be mandatory through to high school and career education.  Careers would be based on academic ability with the possibility of career changes.

Work would be assigned based on training or education.  The salary would not be payment as we think of it now.  It would be based on a credit system.  These credits would be used for personal items such as trips back to earth, or items for sale in Asgardian shops and markets.  These would not be everyday items people need but comfort items.  Asgardia would make income from work performed by citizens to sell back to Earth in the form of goods, information or services.  These items would be sold at 60% over the cost of production.  Total income from Asgardia would be broken down as such 40% for production 20% for Asgardia expansion and upkeep.  40 for Asgardian social services and a Universal ( Basic ) Income.

In time this system would build up a financial holding due to the fact that citizens would not be drawing credits all of the time, like banks today, the credit system would be able to hold a reserve large enough to cover all citizen credits. Also shops, markets, and services on Asgardia would pay tax for their businesses.

In this way the citizens of Asgardia will be free of the burdens humans on Earth have had to carry since the beginning of time.  A lot of my ideas are not new, the new part is having them all together for all Asgardians.  We are humans helping himans make a better world than the one we came into.

I believe this is possible, vote for me and together let’s reach for the stars and make it happen.

Skills I bring to Asgardia en de tr fr es it pt zh-hant ru

As a military veteran and a high school teacher have have the honed the skills needed organise large groups to complete a common goal.

I am proficient in conducting meeting with parliamentary procedure and also adept working within parliamentary procedure to bring items up for consideration in a professional manner.

My people skills make it possible to work out agreements to the satisfaction of those involved.

As an English as a Foreign Language teacher my 18 years of experience living and working in a foreign country, South Korea 20 months, and Japan 18 years, help me understand patience needed and the difficulty working in a foreign culture to achieve one’s goals.

As a university Student Senator and as a member of my high school committee I have been responsible for large sums of money allocated for events.  I understand the need for strict accounting procedures, and I’m able to complete projects within the allocated budget.

If you would like to get to know me better please visit my facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/dlshoemaker

I have also created a Facebook Blog

Asgardia Citizen Blog DLS

https://www.facebook.com/Asgardia-Citizen-Blog-DLS-425644584487949/

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

Feb 28 2018

Friends I need your support again.  It seems that we are starting from zero and the back of the race. Let's do it again. Please give me your vote for parliament if you agree with my vision.

Dennis Shoemaker

So, I haven't been getting my emails recently but I got the latest one on the voting.  However nothing was said about Who, When, How the vote was to take place.... I'm a little confused at the moment.

If you have any information please share it!