For those of you who deny that life is sprinting by you, election season officially has returned to Culver City, and School Board member Karlo Silbiger’s first fundraiser is only 28 days away.
Isn’t it appropriate that the most heralded blossoming politician in the last 96 years should be first to declare, again, in his second round of running for office?
On Friday, May 3, the youngest person ever elected in Culver City will lead a troupe of supporters to The Actor’s Gang for an evening of entertainment, following dinner across the street at The Culver Hotel.
He will not have to fuss with the details of the breakout evening. Already, you see, he has organized his campaign committee, headed by Jim Province.
[img]1789|left|Mr. Karlo Silbiger||no_popup[/img]At 33 years old, Mr. Silbiger, the once precocious teenage politician has matured into a thoughtful, reflective, patient, ambitious, on-schedule leader of the community, avoiding the ditches and pitfalls that frequently seduce outsized phenoms.
All of this the rising educator has jammed into his updated resumé while undeniably remaining true to his family’s community-leading progressive political roots.
How has Mr. Silbiger’s life changed since last September when he returned to school at UCLA in quest of a Ph.D.?
“My life always has been hectic and run by balance. Balance seems to be the key in my existence.
“I am lucky because I am able to do a lot of things much quicker than most people are.
“Since all parts of my life relate, what I am learning while teaching is helping me here in Culver City, and what I am doing at UCLA is informing my decisions elsewhere.
“That really has been my life, figuring out how I can serve all three of my roles – my teaching, my School Board, and my work as a student now – without losing any one of them.”
Talk about the doctorate program you are pursuing.
“It is called the Educational Leadership program, and it will take three years.
“This year, primarily, has been course work. I have done some research and writing, but mainly course work. Starting in the fall, I will be working on my dissertation, doing the research, and then actually conducting the survey the following year.
“Most weeks, I spend between 4 and 12 hours in the classroom.”
What is your intention after earning your doctorate?
“I really enjoy a couple areas of education. One is teacher training, where people are preparing for teaching in a variety of ways, much more disparate than it used to be. I love the idea of helping people who are new to the profession and are trying to start off on a good foot the first year.
“I could see myself potentially working for a university, helping to train teachers, or potentially working for a school district, doing the same.
“I obviously really love education policy, doing something with the county or the state in that respect.”
(To be continued)
