Civics - Government - Economics
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The Young Citizen (Civics) - Fall Term FULL - Winter Term OPEN!
This class is geared toward: Form IIA/III (grades 6-8*)
Maximum students: 8 (minimum: 3)
Teacher: Mrs. Neujahr
Meets: Thursdays 12:30-1:15 pm ET
Length: Fall Term (Sept-Dec) - NEW! Winter Term (Jan-Mar)
Credit Suggestion: -
Materials needed:
Prerequisites: None.
Description: This class is held online through an online classroom and will meet once a week live via video.
*Older students could participate.
In this course students will learn what it means to be a good citizen. What is the true nature of the government and how does it work? What are the different branches and organizations within the government? We’ll discuss equality and hospitality to all, liberty and patriotism and then look at the Declaration of Independence.
We will be reading aloud and narrating each week for the year from The Young Citizen's Reader. Participation is key but if your child is not used to reading aloud or narrating please let me know ahead of time and we can work through that. There will also be end of term exams so the students may provide what they have learned from the class.
Maximum students: 8 (minimum: 3)
Teacher: Mrs. Neujahr
Meets: Thursdays 12:30-1:15 pm ET
Length: Fall Term (Sept-Dec) - NEW! Winter Term (Jan-Mar)
Credit Suggestion: -
Materials needed:
- Internet, web-cam and mic (built into computer is fine)
- The Young Citizen’s Reader by Paul Reinsch (Yesterday’s Classics ISBN-10: 1633340910)
- Notebook or Commonplace book for note taking, recording new vocabulary, copying down any quotes you want to remember, taking down notes of a particular individual or time in history, etc.
Prerequisites: None.
Description: This class is held online through an online classroom and will meet once a week live via video.
*Older students could participate.
In this course students will learn what it means to be a good citizen. What is the true nature of the government and how does it work? What are the different branches and organizations within the government? We’ll discuss equality and hospitality to all, liberty and patriotism and then look at the Declaration of Independence.
We will be reading aloud and narrating each week for the year from The Young Citizen's Reader. Participation is key but if your child is not used to reading aloud or narrating please let me know ahead of time and we can work through that. There will also be end of term exams so the students may provide what they have learned from the class.
Basic Economics - FULL
This class is geared toward: Form III+ (grades 7-12)
Maximum students: 8 (minimum: 3)
Teacher: Mrs. Neujahr
Meets: Wednesdays 12:30-1:15 pm ET
Length: Semester II (Jan-May)
Credit Suggestion: -
Materials needed:
Description: This class is held online through an online classroom and will meet once a week live via video.
This class is designed to help students to think critically about economics. To help students gain an understanding of what economics is and isn’t and how it affects our daily lives. To give students knowledge in their everyday decision making in being consumers and making economic decisions. We will have opportunities to discuss the book in online conversation and written narrations.
Maximum students: 8 (minimum: 3)
Teacher: Mrs. Neujahr
Meets: Wednesdays 12:30-1:15 pm ET
Length: Semester II (Jan-May)
Credit Suggestion: -
Materials needed:
- Internet, web-cam and mic (built into computer is fine)
- Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell
- Notebook or Commonplace book for note taking, recording new vocabulary, copying down any quotes you want to remember, taking down notes of a particular individual or time in history, etc.
- Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury
- Whatever Happened to Justice by Richard Maybury
- I, Pencil by Leonard Read
Description: This class is held online through an online classroom and will meet once a week live via video.
This class is designed to help students to think critically about economics. To help students gain an understanding of what economics is and isn’t and how it affects our daily lives. To give students knowledge in their everyday decision making in being consumers and making economic decisions. We will have opportunities to discuss the book in online conversation and written narrations.
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