Class Blog Archive

• Begin by reading the summary in the update post, above.
• Then check out these helpful "Quicklinks" at the Principles and Choices website:
  • Definitions for terms relating to social issues: PCS247.
  • Quotes to ponder: PCS1491 and 1492
• Read about the Dred Scott decision at PCS241 and read "Roe v.

Our next class will be Sunday, January 19.
(No class this Sunday.)

Last time:

We began with students sharing which were their favorite Truth Quotes and why. We then did a quick review of last time's discussion on Truth, and filling in the "Truth Notes" handout for those who missed it. Please see last time's update and resources, here, for that information.

If you missed class or want to review:

Our next class will be Sunday, January 5.
(No class the next two weeks. Enjoy your Christmas break!)

Last time:
We began with a brief discussion of the question the students were asked to consider for last time's homework.

We then continued to the main topic, Truth -- what it is, why it matters, and how we can arrive at it. In the P&C class, we will be considering arguments from a philosophical point of view, i.e. looking at evidence in a logical way to arrive at the truth, rather than using opinions or beliefs.

If you missed class or want to review:

• Please print the class handouts that I emailed.
• Read the article: "Truth and Ice Cream" by Trent Horn
• The definitions of key terms at PCS116, Book2, Chapter 1: Truth will help you fill in the Truth Notes handout.
• Respond to the pro-euthanasia arguments on the Triple Entry handout using the notes in the update and the "6 Principles of Happiness" handout from earlier this year.
• Contact me if you need more help. :-)

Also mentioned in class:

Our next class will be Sunday, December 15.
(No class this Sunday, the 8th.)

If you missed the class or want to review, please read the summary above, then return here for the Morrie Schwartz video and other resources. Please contact me for the class handouts you missed.

A lower-quality version of the Morrie Schwartz interview clip we watched in class. :-)

Our next class will be Sunday, December 1.
(No class this Sunday, the 24th. Happy Thanksgiving!)

Last time:
We began by reading through rest of the first act of the play Robert & Emma, entitled: Choosing Andrew. We discussed it in light of what we have learned about happiness, success, and quality of life. The discussion handout is linked in the resources post. We will be hearing further installments of the story later in the year.

If you missed class or want to review:

• Listen to Robert & Emma Act 1: Choosing Andrew here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the audio player in the big yellow box.
• Handout for Choosing Andrew. Answer the questions on this discussion guide.
• Watch the video we saw of Diane Rose, the Blind Quilter:

https://youtu.be/7lfaSmDxVZQ

• Watch the video of Nick Vujicic shown in class:

https://youtu.be/8jhcxOhIMAQ

Find out more:

Dear Students & Parents,

Fr. Robert Spitzer, one of the authors of the Principles & Choices curriculum that I'm using this year, gave the Commencement address at Christendom College earlier this year.

In his talk, he goes into some of the most important principles we have covered in our class so far this year, on happiness, success, purpose, and love. Fr. Spitzer actually takes some of the key ideas and turns them into a short daily decision that he uses -- and invites us to use -- to follow Christ more closely every day.

You may find the video and audio here: https://media.christendom.edu/2019/05/fr-robert-spitzer-commencement-address/