freedom

When will the next class meeting be?
I had originally scheduled it for May 10, but then realized that that is Mothers' Day. Please reply to let me know whether that class date will work. If not, we will push it out by another week to May 17.

Last time, we read and discussed Act 4, the last act of Robert & Emma. Thank you to Kayla, Max, and all the other students who have participated in dramatizing the play for our class!

In this act, "Final Choices," which takes place 10 years later, we learn that Emma's husband Jason has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and is considering assisted suicide. A distraught Emma comes to her friend Robert, now an oncologist, for help.

Our next class meeting will be at 2pm on Sunday, March 29.
Please check your email for the Zoom meeting link.

Last time, we discussed Freedom, types of freedom, and rights.
Key points:

• Print off the class handout (below). Fill it in as you watch the recording.
• View the class recording. The link's in the email I sent you. :o)
• Alternate option. I'm excited to share this alternative with you that P&C is making available temporarily to help people complete their program during this Covid-19 lockdown. Read the book chapter here through p. 35 to learn much (but not all) of what we covered in class, minus the discussions, of course.
• The Principles of Ethics & Justice are on your Ten Universal Principles handout.

Class met with Mr. Doran for the final chapter of our TOB study: "Living the Good and Free Life."

Class outline:

Last time, Sunday, May 26, was our final class for the academic year. Led by Mr. Doran, the class completed Chapter 12 of TOB for Teens: High School Edition -- "Living the Good (and Free!) Life." This chapter pulled together the threads of all that we have studied about the Theology of the Body this year.

Key points:

Class will be meeting next on Sunday, May 12.

Last time, we discussed how pornography kills love, degrades persons, and harms relationships. It also leads to a loss of personal freedom and often to addiction.

Key points:

Porn is any media — songs, stories, images, or videos — intended to arouse lust by showing nudity or sexual behavior.

Porn can harm the user by leading to an addiction. Especially in younger persons, it can lead to serious addictions and a warped understanding of love and sexuality.

Good Pictures, Bad Pictures by Kristen A. Jenson and Gail Poyner. I based my talk on this book plus online resources including those below.

All of the resources below include links to relevant research.

Protect Young Minds - Information for parents of younger children, from the authors of Good Pictures, Bad Pictures.

Fight the New Drug - Information for high-school students and older.

Class will not be meeting this Sunday.

Our next class is scheduled for Feb 17.

Last time, we covered chapter 7 of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Free, Total, Faithful, Fruitful." Key points:

Class will be not meeting next Sunday.
Our next class meeting will be January 20.

Last time, the class met with Mr. Kevin Doran to discuss the fifth chapter of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Truth and Freedom." There was an equipment snafu because someone had borrowed the TV / DVD cart and not returned it. Kevin soldiered on and worked creatively around it. Thank you, Kevin!!

Key points:

No class this Sunday. We will meet again the following Sunday, May 22.

Last time, we had our "Boys Only" class meeting with Mr. Lee Harrison's able assistance. Most of what we discussed wasn't in the workbook, but here are some of the key points.