PSKOV VOLNY INSTITUTE
U.S.A. TODAY Spring 2005
4th and 5th
Course(Roman Numerals)
DR. THOMPSON
LESSON ISSUE TOPIC / ASSIGNMENT
1 I Introduction
2 Knowledge
- Knowledge
& Decisions (Excerpt) Thomas Sowell
3 EDUCATION National
Standards & Testing
Structure
Public, Private (Parochial)
4 II “Vouchers”,
Bi-Lingual(Ebonics, Spanish)
Drug
and Sex Education
5 Media, TV, Advertising
6 Family Values (Weekly Standard 25 Oct, p.21)
(USNEWS & World Report 20 Dec, p.64)
7 HEALTH Legal
Issues, Insurance (WS 27 Dec, p.27)
8 III Abortion,
Euthanasia, Death Penalty, Child Abuse
9 Substance Abuse
Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco
10 Ecology
11 POLITICS Expenses, Sources of
Funding (WS 4 Oct, p.20)
12 IV Media
Impact, Legal Issues (Electoral College)
(WS 13 Dec, p. 14)
13 Republicans/Democrats/3rd
Parties
14 Immigration (USNWR 20 Dec, p.35)
15 V Political
“Correctness” (National Review 27 Dec,
p.24)
(WS 4 Oct, p. 20,25)
16 WELFARE Reforms
VI Work
Requirement, Time Limits
Social Security
17 DISCRIMINATION Racial/Ethnic (Native Americans, Blacks,
Hispanics)
Gender, Marriage (WS 27 Sep, p.24)
18 VII Religious/Sexual
Preference
Affirmative Action (Legal Issues) (WS
27 Dec, p.20)
19 CULTURE Sports
(Professional, Amateur, Schools) VIII Baseball, Football (US)
Celebrities, Entertainment, Films
20 IX Religion,
Music, Modern Art
The Litigious Society, Privacy
(WS
Oct 25, p.10)
EXAMINATION!!