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!!