Mr. P. Lee – JO Secondary

January 6 –>end of semester January 27

Wrap up of SELMA viewing:
– sharing of some points from BLOG Posts

Entry into Economics Unit; PLUS – A look at North Korea (“Inside North Korea’s Dynasty” or “Dictator’s Dilemma“)

• Set up discussion/roundtable on Wage Initiatives:
  • Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage vs. Universal Basic Income
• Macro vs Micro Economics
  • Vocabulary:  In notes (must know bolded terms below)
    • Economics
      • Crash Course video
        • Examples of personal choice & economics
      • Economics & Macroeconomics
      • Supply & Demand
      • Macroeconomics
      • Inflation Bubbles and Tulips
    • Macroeconomics vs. Microeconomics definitions
    • Command Economy, Market Economy, Mixed Economy, Traditional Economy
      • provide examples
    • Resource
    • Opportunity cost
    • Factors of production
    • Household
    • Markets
      • for goods and services
      • factor markets
    • Supply Chain
    • Economies of Scale
    • “Trickle Down Economics” (has it worked?)
  • ASSIGNMENT (due week of January 13) Create a FLOW CHART of:
    • a product that you use/consume that is subject to supply chain issues
      • include place of origin of manufacturing, factors of production, path to market/household
  • BLOG POST:
    • an example of a personal choice and economics (refer to Crash Course video listed above)
    • Due Jan 10 (post and ready to discuss)
  • OPTIONAL BLOG POST (post by week of January 29):  “Is it time for a re-set in our Economic system?”
    • In reference to at least ONE of the articles below, what are your thoughts/opinions?
    • Due – post by no later than Monday Jan 27
      • Article: “Capitalism Needs Reform”
      • Article: “…make Global Corporations pay their fair share …?”
      • Education & Wealth
        • Article: A Tuition Free Medical School
        • Video & Article: “Hope Chicago: Sending HS Students to College for Free …”
• Roundtable Debate – Minimum Wage vs Living Wage vs Universal Basic Income January 23

Nov 4 –>

• Recalibrating timelines
  • Semester 1 Mid-Semester Report Period – Marks closed/Due Nov 15/19
  • Make sure completeness of Assignments (5), Blog Posts
• Discuss: Snapshot of Assignment #5
  • Which of the six major areas of Philosophy have you chosen to focus on?
• Segue into Political Studies – read/view material on Rosemary Brown (link); BLOG POST  (due Thursday, Nov.7):
  • how did her reality differ from others?  how did her reality motivate her?
  • what is “activism”?  are there acceptable/unacceptable forms of this?
  • how does her story reflect the greater society’s values?
  • in your opinion, how much has our society changed this reality, especially with regards to leadership positions?
• Intro/Review – Political Ideologies
  • Quick Review – 5 major POLITICAL Ideologies
  • US Elections 2024
    • What are the different realities/standards that the two Presidential candidates have faced in their campaigns?
      •  Trump & Harris Being Held to Different Standards? The View video clip
      • Critical question:  WHY is there this discrepancy?
    • how reality can be manipulated
    • “The Red Mirage” and how an election can be claimed to have been stolen

Oct 8–>

• IDENTITY
  • Batman & Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #18)
    • Essential vs Accidental Properties – Assignment 2 part 1
    • Fungibility – Assignment 2 part 2
  • Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #19)
    • Body Theory vs. Memory Theory (Blog Post #3 Trading Identities)
  • Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
    • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
    • Parfitt and Responsibility
    • Personhood (Crash Course Philosophy #21)
• Revisit OCTOBER 5:
  • “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
  • How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
  • How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
    • Blog Entry #5 Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning
•  METAPHYSICS (Focus for week of Sept 25-29)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)
  • Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs Now
  • Cartesian Skepticism (Crash Course Philosophy #5)
• EPISTEMOLOGY
  • Video “Crash Course Philosophy #14 – Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility”
• LOGIC/PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
  • Video “Crash Course Philosophy #8 – Karl Popper:  Science vs Pseudo-Science”
  • Discussion: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?”
• AESTHETICS
  • Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
  • Blog Entry #6:  “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives”
  • Assignment 4: Connections
• Review Movie:  “Awakenings”
  • Assignment 5 (SUMMATIVE):  Analyze how the movie touches on at least THREE of the 6 areas of the Philosophy part of this course (PEPS)
  • Pairs or Individual
  • Digital Format:  video, powerpoint/slide show

HOMEWORK:

• Blog Post #1 – 6 Areas of Philosophy
• Blog Post #2 – Memorable Quote from one of the 5 Philosophes
• Blog Post #3 – Civil War: Hobbs vs Locke
• Blog Post #4 – Trading Identities: Body vs Memory Theory
• Blog Post #5 – Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning 
• Blog Post #6 – What Role Does Aesthetics Play in Our Lives? post by ?

Sept.19

• IDENTITY
  • √Batman & Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #18)
    • Essential vs Accidental Properties – Assignment 2 part 1
    • Fungibility – Assignment 2 part 2
  • √Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #19)
    • Body Theory vs. Memory Theory (Blog Post – Trading Identities: Which would you choose and why?)
  • √Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
    • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
    • Parfitt and Responsibility
    • Personhood (Crash Course Philosophy #21)
      • “Human vs Person”
      • Moral Constructs
• Revisiting Base Concepts:
  • “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
  • How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
  • How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
    • Blog Post –  Give an example each of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning
• METAPHYSICS
  • Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)
  • Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs Now