Coming of Age -- the 1930's

This week we started out with a Mickey Mouse cartoon from 1936 and a scene from a Shirley Temple movie from 1934.

Mickey:   https://youtube.com/watch?v=JVBjeUNQoLg

Shirley Temple:  http://youtu.be/WLLSqpYyPD8

General Paige gave us an in depth review of what was happening in the 1930's starting
with the Crash in 1929 and going thru until 1940.  We learned that FEMA was started
in the 30's.  Social Security was also begun in the 30's.  We also learned about protests,
riots, bread lines, bank failures, and unemployment.  

Our book discussion today was on Children of the Dust Bowl.  We all agreed that Leo Hart,
the man behind the Weedpatch School, was an amazing man and definitely qualifies
as a hero.

Our journal prompt today was "Why do we study heroes?"  Some of what was shared
with the class was that we study heroes to learn respect for them, to give us examples
of character traits we want to develop in ourselves, and for inspiration in our own
lives and missions.

General Paige ended class with a hero story about Irena Sendler.  She helped save the lives of several thousand Jewish children by smuggling them out of German occupied ghetto in Warsaw and providing them with false identity documents.  Google her for more information.

HOMEWORK:  

• Writing assignment:  "How does adversity affect my life?"
• Reading:  Start reading Flags of our Fathers  (adapted for young people)  We'll be discussing it in 3 weeks.
• Individual Hero Project:  Keep working on it.  You should have 1-2 heroes done by next class.
• Think about which hero you want to read a biography on.  I'll have sign ups for presentations on your biography hero next week.
• Start spreading the word that you want to interview folks that lived during WWII.

Next Week:  "The Rise of the Demagogues"

See you next Thursday!

~General Lisa & General Paige