After lunch, we began our review by discussing discussed government - why it is necessary, and the purposes it should serve. This topic is aligned with Florida State Standards in Social Studies. Ben offered his explanation of the purpose of government. He explained that he's done a lot of research about the dilemma facing our society and went on to state that it's set up in a way to benefit the wealthy. He summarized it as follows, "it's easier to be poor than rich in America, but it's harder to get out of being poor." We went on to discuss some reasons why this might be the case and one example that was cited was that the rich have access to more opportunities than the poor. Feeling this is unfair, Ben wondered why government doesn’t embrace more of the teachings of philosophers. When queried further about this, Ben brought up the philosopher, Socrates. When we researched Socrates to see if we could find principles in common with the principles of the constitution, we found a connection to both being wanting to serve the common good. Socrates believed that philosophy should achieve practical results for the greater well-being of society, and we were able to relate this to one of the founding principles of the US – that of promoting the general welfare of the people. In researching the Preamble to the Constitution, we learned that it includes its primary purposes as: providing leadership, maintaining order, and providing public services, national security, and economic security. We then discussed some examples to connect this to current events today (i.e.; the government’s provision of stimulus checks for people to fiscally assist them during the Covid-19 pandemic). We concluded our discussion by noting that the Preamble to the Constitution is an introduction to the highest law of the land but that it does not define government powers or individual rights. Ben connected this part of the discussion to his friend, Joshua, who was almost deported due to his immigration status; however, Ben was happy to report that the issue has since been resolved and the two remain good friends today. It was a productive and engaging session through which to address, discuss, and construct points of view, and then to validate arguments, from a historical and multi-discipline perspective and framework.