Today we began with Current Events discussions, and the ways they may be connected, or are not connected with Constitutionality. We began with the Current talk about the Confederate flag, and the problems in South Carolina. The discussion was on States free speech rights, vs. federal government insisting they take down the flag. Next we talked about the financial situation in Greece and the implications on the global/domestic economy. We also talked in depth about the Supreme Court decisions that are currently being made, including Obamacare.

Today we began with a discussion on Current events from several sources, including BBC, American Thinker, Drudge and CSPAN. We discussed the latest Supreme Court decisions, and the controvercy over the Texas license plates vs Free Speech as listed in the first amendment.
We also continued work with The Tipping Point, and Keaton was given reading questions for each chapter.
Finally we continued working on the Music in the Decades project.

Today we began with a discussion on Current Events. We discussed the Pope's stands and speeches on current issues, including the environment. We also discussed the shooting incident in the South Carolina church. We discussed presidential candidates, including Donald Trump. And we also talked about some free speech issues a professor is having in South Carolina. Keaton completed SOAPS assignments for each article/issue. Next we reviewed The Tipping Point and the assignment Keaton had completed. We talked about the ways the book effectively, or ineffectively, looked into how issues and trends spread among cultures. I introduced Keaton to Howard Zinn and his "People's History of the United States," which will be the next book we read. We watched a video on Civil Disobedience in which Matt Damon reads portions of a speech given by Howard Zinn. Finally, we worked on Keaton's "Music Through the Decades" project, and focused on issues and music of the 80s and 90s.

Today we thoroughly read the Wall Street Journal and discussed many different current events. We researched items with which we were unfamiliar. Next we went on CSPAN and watched the Washington Journal as the program discussed Obabama's plans for troops in Iraq. We also discussed the first half of chapter 2 in The Tipping Point. We continued work on the Music through the Decades project, and completed the reading of Hawthorn's "Birthmark."

Today we started with a discussion on The Tipping Point, chapter 1. After that we working on Keaton's 'Music through the Decades' project, focusing on the 1950s and 1960s. We discussed cultural implications of both decades, and the different ways music reflected those cultural elements. We discussed Current Events, and had lunch, then got back to work. We investigated Nathaniel Hawthorne, and his history. We then began reading his short story, "The Birthmark."

Today we discussed current events. We also investigated the newest candidates running for president in the 2016 election. We finished watching the documentary Fed Up, and discussed lobbyists, food and big business. We also reviewed the map of the United States and color coded it by region.

Politics, History,

Today we researched Malcolm Gladwell. We continued the Documentary Fed Up, and we discussed politics. We also investigated some of the potential presidential canditates

We discussed current events, politics, lobbying and various elements of each. We then watched a portion of Fed Up: a documentary on government subsidies our food supply.

Today we talked about current events, and the new issues with the Patriot Act. We also discussed political parties and their different ideals.