Monday, January 12th

Today's Objectives

• Gain new insights on your lit circle books
• Begin evaluating the concept of "Success"
• Continue to consider what the function of education is and how our social structures (school/work, etc...) can create environments where we can be "successful", "intelligent", "happy", "fulfilled". 

Driving Questions

• What does "Success" mean to you?
  
• What is the function of education AND what sort of conditions need to exist to fulfill that function?

Announcement:
2nd Semester Book Club Honors Meeting will be Wednesday at lunch

STARTER: 
Journal #4
Ted Radio Hour on "Success" Episode #1: "How can Drive Make You a Success?"

1. As you listen, write down a line that stands out to you as significant (either you strongly disagree with it or strongly agree with it)
   
2. After listening, briefly summarize Tony's perspective on what success means  or how one best becomes successful and then formulate your own reaction to their talks.  
   
3. Do you agree with his ideas?  Why or why not?

Agenda
1. Lit Circle Meeting

• Follow the lit circle protocol
• RESOURCES for your LIT Circle Books

• Discussion Director needs to also pick a section to read aloud as a group and discuss

2. Follow-up to Krishnamurti's "The Function of Education"

• What were his main ideas?
• What were some critiques you all posed or want to pose?
• As we watch the next three video clips, think about what conditions need to exist to fulfill the visions and ideals expressed in them (as well as those of Krishnamurti's).  Do YOU agree with these visions/ideals?

• Watch 2 Slam Poems: "Somewhere in America" and "Why I Hate School but Love Education"
  
  • Reactions?
  • Is Animas doing things differently than "everywhere else" in America?  Is Animas providing not  just a "schooling" experience but an "educational" experience?

• Watch and discuss this RSA Animate called "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us"  
•  What is the surprising truth about what motivates us?
  

3. Journal #5: Open-ended Mid-point Project Reflection

• After thinking about these questions related to Happiness and Meaning for over three weeks now, what ideas, thoughts, concepts, questions, insights have been circulating in your mind? What has most intrigued you? What has given you pause? What has provided inspiration for you? What is something you disagree with or were shocked by in various sources of media (book, articles, film) we've "consumed"?  Remember-- listening to what surprises you or disgusts you can shine a light on what you actually believe in.
• You can pull from existentialism, The Stranger, Stranger than Fiction, your lit circle books, other videos or articles we've read, or ideas that have been sparked as a result of our discussions in class.