Our Founding Principles Class 1
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Our Founding PrinciplesClass 1
Mike Van Schoiack
Introductions
• Mike Van Schoiack Bio • Class Introduction– Name, background– Why you are taking class & expectations
Why I am doing this?• Spent a number of years studying “why US is
different and so admired?”• Found answers only after reading Federalist
Papers• Discovered our civics education is flawed• Have developed interest in promulgating what
I’ve learned• Developed materials to do so– Videos– Web site– Presentations
Why Learning Principles is Important
• What our founders had to say about education
Why Learning Principles is Important
• What our founders had to say about education• Our country is “on an unsustainable course”
Income $60K
Spend $94KShort $34K
Spend $3.63TShort $1.32TIncome $2.31T
Credit Card Debt $416K National Debt $16.4T
Family Federal Government,For year ending 2012
GNP $15.8T
Family vs. FederalGovernmentFinancial Situation
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Class Rules• No Politics – Stick to Principles• Distinguish between Truth vs. Beliefs– Definition I use – Truths are Beliefs that can be verified
or proven– In today’s world, whatever one believes can be
supported – I believe that there is such a thing as absolute truths
that transcend man, i.e., there is “good” and “bad”, “right” and “wrong”.
– I believe that there are truths that we do not know.– And I believe that there are rational beliefs and
irrational beliefs. • Interactive – Learn – Ask - Comment
You Lack Civics Knowledge???
• Watch video• Q & A• Take ISI Quiz
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• Home Page• Discover, Learn, Citizenship• Topics• Quotes• www.freedom101.us/TELOSc1, c2, etc..