Hey everyone!

We have just 2 weeks before our next and last awesome book discussion day!!! 

April 20 - CHOOSE 1 OF THESE 3 BOOKS:

• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - by C.S. Lewis (here's a link to a pdf of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe)
• Starship Troopers - by Robert A. Heinlein (here's a link to a pdf of Starship Troopers. Choose the first link option.)
• The Screwtape Letters - by C.S. Lewis (here's a link to online audio of Screwtape Letters.)

BE SURE TO BE PREPARED! THE AWESOMENESS DEPENDS ON YOU!

Wow! We had an awesome

discussion about our ability to

develop the SKILL of

Decision!

You guys are amazing!

As promised, here are the quotes I shared in class, and the link to the video we watched. (We watched only the first half of the video, and we edited out 2-3 swear words. :)

"Those who have the ability to take action

have the responsibility to take action."

- Ben Gates, "National Treasure"

"There is no comfort in the growth zone,

and there's no growth in the comfort zone."

"Youth of today are faced with monumental decisions. The world in which you live is not a play world or a Disney world. It is a very competitive world that will require the very best you can bring to it, and it will reward you when your best efforts are put forth."

-President Monson

"Decision determines destiny."

-President Monson

VIDEO LINKS

Mel Robbins on Why Motivation is Garbage

and

The shortened 5 min version

Hey everyone!

This is your last reminder that THIS THURSDAY we'll be having our AWESOME book discussions in class! Woohoo!

BE PREPARED! Choose to make this a great experience for you and your fellow classmates!

March 16 - Choose 1 of these 3 books:

The Magician’s Nephew - C.S. Lewis

The Alliance - Gerald Lund

The Dream Giver - Bruce Wilkinson

and for a reminder of what's coming up...

PLEASE NOTE: There has been a change to the reading options for our April 20 discussion. We'll be doing Starship Troopers instead of The Bronze Bow.

April 20 - Choose 1 of these 3 books:

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis

Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein

Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

Hello everyone!

We're on the home stretch for finishing this AMAZING book of TJEd for Teens!

What a powerful book it is!

Do yourself a massive favor and read chpt 7 & 8 for a great discussion this week!

-IMPORTANT INFO-

***Those who have read the entire book by Thursday will get a token of awesomeness in class!***

Be sure to get the book you're going to read for our March 16 discussion!

March 16 - Choose 1 of these 3 books:

The Magician’s Nephew - C.S. Lewis

The Alliance - Gerald Lund

The Dream Giver - Bruce Wilkinson

PLEASE NOTE: There has been a change to the reading options for our April 20 discussion. We'll be doing Starship Troopers instead of The Bronze Bow.

April 20 - Choose 1 of these 3 books:

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis

Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein

Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

Hey friends!

This week your invitation is to get to know the REAL YOU a little better. :)

Choose any 2-3 questions from the list of Great Teen Questions from TJEd for Teens (pgs 103-104) and answer them in your truth book or your journal or wherever you think is best. This will be a blessing to you!

Come to class next week ready to report that you did it and we'll have a short discussion on it. Cool!

And just as a reminder, the last two chapters of TJEd for Teens, chapters 7 & 8 need to be read before February 16 for our awesome discussion!

Hello all you awesome ASAites! 

We had a great day today with our simulation. You all did terrific! Thanks for participating and putting your heart into it! :)

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This week be sure to read Chapter 6: Finding the Real You in TJEd for Teens.

We'll be discussing it in class next week, February 2nd. 

Be Prepared!!!

And for a reminder, get a copy of the classic you're wanting to read for our first discussion on March 16 so you can have plenty of time to read it and be prepared!

March 16 - CHOOSE 1 OF THESE 3 BOOKS: 

• The Magician's Nephew - by C.S. Lewis
•  The Alliance - by Gerald Lund
• The Dream Giver - by Bruce Wilkinson 

This semester in Core is going to be a little different than last semester! 

Hold on to your hats because it’s going to be

Since TJED for Teens speaks so much and so highly about reading classics and discussing them, we are going to do just that!!

1st We’ll finish reading TJED for Teens as per the schedule below.

2nd Then you’ll read two classics that you choose from the list below and be prepared to have incredible discussions with our Scholar Society leading them! How cool is that?!

Since we’ll be reading amazing books this semester and having more discussions, there will be no Inspirements so you have more time to read!

YES!

And of course, audiobooks are great!

Here’s the schedule of when the readings are due:

January 19 - TJEd for Teens chapter 5: Scholar Phase

 February 2 - TJEd for Teens  chapter 6: Finding the Real You

February 16 - TJEd for Teens  chapter 7 & 8: Success in the Next 20 Years, and One More Thing

March 16 - CHOOSE 1 OF THESE 3 BOOKS: 

• The Magician's Nephew - by C.S. Lewis
•  The Alliance - by Gerald Lund
• The Dream Giver - by Bruce Wilkinson 

April 20 - CHOOSE 1 OF THESE 3 BOOKS:

• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - by C.S. Lewis
• The Bronze Bow - by Elizabeth George Speare
• The Screwtape Letters - by C.S. Lewis 

 CHOOSE IN to becoming a Scholar!

The more of us that DO THIS, the more EPIC this semester will be!