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Do you have a list of books that you keep meaning to read but don't. Here is your chance! Join us in discussing great books and great ideas.
Scholar Moms is a year long discussion group, running from August through June and meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm PST (9:00 EST, 8 CST, 7 MST). Discussions run about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Course Cost - $100.00. Early Bird Special - $35.00 (ends Sept 7th) Not ready for Scholar Moms? Try Classic Moms by clicking here To find out more or if you would like to try it out, please contact us here Register for Scholar Moms here |
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Description
In Scholar Moms we will be reading deeper, growing our scholar skills, looking for patterns and connections, writing about what we learn and discussing our ideas with others.
This discussion group is based on active participation. Moms talking with moms while reading great books and great ideas.
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
-Abigail Adams
Live Discussion Equipment:
You'll need Internet access and a headset with a microphone.
A webcam is optional but strongly encouraged.
This discussion group is based on active participation. Moms talking with moms while reading great books and great ideas.
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
-Abigail Adams
Live Discussion Equipment:
You'll need Internet access and a headset with a microphone.
A webcam is optional but strongly encouraged.
2020-2021 Reading List
Study Sessions No preparation needed - Document studies with discussion - Documents provided
May 21 - Calvin Coolidge’s Address at the Celebration of the 150 Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
June 4 - Calvin Coolidge’s Address at the Celebration of the 150 Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
June 18 - Declaration of Independence
Aug 20 - If by Rudyard Kipling
Sep 17 - That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not by Frederic Bastiat
Oct 15 - That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not by Frederic Bastiat
Discussion Sessions Preparation needed - read and prepare before we meet
Sep 10 - Dante, Inferno
Sep 24 - *Essay: The moral obligation to be intelligent, John Erskine
Oct 8 - Dickens, Little Dorrit
Oct 22 - *Essay: Mathematics, the Mirror of Civilization, Lancelot Hoben
Nov 12 - Ferber, Showboat
Dec 10 - London, White Fang
Jan 7 - Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country
Jan 21 - *Speech: MLK, Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Feb 11 - Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
Feb 25 - *Essay: Maid to Order, Barbara Ehrenreich
Mar 11 - Marshall, The Power of Four
Mar 25 - *Speech: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass
Apr 8 - Shakespeare, Troilus & Cressida
Apr 22 - *Essay: Notes of a Native Son, James Baldwin
May 13 - Picoult, Small Great Things
May 27 - *Speech: Reagan, Tear Down This Wall
Study Session No preparation needed - Document studies with discussion - Documents provided
Jun 10 - *Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat by Winston Churchill
Jun 24 - *Invictus
Aug 26 - *Freedom From Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi
*a shorter work or article that will be provided.
May 21 - Calvin Coolidge’s Address at the Celebration of the 150 Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
June 4 - Calvin Coolidge’s Address at the Celebration of the 150 Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
June 18 - Declaration of Independence
Aug 20 - If by Rudyard Kipling
Sep 17 - That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not by Frederic Bastiat
Oct 15 - That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not by Frederic Bastiat
Discussion Sessions Preparation needed - read and prepare before we meet
Sep 10 - Dante, Inferno
Sep 24 - *Essay: The moral obligation to be intelligent, John Erskine
Oct 8 - Dickens, Little Dorrit
Oct 22 - *Essay: Mathematics, the Mirror of Civilization, Lancelot Hoben
Nov 12 - Ferber, Showboat
Dec 10 - London, White Fang
Jan 7 - Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country
Jan 21 - *Speech: MLK, Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Feb 11 - Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
Feb 25 - *Essay: Maid to Order, Barbara Ehrenreich
Mar 11 - Marshall, The Power of Four
Mar 25 - *Speech: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass
Apr 8 - Shakespeare, Troilus & Cressida
Apr 22 - *Essay: Notes of a Native Son, James Baldwin
May 13 - Picoult, Small Great Things
May 27 - *Speech: Reagan, Tear Down This Wall
Study Session No preparation needed - Document studies with discussion - Documents provided
Jun 10 - *Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat by Winston Churchill
Jun 24 - *Invictus
Aug 26 - *Freedom From Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi
*a shorter work or article that will be provided.
2021-2022 Reading List
Sep 9 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 1
Sep 23 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 2
Oct 7 - Bambi by Salten
Oct 21 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 3
Nov 11 - Lonesome Gods by Louis L’amour
Dec 9 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 4
Jan 6 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 5
Jan 20 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Feb 10- Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 6
Feb 24 - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Mar 10 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 7
Mar 24 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Apr 7 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 8-9
Apr 21 - Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour
May 12 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 10
May 26 - Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Track 1: Dig in and read the whole thing, using your study aids
Track 2: Hillsdale College Free Online class covers main points and shorter readings (https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/aristotles-ethics)
Track 3: Pick each time which track you need.
Sep 23 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 2
Oct 7 - Bambi by Salten
Oct 21 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 3
Nov 11 - Lonesome Gods by Louis L’amour
Dec 9 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 4
Jan 6 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 5
Jan 20 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Feb 10- Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 6
Feb 24 - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Mar 10 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 7
Mar 24 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Apr 7 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 8-9
Apr 21 - Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour
May 12 - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, Book 10
May 26 - Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Track 1: Dig in and read the whole thing, using your study aids
Track 2: Hillsdale College Free Online class covers main points and shorter readings (https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/aristotles-ethics)
Track 3: Pick each time which track you need.