A Junior Achievement program offers students the opportunity to organize and operate a small company. Periodic guest speakers enrich the curriculum. This three-trimester course, which covers economics, American government and world geography, may be taken in its entirety or as separate segments. This course presents the history of psychology, research methods, perception, learning theories, and human cognition and motivation. The second half of the course investigates personality theories and maladjusted patterns of behavior.
Students gain a greater understanding of their own capacity of growth.
Psychology may be used to satisfy a social science or humanities requirement. The period from Teddy Roosevelt and late 19 th century imperialism to the present day is the focus of this course. History comes alive through the use of films, radio recordings, and television footage. Students conduct newspaper and magazine research for use in group reports, dramatizations, and debates. This course covers the broad sweep of events from the arrival of Columbus to the emergence of the United States as a super power.