Welcome to Dad's Academy

Dad's Academy is your school away from school. Don't groan and roll your eyes. You will find that we cover all kinds of subjects. The goal is to make you use your noodle. Most classes take between 5 and 15 minutes (if your not distracted by your friend's texts).
Once you complete a lesson in Dad's Academy you qualify to enjoy some free time (with your phone, iTouch, Wii or good old fashioned brain numbing TV).

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Day 3: Comic

Comics!  Yeah!  Read the comic below and complete the assignment:


Assignment (as with all "assignments", email answers to thwicke@gmail.com):
1. Explain this comic strip.
2.  Why is it funny?
3.  What is wrong with the answer "then a miracle occurs"?

Day 2: The United States and Religious Tolerance

Today we learn about religious tolerance in the United States.  Watch this video and then complete the assignment below:
Click to HERE watch video

Assignment (email answers to thwicke@gmail.com):
1. How would you answer someone if they said the US was an intolerant country?
2. What should be our (the United State's) policy about allowing Muslim's to immigrate to the US?

Introduction: Why do I have to learn things in the summer?

Why do I have to learn things in the summer (when school is out)?  There are so many reasons...  Here are ten:  
Click to watch:  https://youtu.be/ll1m-b0XvE0


Assignment 1:  Pick one of the facts and try to demonstrate that it is true (or suggest how you would prove it to be true if it would take materials and time that you don't have in 10 minutes).

Assignment 2:  Write a comment (on this site) about your favorite part of this first lesson.