Mr. Cline's Classes

"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant."


Maximillian Robespierre


Mr. Cline's Classes

Civics


The study of American government with a focus on the founding documents of our nation and state, and practical application of their interpretation through legislation and judicial proceedings, as well as the responsibility of the citizen to aid in forming an agreed upon social understanding of these interpretations, and what it means to be a citizen of the United States.



Economics


Develops an understanding of what the study of Economics is as a science of scarcity and choice, the philosophical and political implications of choices made by government and individuals, the science of choice in business and personal affairs, career and basic financial life skill preparation, and finance and investing.



American Government


The study of American government with a focus on the founding documents of our nation and state. 

Intended as a class for struggling learners, or those with special educational needs.



Business Concepts


Develops an understanding of business decision making in the workplace, and what guides such decison making, as well as career and basic financial life skills preparation. Intended as a class for struggling learners, or those with special educational needs.



Sociology


The study of human behavior predicated on the constraints of choice based on the prevailing political ideology and system, race, culture, language, gender and socio economic statuses, and how groups of people interact within these constraints to create and effect change in our everyday lives.



Psychology


Examines the social science specifically interested in the behavior of the individual as a product of the functions of his mind and body, from the effects of socialization to the biological processes of the make up of the brain and nervous system, and hormones, reward and punishment, how our thoughts affect our behavior, how our behavior changes through different stages of brain growth and the effects of aging on that, and what affects abnormal functioning of these processes can cause.



Western Civilization I


A deeper look into not only the history of the western world, but also examinations of art, literature, architecture, business, languages, and cultures, and their historical development and effects on American life, from the emergence of man as a species to the first civilizations in the Ancient Near East, to Ancient Grrece and Rome to the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome and into the Middle Ages



Western Civilization II


A deeper look into not only the history of the western world, but also examinations of art, literature, architecture, business, languages, and cultures, and their historical development and effects on American life, from the Renaissance to the discovery and settlement of the New World, through the development of Nation States, the rise and fall of colonial empires, the World Wars, the Cold War, the fall of the Soviet Union and rise of radical terrorism