Citizenship in Community Week 1

[Jeremy Disch]

Greetings Scouts,

Thank you for the good conversation today, I hope you appreciate the material in the Citizenship in community MB. Here are several items I would follow up with.

Resources:
Citizenship in Community Workbook (please fill out as we go)
Map of the Stow from topozone.com (requirement 2a)

Makeup for session 1 (MB overview and requirements 1, 2a, 6):
As I mentioned in the scout meeting, I will be holding a makeup session this Thursday at 7-8 pm, for scouts that missed tonight's 1st session. This would apply to the following scouts who signed up, but were not at Monday's scout meeting (i.e. Kevin, Maggie, Cam, Gabe). Let me know if you can or cannot attend this Thursday, and be prepared to discuss/complete requirements 1, 2a, 6. 

Citizenship in Community 2023 Session 1 makeup
Thursday, March 2 · 7:00 – 8:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/rcg-vrzj-ttz

Session 2 requirements (requirements 3 and 5):
In the next session (Monday 3/6) I will introduce materials about local governing structures, to help in the next set of homework. The following two items are your homework for this week, for preparation for our next meeting (March 6th). 

Requirement 3a requests for you to attend a meeting or court session, and be prepared to explain why you agree with one opinion more than another. Many of the town meetings are archived on the Stow TV Youtube Channel (School Committee, Lake Boon Commision, SelectBoard, Planning Board, Library Building Committee, FPAS Task Force, Stow Acres master plan) which I will allow instead of in person attendance.  [Hint: I suggest using youtube's playback speed of 1.25x]. In order to complete the 2nd half of this requirement 3b (Discuss where a difference of opinion exists on an issue), please refresh yourself on requirement 3b before you start watching the video. Scouts are to bring their own discussion points, even if they end up watching the same meeting. 

Requirement 5; Movie and discuss:
For this requirement, Please show your parents requirement #5 from the workbook, and obtain their approval for which movie to watch: Here is a suggested list of potential candidates, I grabbed from another counselor which is a suggestion list. If you have a different movie in mind, please ask.

Best Regards - Mr. Disch (jdis...@gmail.com)

12 Angry Men One man, Henry Fonda, sways a jury and saves an innocent man. NR but would be G today. 

All the Presidents Men Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation. R 

Amazing Grace Chronicles the struggle of William Wilberforce to stop the British slave trade in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. PG for disturbing images of slavery. 

A Man For All Seasons The story of Sir Thomas More who challenged King Henry VIII's divorce and remarriage. Rated G. 

The Blindside The true story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy who became a first round Baltimore Raven draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. PG-13.
Bridge over the River Kwai After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. PG 

A Civil Action The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyer. PG 

Coach Carter About a coach who tries to instill merits of scholarship and ethics by benching his undefeated basketball team because of poor academic performance PG-13 

Erin Brockovich An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply. R 

Fly Away Home An adventure to save orphaned geese. PG. 

Follow Me Boys The story of how one guy starts a Boy Scout troop to help the town. NR.

Forrest Gump One slow-witted but good-hearted man is at the center of key events of the 20th century. "Stupid is as stupid does." PG-13 for brief sexual content and war scenes. 

Friendly Persuasion The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religous sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life... 

Gettysburg Great historical account of Colonel Joshua Chmberlain who held Little Round Top though greatly outnumbered. Out of ammunition, Chamberlain orders a charge instead of retreating. PG for war scenes. 

Ghandi Biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. PG 

The Great Escape WWII POW escape. NR, but some violence. 

High Noon A marshall faces a man just released from prison where he was put by the marshall. His own town refuses to help & the odds are high he will not live. NR. Gunfight at the end. 

Hoosiers A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship. PG

Hoot Saving a population of endangered owls. PG for mild obscenities. 

It's A Wonderful Life The message in this film is one of courage and sacrifice for the greater good as George Bailey, a man with big ideas about seeing the world, continually forsakes his own desires to do what is right for the town. The second message is that each life important. No matter how insignificant we feel we are, we are all inextricably linked to each other and play an important part in the fabric of one another's lives. 

Lean on Me Story of Paterson NJ principal Joe Clark (PG-13) 

The Man Who Planted Trees A lone shepherd changes the character of an entire valley. 

Mighty Ducks Emilio Estevez stars as a lawyer doing community service who becomes coach to a pee wee hockey team. PG. 

Mr. Holland's Opus A frustrated composer (Richard Dreyfuss) finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher. PG. 

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington One of Jimmy Stewart's signature roles as an idealistic senator caught in the corruption of the political machine. NR. 

Norma Rae - A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved. PG 

October Sky The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry. PG. 

One Night with the King The story of Esther. Rated PG for mild violence, suggestion of sensuality. 

Pay It Forward Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements. 

Phenomenon John Travolta is hit by a light and becomes very smart and addicted to learning. PG. 123 minutes. 

Radio Based on the true story of a small town HS football coach who befriended a developmentally disabled man which ultimately inspires the local townfolk 

Remember the Titans The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit. PG. 

Rudy True story of a boy who struggles with life in order to realize his dream: to play football for Notre Dame. PG 

Spartacus The slave, Spartacus, leads a revolt against a corrupt Rome. NR. 

Stand and Deliver Story of LA math teacher Jaime Escalante (PG) 

To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. 

We Are Marshall When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his few surviving players try to keep the football program alive. PG.   


 

[Jeremy Disch]

Greetings Scouts,

I am awfully sorry about the very late notice. I had a late meeting show up on my calendar, which rendered me still in Cambridge this evening at this time. 

Therefore, this will give you some additional time to go over the homework. 

I will be holding the 2nd session of materials in the following two options:

This Thursday March 9th, 7-8 pm online 

https://meet.google.com/iwt-tqoh-oki

Or at the next Monday's Scout meeting.

Please bring your notes on the town meeting and movies that you watched and the movies that watched.

Best Regards,

Jeremy