Class Description:

Regardless of geographic location, all people wish to live in a free country. There
are several layers to a FREE country, BUT it always begins with the individual. For our
land to be free, certain principles must be instilled in ourselves, our communities, and
ultimately our nation. What makes a country free? What makes a community free? What makes a family free? What makes YOU free? Is it just the law that makes you free? If the trucks carrying food are unable to come to your area, what would you do? How well would you live? How free would you be? Or is it something more? These are topics that we will

discuss in our Land of the Free class.

LOTF is NOT a class that teaches students how to be a farmer or gardener. LOTF
focuses on principles that support freedom through learning the CHARACTERISTICS
of a farmer and applying those principles to one’s life. It is not everyone’s mission in
life to be a farmer or to have a successful garden every year. However, there are key
principles to being successful in any life mission. The principles of relying on God,
being money wise, being innovative and resourceful, managing your time, working with
your strengths, and paying attention to details are all characteristics of a farmer. These
principles are taught through the projects, the simulations, the book discussions, and
the guided discussions that are all part of the LOTF class.

 

This project will look different than a traditional class! Scholars will spend time in the classroom, as well at home doing the typical scholar project activities of reading classics, writing papers and journal entries, in class presentations, discussing principles of freedom and the application in our daily lives, watching inspiring movies applicable to this class, etc. However, scholars will also be spending time during class and on their own at home, engaging in hands-on learning activities and skill development, agricultural and entrepreneurial pursuits, as well as engaging in meaningful service in the community.

 

*Project binders and composition notebooks (for their "Observations Journals") will be provided to scholars.

 

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Required materials NOT included in class fees: 

First semester books:

Due week 2 - August 19th: "Understood Betsy" by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Due week 6 - September 16th: "Amos Fortune, Free man" by Elizabeth Yates

Due week 10 - October 21st: "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

Due week 13 - November 11th: "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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