may 2024: BUILDING A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE
Skills Development Activity: Introduction to Logic
Introduce students to the study of logic in classical philosophy.
Review the basic concepts of logic and point out common fallacies.
Encourage students to think more rigorously and be on guard for unwarranted leaps in reasoning, helping them to be more critical in their evaluation of advertisements, news stories, or teachers’ comments in class.
Teach students how to make their own ideas more precise and to recognize the difference between logical arguments and polemics designed to play upon emotions.
Character Talk: Sincerity
To remind students of the important role sincerity plays in setting goals, building friendships, and overcoming obstacles.
To encourage greater sincerity in the mentoring sessions, in part by demonstrating the connection between sincerity and personal improvement.
Out-of-class work
Complete Summer Goals Worksheet and review with mentor.
Discuss and complete mentor worksheet.
