Discussions in Class

     Today in class we continued to talk about ancient Greek terms. We elaborated on their meaning of "idiot". An idiot in ancient Greece is someone who is selfish and participates in private affairs instead of public. This was considered dishonorable. They said idiots were born and citizens were made through education. We also got to talking about the hurricanes affecting the U.S. We talked about their paths, and how the areas were being affected. Some of the kids in the class shared personal stories about their family and how they were being affected. Also, we talked about how people from around the country have helped and aided the people in the bad areas who are without homes. Another thing we talked about was Socrates famous saying, "the unexamined life is not worth living." This saying means that if your living your life just to get up, go to work, then go to bed, that's not a good lifestyle. It is "worth living" if you get up and accomplish something. Almost like seize the day. People should get out and do something good in our world. That's an examined life that is worth living.