Please do the following homework for next week, February 22.
Watch Videos
Next week we get to start talking about parenting. Please watch these two videos. As always, take notes so you remember your thoughts about them for class discussion.
Marriage Preparation Interview
Using the interview guide given to you in class, conduct an interview with a couple about their preparation for marriage. Ideally, this couple should have been married less than 10 years so that they have a better chance of remembering their engagement. But if you absolutely cannot find a couple married a short time, you can interview someone who has been married longer. Also, it’s preferable that you interview both partners, but if only one of them is available, still do the interview! You will turn in a one page (double spaced) write up.
Quiz next week: Parr
Looking Ahead…
I had to move the parenting book discussion back a week to March 7 because I will be out of town February 29. So you have an extra week to read your books and prepare your presentations!
Here are some guidelines:
Become an expert on your book! You get to share your knowledge with the class.
Prepare a handout to be given to the class with the title of the book, author, targeted age (e.g., 2 year olds or kids of all ages), overview/main points of the book, and anything else you think we need to know to fully understand the book (e.g., diagram).
Presentation should be 5-6 minutes and should highlight the main points/philosophies of the book.
Your presentation should include examples from the book that show us what the parenting strategies look like in real life.