Students will gain a general understanding of the main economic and political issues and events that their generation will face as adults and voters, on a middle school appropriate level. The purpose is not to discuss the issues in detail, or form any kind of opinion. Rather, this class aims to demonstrate a broad picture of the current events facing Gen Z as they get older, and the importance of being engaged, learning as much as they can, keeping an open mind, cooperating, and being creative problem solvers. 

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A theory by geopolitical analyst George Friedman, detailed in his book 'The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, The Coming Crisis of the 2020's, and the Triumph Beyond' will be briefly mentioned and simplified for the class. It will be presented as an economic 'theory'. 

Other sources include: pewresearch.org, McKinsey & Co., Kasasa, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and Forbes.