APRIL: true manliness
Main Points of Class
Fatherhood is one of the four big tasks of life.
Most men consider their life successful and happy if they have a good marriage and their children are raised well.
Marriage requires an ability to make commitments and sacrifices. Your years as a student are a special time to learn and practice these virtues: appreciating your parents and siblings, being accommodating with others, keeping your word, etc.
You were made to be a father, both biologically and spiritually. You were meant to lead a family, support a family, and protect a family.
Fatherhood is not long off. It requires preparation, and this preparation begins now.
In-class activity: Table Manners, Part 1
People appreciate when table manners are lived, but many people do not know how to live them.
Living table manners is not about following strict rules of behavior for their own sake, but for making life pleasant for the people around us.
Out-of-class work
Complete the Summer Goals Sheet.
Discuss your summer goals with your parents.
If you get your report card, bring it to the next mentoring session.
Mentoring
Review the Summer Goals Sheet.
Complete a Monthly Goals Sheet.
