they will name him george.

is this a semester course or a full year?

Focus mainly on short stories that the kids can read in a couple hours. chose a few (3 max for a full year, 1 max for semester) medium length novels to dive deep in.

stay away from Tolkien, except maybe some excerpts.

great short stories are plentiful in Asimov's "complete short stories" vols 1 and 2. in particular, "the Ugly Little Boy"

Clark's "nine billion names of god" is a tasty little bite that will make them think.

"The Sleeper Awakes" by H. G. Wells is remarkable in terms both of what it got right and what it got wrong.

cover a wide variety of genres (cyberpunk, space opera, hard, soft, fantasy/sci-fi blend)

but remember to focus on what makes great sci fi great. great sci fi is great literature wrapped in a (usually) futuristic/alternate universe. all the things that make

get a job. work 5 years. figure out what you want to do in life.

if you work for anything approaching a decent company, they will pay for your grad school when you figure out what you want to study.

for the first time in 8 years I am happy with something the republicans have done in congress.

any idiot who hasn't yet gotten off their a$$ to get their TWO FREE converter boxes is too st00pid to be allowed to watch the idiot box.