Weapons of Mass Communication | Media Literacy & Propaganda Analysis

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Ages: 13-18

Class size: Maximum- 8 Students

Meets: 1x per week

Level: All

Price: $41.80 per week

Why Take This Course?

For students ready to uncover the hidden battles for their attention and independence, Weapons of Mass Communication offers a university-level exploration of propaganda, media manipulation, and the secret war for your mind. Centered on critical media analysis and propaganda deconstruction, this course strengthens analytical thinking while fostering media literacy and intentional decision-making in our tech-saturated world.

This course empowers students to make choices on purpose and is ideal for curious minds who love uncovering conspiracies that can be proven true. Through hands-on document analysis, media deconstruction, and critical discussions led by a neurodivergent educator with formal media training, students will expand their understanding of how propaganda shapes society across all time periods.

If your student is ready to take apart the systems trying to control their thoughts and wants to move through the world with greater awareness and purpose, Weapons of Mass Communication is their gateway to media independence and critical consciousness.

Our Promise To You

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  • Paid in Full: You can switch to another class of equal value or get a credit for the remaining balance for future classes.

We can offer you a 100% satisfaction guarantee because we know what we do works for hundreds of other families—and we know it will work for your family, too!

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Meet Your Mentor

Amy Bechtol

Amy Bechtol is a neurodivergent individual, educator, and activist. Six years ago she thought it would be fun to volunteer teach for a week as a break from entertainment design work, and accidentally found her passion. Amy has worked in neurodivergent and twice-exceptional education ever since, covering a wide breadth of topics from the humanities, to the sciences, to the visual arts. Her background as an entertainment designer and storyteller informs her teaching practices, finding ways to make content relevant to human experiences.

Amy loves getting to work with her students, who often share a neurology similar to her own, connecting them to curriculum in a way that is meaningful, novel, and fun. Utilizing a strength-based, talent-focused model, Amy seeks to engage learners by allowing them to connect their best, most authentic selves to the material. She believes that a state of growth is the natural state of a human mind, and it is the purpose of a classroom to facilitate that process, and allow it to be a joyful one.

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