The following survey is for me to get to know you better. While most of our surveys in this course will remain anonymous, because the point of this one is for me to better understand you – please post your name. The results will not be shared with the class.
And please go into depth.
Thank you.
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For class information
This is a very cool one credit class. It will be the first course I’ve taught at MCC, so if you sign up we will be learning together. The course goals are such that they culminate with a three day conference in Chicago with student teams from all over the country. MCC will have a team…I will be kind of like a coach. We will be randomly assigned a nation state. I have no idea right now what country that will be. However, our entire Marking Period will be consist of digging online, and reading, and writing, and learning about our country, so that come the conference we will be able to best defend it in a United Nations style setting. We will learn about everything from International treaties and history, to agriculture and water rights in regard to our assigned state. In December we go to Chicago with the knowledge we have gained and engage other college students from around the nation, in a three day conference that models the United Nations.
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Congratulations to the OHS c/o 2014. It’s been a nice run for you all…and now its on to bigger and better things. Your entire life lies before 
you. So much to see; so much to do. And a world that badly needs your passion and intelligence. Please do your part, however small, to leave this planet a safer and more hospitable place for those who follow you. Enjoy the run. Be mindful.
I will be sitting in the stands on Sunday. Since I started at OHS in 1991, I have attended all but two of the Oakridge High School graduations. My feelings concerning this decision are mixed; I love taking part in commencement and paying respect to the young people we have enjoyed, learned from, and inspired over the past four years. There are many in this senior class who I feel close to. I’ve labored on this decision for a while and feel compelled to explain my reasons. Below you will find my letter to the Oakridge staff; it will detail the reasons why I am not participating in graduation ceremonies. I believe the issues highlighted in that letter are vital to the success of future graduates at Oakridge High School and the well being of the future of public education in the state of Michigan.
While I will not be on the floor during graduation, I will most assuredly be thinking of you all.
…and blowin my air horn and clanging my cow bell.
Please go here to find my letter to OHS Staff.
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Please check links for Senior Exams to be given on Tuesday May 27 and Wednesday May 28. Remember, you must do the exam for 
each of the classes in one sitting. I will not allow you to leave and come back the same or the next day. It provides an unfair advantage having left the classroom and returning to finish the exam. In addition make sure to bring your two Micro-financing assignments in for grading prior to the Economics Exam. If you have any questions concerning Final Exams email me at bobwoodmsu@gmail.com or call (616) 402-8668. Be prepared.
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Podcasts: Please go here to find audio podcasts reviewing the Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
All ACT groups who have a graduating seniors in their group, must turn in their final notebook by the end of the day on Wednesday May 28. It is up to every single senior to make sure that their ACT work is completed and turned in. Do not count on group members to turn in the notebook. If I do not get it, that portion of your MP#6 grade will be recorded as a zero.
This Final Exam will concentrate on two historical political documents; The Declaration of Independence and 14th Amendment to the Constitution. You will be asked questions about the environment in which each was written. You will be required to interpret the meaning of each. And finally I expect you to provide personal real world awareness as to the lasting implications of each document. Grading of specific answers will take into account the depth and accuracy of your responses. You will be provided copies of each of the documents from which to work.
Each of the two sections below count 50% of your final exam grade.
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