September 4, 2014 · 5:16 am

Civil Rights Podcasts – “Amendment #14, Brown, and Plessy”

BREAKING NEWS – THE TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY – NOT MONDAY – YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO DO IN FINISHING THE ASSIGNMENT

This post will help you on the Civil Rights Movement Exam – listen to the podcasts while you re-write your Timelines into your notes. 

We will use the 14th Amendment as a blueprint for study of the rights endowed to you by your creator.  We will explore the contractual Unknown-2responsibility of the United States government to United States citizens, in regards to protection of those rights, as documented in the Constitution.  You will be tested on memorization and full explanation of section one of Amendment #14.  We will rely on #14 as a foundational study for the American Civil Rights movement and for examination of judicial review in regards to the United States Supreme Court.  By interpreting Amendment #14, through the prism of current civil and human rights issues, we will add a contemporary element to our study of Amendment #14. 

In short – the full comprehension of Amendment #14 is vital to this course.  So know it!

Go here for access to Civil Rights Blendspace Production.

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September 3, 2014 · 6:16 am

A closer look at the death of Kajieme Powell

Yesterday we watched a troubling incident.  You made insightful and sometimes raw response. One thing I found extremely interesting, in addition to your posted thoughts concerning Kajieme’s death, were that you all brought different views of the  video to light. Each of us watched it a little bit differently within the prism of our own lives.  We all have the exact same footage of the event, and yet the interpretation even after watching it three times varies when sifted through various brains, experiences, and even foreign cultures.

So…let’s get a little more information. Let’s look a little closer.  The following coverage of Kajieme’s death will provide more insight into those six minutes we watched yesterday…

 

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August 29, 2014 · 11:23 am

Mr. Wood’s Teaching Philosophy and Classroom Guidelines for 2014/15

Please go here to access Mr. Wood’s Teaching Philosophy and Classroom Guidelines for the 2014/15 school year.

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· 6:24 am

The death of Kajieme Powell

Cell phone video death of Kajieme Powell.

We are going to take an in-depth  look at a multi-faceted and lethal problem in United States society today.   I’m hesitant to give it a title, for fear of tainting your view of what plays out  – you could call it “police brutality” or “suicide by cop.”  Some see it as legalized murder; for others self defense.   However it is labeled,  it involves a similar repeating scenario with the same individuals and issues involved; police, males (often black), mental illness, crime, poverty and almost always guns. Continue reading →

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August 2, 2014 · 2:41 pm

Welcome to Economics (5)

In order to successfully layout guidelines of where we want to go in this course, it is essential that we first gage where you are at, where you’ve been, what you know, and what you hope to learn. So please fill out the following survey.

Be candid with your answers. The results are fully anonymous to me and to everybody else on the planet.

Thank you.

Mr Wood

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