May 23, 2013 · 7:31 pm

Senior Exams – Government, Economics, and Senior Current Issues

OK…guys.  Wipe the drool from your mouth, get your head off the desk,  and please read the following.  Below I have noted exactly what you can expect for exams in all three courses.  Please take a good long look and email me at bobwoodmsu@gmail.com if you have questions.  Believe it or not, high school graduation will not be the highlight of your life.  As for tomorrow,  I will be sobbing right along with you all.  OMG it is soooooooo sad.

Blow your nose, wipe the tears, and just get out there and change the world!

1 – Senior Current Issues – OK, you know what our Final is.  We did the Circle Study essay exam on the African Digging Deeper Assignments.  Everybody should be good on this.  I will post the scores on Saturday, as they also count as a Common Assessment.  If you must take the Final you must be in my classroom on Tuesday – school rules, not mine.  So I’ll see you then and there.  Stay tuned for final grades on MP #6 by Saturday night.

Thursday June 13.  Check the blog – keep in touch.  And let’s go.

As for Lou’s – we’ve got five 100% scores.  Almanda (the Danish Pirate), Sierra (the fetal postioned GVSU freshman), Sara (teacher / pharmacist / teacher / pharmacist/ social worker / pharmacist / astronaut..) Emily (Dr. Dolittle) and Little Weaver.  We need to set a date.  Dinner’s on me…I will invite Papa.  Anybody that wants to come pays their own way…although for reasons to be named later I will buy Blair’s Tea.  And the OHS School Board is not invited.  Let’s go the week of June 3 thru 7.

2 – Government – What do we have to do….You have two assignments that officially are due for you on Friday.  I am allowing you to turn them in on the day of your exam.  That would be Wednesday.

  • Assignment #1 is the Interpretation of the Declaration of Independence.  I will stay after school on Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday for anybody who would like help.  For those of you who would like to join us, Francis and I will be working diligently on Mr. Jefferson’s prose each day.  MP#6 – 50 point assignment.
  • Assignment #2 – you must recite the Declaration of Independence. MP#6 – 50 point assignment.
  • The two assignments count 50 points to MP #6 and each count 50% of your Exam grade.  Please go to here for links to podcasts that breakdown each portion of the Declaration.  If you only listened to these podcasts you could finish the Working Definition of the Declaration in an hour or two.  Either way the link is there for your use.
  • You may turn in the assignment and do your memorization for me on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

3 – Economics – Two take home assignments.  Women’s Crusade and Africa’s Girl Power.

  • Women’s Crusade – This is a 50 point MP #6 assignment, and also serves as 50% of your Final Exam.  You may choose to turn the paper in on Friday, or you can come in on Tuesday or Wednesday, whichever day you take the exam and hand it in there.
  • Africa’s Girl Power  – Go here for specific guidelines and links.  50% of the Final Exam.
  • You may turn in the assignments on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

That’s the Agenda – If you gotta question drop me an email or call at 616-402-8668.  And stay tuned to the blog for further updates.  

 

 

 

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· 11:17 am

2014 Economics Final Exam Guidelines

The Final Exam  for Economics will test you in three focus areas.  Part I – Economic Principles and Terms – consists of multiple choice questions.  Part II – College Funding and You is all short answer. Part III – Micro Financing and the role of Women in Fighting World Poverty will consist of turning in two homework assignments on micro financing handed out earlier this week. Each portion of the test counts 100 points.  Please go below for links to podcasts for each of three focus areas.  It would be to your advantage to review the podcasts in each category.  And make sure to complete the two assignments. Continue reading →

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May 19, 2013 · 9:36 am

The Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act

Go here to sign the petition.  Read it first and then call your representative and tell him to support The Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act.  This is all about YOU!  About Education.  About the youth of America.  So soak some torches, sharpen Angry_Mobsome pitchforks and head to the phones.   

One more thing…the Federal Government is going to make $51 billion dollars off of student loan payments this year.  LOOK!  That is obscene.  Do something about it!  Call Congress.  Sign the petition.  WAKE UP!

The interest rate on federal subsidized Stafford student loans is set to increase from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1st. If Congress doesn’t act soon, millions of college students will see their student loan payments jump.

Some argue that it’s too expensive to keep government loans at low interest rates, but the federal government makes low interest loans all the time – just not to everyone. Big banks can borrow money through the Federal Reserve discount window at a rate of about 0.75%.

The biggest banks in the country – the ones that wrecked our economy and cost millions of Americans their jobs – pay next to nothing on their debt, while students pay nine times as much, and that’s why so many of them try to get compensation instead, with the help of lawyers from sites as https://danielhegwer.com/.

The Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act lets students take advantage of the same low rates offered to banks for one year while Congress finds a fair, long-term solution on student loans interest rates.

Unlike the big banks, students don’t have armies of lobbyists and lawyers that are necessary for division of assets and there are resources at sites like sariehlawoffices.com/division-of-assets/ that help with this. But they do have us. Let’s do what’s right and bank on students.

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May 12, 2013 · 7:13 pm

Mom and Dad and You working together to pay for college

Please go here to download a copy of the assignment.  Write your answers on this paper.  . 

We’ve spent a lot of time in Economics reviewing the “Cost of the College” and credible options in paying for it.  Many of you have done a very toon615very good job.  One thing that we have not addressed however, is the significance of teamwork between you and your folks.  This college thing is huge.  It’s expensive.  It’s probably the most significant financial decision that you will make in your entire life.  Things that big you do not do on your own.  You need to work with mom and dad.  The more you know, the more they know, the more you communicate with one another – the better chances for success.  With that in mind I am offering you an extra credit assignment that includes – you and them and both of you working together. Continue reading →

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May 9, 2013 · 11:46 pm

A couple things from D.C.

OK guys…first of all I hope your week with Mr. Brown has been pleasant.  We’ve had a good time in D.C., thank you very much.  I’ve gotten a couple of emails concerning Digging Deeper assignments.  I thought I might touch base with you so that we are on the same page come Monday next.

1 – Please go back to the Digging Deeper directions and make sure that you know what your requirements are.  The Henna example and the Female Circumcision example are both very well done.  Two pages – front different from the back.  Change your title page to a billboard to announce it.  Number page one and page two so that an individual could read front and back and get the idea.  But you must have a front and back.  Check assignment for font size.  You may bullet if you choose…but in the end this thing must be in your words.

These Digging Deepers must be up and hanging when school begins on Monday.

2 – Digging Deeper presentations will begin on Monday when I return.  We will go with Dominque and Nicole and Shelby on Mondaye.  Each should run 12 to 15 minutes.  You need to be prepared to talk about your issue and fill your time slot appropriately.  That means a video maybe to help us understand the topic – but not a video that runs your entire time.  Maybe a minute or two no more.  Allow about five minutes for Q and A.  You three gals need to be ready to go.  For everybody else we will set up a schedule.  Two groups a day until finished.  Make sure that you email me if you have questions.  And Nicole – you must be fully ready to go as well.  That means the entire oral presentation must be typed out so that we can hear it.  You’ll need to play it a couple of times.  And you need some kind of added audio visual.  All audio or visual additions must be que’d up and ready to go.  Your questions will be typed up and submitted to you at the end of the day on Monday so that you can provide answers typed and played on Tuesday.  All groups going second in a day will have a two minute prep time in between group presentations.  These presentations are 100 points per; our final exam will be pulled from these presentations.

3 – Chicago Saturday May 18!  We must have three chaperones in order to be cleared for take-off.  Mr. Lohman can only go on the 18th.  Sorry this is late notice – I had no control.  Please plan accordingly.

4 – Enjoy the sunshine.  I hear you’ve got plenty of it!

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