February 21, 2013 · 5:51 am

Juniors Scheduling for 2014/15 – Thoughts on Senior Current Issues

Juniors…

I know that you’ve begun your planning for your senior schedules.  I just wanted to toss my two cents worth into your decision making process.  I would like us to have a strong Senior Current Issues class next year.   A few things to think about when making your decisions on that schedule…

1 – Try real hard to dual enroll – whatever you do, this is your best choice to insure success down the road.  You earn credits that count towards college graduation.  The Oakridge School District pays for those credits.  And you gain valuable experience in a college setting, consequently you’ll find a more comfortable transition into higher education in the Fall of 2015; that is key to success.  Get into the counseling office ASAP and see what you can do to make that happen.  If you need help with that let me know.

Go here to see  how OHS seniors from c/o 2014 (Survey Monkey Survey) evaluated Senior Current Issues this year.  

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February 19, 2013 · 5:45 pm

Economics RWE (S) – Globalization / the good, the bad, and the ugly

RWE (Option S) – Globalization / Assignment due Monday Feb 26

Special Note:  Because some people are struggling with the concept of globalization and finding an article within that topic range I am allowing you to instead choose a news article that deals with Brazil, India, or China.  These three states, probably more than any others have transformed more in the past few decades due to globalization.  Their economies and their peoples lives are in flux.  If you’re struggling with globalization topic, go to China, India, or Brazil and get specific about their economies and their lives and how they are affected on a world economic stage.

Economic globalization is a complicated issue that affects consumers and producers all over the globe.  It impacts your family as well as your personal spending habits and future economic worth.  Standards of living, quality of life, micro and macro economics, unemployment and poverty rates in addition to national GDP, in the first and third world, is all impacted by globalization.  We will spend a lot of time in Economics on this pivotal world economic relationship.  That means for this Option S – you certainly will have a lot of stories to choose from.  I do not care if you approach the issue from a micro or macro level.  It doesn’t matter to me if you choose an article that is critical of the effects of globalization’s or if you support it.  Explore the aspect of this issue that is most interesting to you.  Facilitators will be assigned by Thursday for Monday February 26 presentations.  You may volunteer.

Go here to listen to a podcast by Mr. Wood defining the basics of globalization.  It should help you to better understand the issue and consequently choose a quality article for evaluation.

Please go here for specific guidelines and links to credible news sources for all Real World Economics (Option T & S) Assignments. 

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February 13, 2013 · 9:58 am

A New Way to Use PDF’s – pdfescape.com

Special Note:  You can save your work in PDFescape, go back and reopen it, and continue working.

You will have many assignments in Government, Economics, and Senior Current Issues, as well as in future college courses, that use a PDF format with soda pdf.  Until recently you have had to write longhand on these assignments.  PDF escape allows you to download the PDF file and type directly on to it, save it, and print it and turn it in for a grade.  This process will allow you to organize better and to edit your answers as you type them.  It’s really much more efficent than the old long hand route.  So please take a look at http://www.pdfescape.com/

And follow these directions…

  1. Click edit your pdf now.
  2. Load PDF from the Internet.
  3. Get the PDF URL from the Buddha blog – copy it from the blog.
  4. Go back to pdfescape and paste it into the appropriate box.
  5. Load the URL that you pasted in -“Voila” assignment is onscreen.
  6. Go up to the six boxes on the left and click “Text.”
  7. Go back down to the PDF and start typing.
  8. When finished you may save and print the PDF with your answers.
  9. To save your file, reopen it at a later date, and continue working on the same file, do the following:
  10. To save click on the green arrow to the left – “save and download”
  11. Go to bottom of the screen “save as” – to save it on the hard drive
  12. To reopen and use – open up pdfescape and “Upload” go to browse.
  13. This will open your original pdfescape document – continue working.

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February 10, 2013 · 9:24 am

LP’s 4/3 – February 11

Lesson Plans will be posted here weekly in PDF format. In order to access them merely click on the correct class.  As changes occur to the plans during the course of the week, I will note those changes at the end of the post – not on the PDF original – so please keep that in mind.   If you have any questions concerning the LPs please leave a reply. I will do my best to get back to you with an answer within 24 hrs.

I hope this helps you to better organize your school work and your life.

Salamou Alaykoum.

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February 8, 2013 · 6:05 pm

A Google Docs Debate – The Cider House Rules

A Google Docs Debate  – A Follow up on the Cider House Rules… 

You have four posts to make in this Google Docs Debate.  Posts #1, #2, #3 must be up by Tuesday February 12 @ 6:00 PM.  The replies must be posted by class time on Wednesday.  This is a fifty point assignment.

Four posts total.  I’ve asked you all a couple of questions about Candy and Homer.  Below these – I’ve posted your names.  I want you go to your name and highlight Candy (post #1) to respond to my query in regards to her and highlight Homer (post #2) after your name and answer me concerning him.  Use the movie and your thoughts to back it up.  For your third post – I want you to comment on  somebody elses post – push a little bit on their evaluation of Candy or Homer – hold them accountable to their position.  For this post I expect you to talk to the originator of the idea.  Just you and them.  I don’t want you going into the middle of a thread for this. This thread is just a two person deal.  If somebody has already been questioned…that is OK you can question them as well.  Highlight the individual and start a thread with them.  Just remember for post #3  you must address the originator of the thread on your own.  Once you make post #3 your responsibility is done in regards to that thread – however you may always go back and reply after they respond to you.

For #4 respond to any comments that you are queried on.  Posts #1 and #2 – 150 words.   Post #3 and #4 – be thorough no word limit.  However, I want to hear some thoughtful and probing questions.  

Candy – After reading ALL of your responses and thinking about your answers on a sunny snow day in February – one thing seems consistent.  Nobody has much sympathy for Candy.  How come?  You don’t know what her’s and Wally’s history is – its never revealed in the movie.  Were they together for six months, a year, three years.  Wally volunteered for the Burma run.  Does it matter that she obviously DID NOT want him to do that?  And does it matter that this was World War II?  Is she really such a tramp?  Didn’t she say to Wally and to Homer I am not good at being alone?  And didn’t she in the end go back to Wally, even though she knows her life will be miserable?  Didn’t she defend Rose and get the ball rolling when nobody else was pushing the issue – none of the guys in the Cider House – not even Homer – went to Rose’s aid?  Why is everybody trashing Candy?

Homer – Post abortion Homer. Everybody seems to think Homer is going to run back to the Orphanage and live a Disney world happy life with a changed attitude to towards abortion. He is in the doctor business / and briefly with Rose was in the abortion business as well.  And so after he aborts her child, after he sees Mr. Rose die, after he comes back to the Orphanage, what becomes of this abortion portion of his life?  Think about it.  Does an individual because of one situation change a belief that he’s held firm for his entire life?  And what about the law…if he’s caught doing abortions now with fake credentials up at that orphanage Homer’s gonna find a new home that’s for sure – in the state penitentiary.  It’s one thing to come to the aid of your good friend.  Its another entirely different matter to hang out a shingle that says “Abortions Available – new doctor in town”  when it violates state law.  You all seem to think that he will go back and do abortions on demand.  Well, tell me why.

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