I know some of you have a lot on your plate for the next few says, so I will forego this week's blog question so that you can devote your time to studying.
As far as my exam goes--
Study the SAT lists and the quizzes.
Read and reread the parts of the book we talked about in class.
Reread the "Rigor Redfined" article I gave you two weeks ago. Can't find it? Go here:
http://connectcenter.net/message_center/uploads/135/106.pdf
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Barbara Walters? Katie Couric? Bahh!!
Well, here we are. Once again, poised on the precipice of history. Tomorrow, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President of the United States. Love him, hate him or ambivalent about him, his candicacy and now his presidency has proven that our nation has undergone some pretty significant changes over the past 50 years.
Tomorrow, we will be attempting to watch some of the coverage of the inauguration as it unfolds, and if you have been keeping up with it, you probably have seen that it is a pretty happening time down there in DC. Springsteen, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, John Legend,Bono, Bon Jovi, Alicia Keyes, MJ Blige--not to mention Jamie Fox, Leo DiCaprio and Satan...err, I mean Oprah, all putting in some face time to support Barack.
Alas, here we are..in sunny Mays Landing rather than snowy DC, BUT, that does not mean that we can't be a part of these events, or at least, imagine that we are. So, this week, let's take a break from looking into our internal mirrors and think about the future..our futures.
The next four years will be a big deal for you. When the next election rolls around, you will be seniors in college, getting ready to graduate, possibly making some valuable contacts for future employment, maybe getting ready to take the GREs. Whatever you will be doing, the one thing that is for certain is that your college careers will be drawing to a close. So, whether or not you supported Obama this election won't matter--what does matter is that his 4 years in Office will determine what the landscape of your future opportunities are going to look like.
So...this week, what I would like to ask you is this...
If YOU had some face time with Obama, what advice would you like to give him about the next four years? What would you ask him for in terms of your future? And last, what advice would you give his 2 daughters as they grow up in the White House?
(400 words/65pts)
Tomorrow, we will be attempting to watch some of the coverage of the inauguration as it unfolds, and if you have been keeping up with it, you probably have seen that it is a pretty happening time down there in DC. Springsteen, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, John Legend,Bono, Bon Jovi, Alicia Keyes, MJ Blige--not to mention Jamie Fox, Leo DiCaprio and Satan...err, I mean Oprah, all putting in some face time to support Barack.
Alas, here we are..in sunny Mays Landing rather than snowy DC, BUT, that does not mean that we can't be a part of these events, or at least, imagine that we are. So, this week, let's take a break from looking into our internal mirrors and think about the future..our futures.
The next four years will be a big deal for you. When the next election rolls around, you will be seniors in college, getting ready to graduate, possibly making some valuable contacts for future employment, maybe getting ready to take the GREs. Whatever you will be doing, the one thing that is for certain is that your college careers will be drawing to a close. So, whether or not you supported Obama this election won't matter--what does matter is that his 4 years in Office will determine what the landscape of your future opportunities are going to look like.
So...this week, what I would like to ask you is this...
If YOU had some face time with Obama, what advice would you like to give him about the next four years? What would you ask him for in terms of your future? And last, what advice would you give his 2 daughters as they grow up in the White House?
(400 words/65pts)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Welcome to Hogwarts
Did you hold the door open for anyone today? Did you let anyone step in front of you on your way into school, the cafeteria, a classroom? Lend anyone a pencil, pick up a fallen book or paper? For most of you, the answer is probably yes, you did in fact do one or more of those things. All of you are well-mannered, considerate and generally just a nice bunch of kids. So, for today, or the next 4 days as it were, let's take that one step further. This will require a bit of imagination, introspection and innovation, so again, don't sit down to this blog on Wednesday night at 11pm and think you can do a respectable job on it.
Ok, so imagine, one morning, after a kindly old wizard--who bears a striking resemblance to Albus Dumbledore--visits you, you awaken with the power to give one person anything in the entire universe. What would it be and why?
Now, that question, while startling limited in word content, is not as simple or straighforward as it seems.
I am not actually asking you to go ask someone what wish they would like to have granted (which seems like the obvious assumption given that I started off talking about wizards and magic),I am asking you what YOU want to give someone if you had the power to give them anything, and I am asking you to explain that choice. Additionally, because there is always an "additionally," I would also like to know what advice you would give this person after you have bestowed this "gift" upon him or her.
(500 words/75pts)
Ok, so imagine, one morning, after a kindly old wizard--who bears a striking resemblance to Albus Dumbledore--visits you, you awaken with the power to give one person anything in the entire universe. What would it be and why?
Now, that question, while startling limited in word content, is not as simple or straighforward as it seems.
I am not actually asking you to go ask someone what wish they would like to have granted (which seems like the obvious assumption given that I started off talking about wizards and magic),I am asking you what YOU want to give someone if you had the power to give them anything, and I am asking you to explain that choice. Additionally, because there is always an "additionally," I would also like to know what advice you would give this person after you have bestowed this "gift" upon him or her.
(500 words/75pts)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Resolution Revolution
Happy New Year, senior babies!!!! Welcome to 2009--your graduating year!
Manage your time, wisely--you will need more than 15 minutes to respond to this blog.
The first few days of the year usually find people starting diets, going to the gym more, trying to be nicer to boyfriends', girlfriends', parents; in short, resolving to do better, to BE better. But usually, it only lasts about a day..if that. I am not sure why. I mean, why not do any of that stuff on any other day, month etc? So, the first questions are...why do YOU think people make New Year's Resolutions? Are you one of the ones who do? Do you ever follow through with them?
And that brings me to the second set of questions for this week. You have 5 months and 2 weeks left of high school (Scary, huh?). What I would like you to do is make one--just ONE--resolution for your remaining time here. I want you to think about that question I tell you to think about all the time---Who(not WHAT) do you want to be? Beyond job titles, academic achievements, athletic accomplishments--WHO do you want to be inside? And how to you think you need to get there? Whatever it is, you will need to resolve to do things in order to do so, so you may as well start now. (450-500 words/70pts)
Manage your time, wisely--you will need more than 15 minutes to respond to this blog.
The first few days of the year usually find people starting diets, going to the gym more, trying to be nicer to boyfriends', girlfriends', parents; in short, resolving to do better, to BE better. But usually, it only lasts about a day..if that. I am not sure why. I mean, why not do any of that stuff on any other day, month etc? So, the first questions are...why do YOU think people make New Year's Resolutions? Are you one of the ones who do? Do you ever follow through with them?
And that brings me to the second set of questions for this week. You have 5 months and 2 weeks left of high school (Scary, huh?). What I would like you to do is make one--just ONE--resolution for your remaining time here. I want you to think about that question I tell you to think about all the time---Who(not WHAT) do you want to be? Beyond job titles, academic achievements, athletic accomplishments--WHO do you want to be inside? And how to you think you need to get there? Whatever it is, you will need to resolve to do things in order to do so, so you may as well start now. (450-500 words/70pts)
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