A New Beginning . . .

February 9-February 19 (Yes — 2 weeks worth!!)

First, let me apologize for not having my blog updated last week.  I have no real valid excuse, other then to say that in the priorities of my life right now, it is toward the bottom.  I can promise that I will try harder not to let that happen again.  That being said, you are going to get two weeks of homework on this entry. One, because we have two shorter weeks in a row (Thank you Presidents Lincoln & Washington).  Two, because I will be gone for most of next week, I wanted to give you the following week’s homework early so I won’t skip another week.

Now on to this week’s ramblings.  As we start this second semester I always take some time to examine my role as your teacher and what I am doing to help you be more successful.  Sometimes this process is a painful one as it has been this last week or so. It is often hard for us to examine what we did wrong.  However, as I told you when you entered my history class, if we don’t examine our wrongdoings then how are we to prevent them from happening again.  One of the best ways to learn is to figure out what we did wrong.  So, I am currently trying to figure out what I am doing wrong.  Any input I can get helps in this process so please don’t be afraid to tell me what isn’t working.

What I am committed to is finding a way to support more of my students.  Please know that I am always available to assist you when you are confused or don’t understand an assignment.  My goal is to get more work out of more of my students.  The equation is relatively simple:  Work = A passing grade.  So, the more work you do, the better your chances of passing.  The more work you do, the better your test scores will be.  The more work you do, the more you will understand my content.

Homework

U.S. History

2/9 — White Privilege: Unpacking the Knapsack

2/11 — Reflection on President Obama’s speech on race (reader)

2/16 — Assembly Line Reading and Chart

2/17 — Ch. 6 section 1 guided reading

Tolerance One Pager

U.S. Government

2/10 — Ch. 1 sect. 2 guided reading (Copy)

2/11 — Ch. 1 sect. 3 guided reading

2/16 — Philosopher U.S. Postage Stamp Presentations

2/17 — Philosopher paper

2/18 — Ch. 2 sect. 1 & 2 guided reading (sect. 1 copy)