Blog # 13: First Week out in the Field

Like the mountain range in New South Wales Australia, the future is before you...take advantage of this. (Photo Credits Bent)

Good Morning and welcome back to the last few weeks of the quarter and of your high school career. You are expected to come to class each Monday to check in, pick up a time sheet, and drop off the filled out sheet.  You are required to work at least 20 hours over the next 18 school days (April 24-May 17).  During that time, you also need to be putting together your final presentation.  '

Although you are out in the field, you are still responsible for blogging.  The following questions are due by next Monday, May 1st, with responses to two others by May 3rd.

What experience do you bring to your project?
You have been working towards this project since January.  How has the first week gone?  What did you do?

Blog 12: Down to the Wire and Setting you Free

The blog is due this Thursday April 13, with two responses to other students due by Wednesday April 19th.  

In honor of the first day of Kindness week (photo credits Bent)

This blog is one that will be helpful to both of us.  All I would like you to do is write your schedule of what you will be doing from April 24th through May 17th.  Once you have created it, reflect on just what you are showcasing in this actual project, and what skills you will be using to complete the project.

Blog 11 due April 10th with 2 responses due April 12th

We are coming to the end of the "in school" portion of this class...

You are now beginning part two of this class-go into it strong with your head held high and your expectations of your project positive.  You have from now until May 19th to dazzle me...do so by choosing the correct path out of the forest. (photo credits Bent)

This is the last full week of class before April vacation.  Next week we have a four day week, and yes folks there is a blog that week with responses due during vacation (wouldn't want you to forget about me).

This week is entirely dedicated to you working on your research paper because we all know that draft one is due Thursday for in class peer edits.  What I would like you to reflect on this week are the following questions:

1. Why in the world do teachers ask students do to research and then write about it, (torture is not an option for responding-Jack)?

2. What has been your approach to collecting information and writing this first draft, (besides me forcing you to create an annotated bibliography)?

3. In thinking back over these first 10 weeks (one week was vacation) of class, what have you learned about yourself?

4. What skills, if any, have you discovered or honed here that will help you be successful in college next year, or out in the real world next year?

5. Explain one thing that has not worked well in this class for you...this can be an assignment, a particular week, working towards your project, time limits, freedom, your motivation???? You tell me, as this will help me improve the class for next year.