It's the Freakin' Weekend ...

What are looking forward to this weekend? (Besides no school ;-) Me? I'm looking forward to attending the wedding of two of my former students (class of '02 I think) ... they became friends in my humble little computer class and a romance bloomed later ... :-)

'Racist' Bake Sale?!

You probably have not heard about the 'racist' bake sale that was held yesterday on the campus of Berkeley, CA ... you should check this article out real quick ... pretty crazy, but obviously since they got national news coverage pretty effective too ....

So what do you think. Do the organizers make a valid point - or have they gone just too far in trying to simplify a complex issue?

Thursday - Death Penalty

Maybe you have been following the recent high profile death penalty case of Troy Davis - well he was executed last night ... How do you feel about the death penalty - should the government have the right to execute its own citizens under certain circumstances? Where do you stand on the death penalty and why.

20 questions that could change your life!?

Check out this link to an article entitled, "20 questions that could change your life." Spend a few minutes reading through the questions and see if any resonate with you.

Which question (or questions) did you find to be the most useful to you and why.

Constitution Day!

So today is Constitution Day (What is the Constitution?) ... and many of you probably know that the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights .. check out this article about the connection between teenagers using social media (like facebook) and their appreciation of the first amendment (free speech) ...

In the article, the author writes:

I’m afraid many teachers actually are a drag on First Amendment learning.

The survey says most teachers do not support free expression rights in a school context. They don’t think the school newspaper should print controversial articles. They don’t think students should post things about school on their Facebook pages. And they mostly think social media hurt teaching.

What is your reaction to this? Use your right to free speech to voice your opinion - Do we need to do more to teach the importance of free speech?

Week 2 - Advisory First Impressions

We're into our second week of school now ... so what are some of your early impressions of the new Advisory Class? What's something positive? What's something that needs to improve?

To receive credit please write several sentences, with, like, you know periods and grammer and stuff ;-)

First Week ... Least Favorite Things

What have been some of your least favorite things you've had to deal with this first week?

First Days of School!

What's one of the best things about school so far for you and why? :-)