Welcome
Look below for details about your student’s class this week.
Entrepreneurship
This week, Entrep will spend a couple days looking at pros/cons for being an entrepreneur, then spend the rest of the week creating some “Game of Entrepreneurship”. (board game, cards, video game, rpg, whatever). The point of this project is for students to express the advantages and challenges of entrepreneurship.
Economics
My Economists will spend the week looking at the question of automation in career choices: how do they position themselves for a future where many jobs are automated. Then they explore some of the economics behind why some careers earn more than others, and the importance of investing in your “human capital”. We discuss college from a “return – on – investment” angle and I will preach my usual sermon(s) against the scourge of student-debt.
AP Computer Science Principles
They have all used a program called “Scratch” before to create simple games through block-based programming. This week, they will learn about “agile development” as they work in groups to create a game according to the design specs set by another team. This adds a little challenge to this intro-practice activity and teaches them about creating for someone else’s point of view.
Business Communications
This week it’s GRAMMAR REVIEW week. There will be a fair bit of homework this week, most of it being rote handouts. I’ve warned students to “adjust your expectations” about homework for this week. For faster workers, there might be enough class time to finish everything, but for most, there will be some homework… I’d really appreciate parents checking w/ students about their progress this week!
Middle School Tech
Someone’s been teaching keyboarding at the middle/elem levels!
We leave behind the keyboarding part of the class, and move on to learning more skills with Google Docs this week. Students are having fun, and honestly, this is the best-behaved class of MS students I’ve had in years.
FBLA
We had a good start to the year with our first meeting last wednesday. If your student is interested in joining (or if YOU want them to!) have them talk to me. We meet at lunch on the first Wed of every month. Some have asked about costs: dues for the year are $25, our regional trip will run about $30 and our state trip in April will cost in the neighborhood of $200 (but there will be fundraising opportunities before then, some students fundraise, some don’t).
Makerspace
The 3d printers have been tuned and cleaned, my aids are ready… bring on the makers! Check out the Makerspace website for more details.
