Working hard to prep for the new semester. Created a bunch of documents, and a student survey today. So far, on pace. School starts next Monday - students arrive in my room on Wednesday. Hope they're ready. I will be!

Getting ready for the new semester... exciting, and nervwrecking at the same time!

“Students today depend upon store bought ink. They don’t know how to make their own. When they run out of ink they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.”

I haven't had time to grade over Spring Break. They'll be on your Q4 grades instead... I know all of you are crushed! ;-)

If you're in my US HIST classes, please don't forget to get a pack of flashcards for use after Spring Break. Yes, you'll need them, and yes, you'll get graded on them, and no, you may not just fold paper instead...

The chapter 16 test we just took ast Thursday, will be entered in Quarter 4. Enjoy Spring break!

There has been a reported error from Study Island, but I will fix the grades momentarily.
I have deleted the assignment as of now, and will put up new grades soon.
Thanks,
Andreas Johansson

Here's the link to the page with the exam. It's all the way towards the bottom. DUE 4/12

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 5.6% in the fourth quarter of 2009, 0.3 percentage points less than the second estimate. Real GDP rose 2.2% in the third quarter of 2009.

Okay, I give in... new limits: Minimum 800 words (3 full pages).

“And the sea will grant each man new hope . . . his sleep brings dreams of home.”
-Columbus

We're going to visit the Macedonia Chick-fil-A on Tuesday, and get a behind-the-scenes tour of their excellent facility.

Good luck to all the Sophomores taking the OGT Social Studies part tomorrow!

Who Killed the Electric Car (see all the way at the bottom of the page)

Wanna see someone else teach about elasticity? Check out Jodi Beggs @ Economists Do It With Models, and her teaching on elasticity: http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/2010/03/10/videos-more-than-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-elasticity/

I have added a new section to econ, for chapter resources. Trying to build up the online library of handouts, practice problems, etc. there. Also removed some old stuff from history that was clogging up the site export. Continuing to streamline the web experience, and removing steps for the user to access materials.

It's official - I have now lost 10% of my body weight since the start of my journey at the beginning of the year!

Sign up for the Stock Market Game. See instructions here...

Here's what's on the ground in the debris of the Haitian earthquake: on Rue Pavee, downtown, an empty can of motor oil, some black piping, a turned dowel, empty blue medicine bottles, shards of ancient plywood, empty water bags, and a crushed brass candelabra. Then, after a turn onto Grande Rue ("This was the Wall Street of Haiti," says Franco Petruzzelli, an Italian businessman who is watching his hardware store across the street) there are O rings of all sizes, scattered blue fan guards, old computers, a box for an Oster blender, orange peels. Broom heads and eyeglass frames dot the hills of strewn brick and cement block. Petruzzelli has hired four security guards to ward off opportunistic salvagers; and, yesterday, Petruzzelli leased a warehouse at the edge of town where he's going to send all his stuff.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953379_1953494_1957870,00.html?xid=rss-topstories-polar

ince last summer the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has gone up — indeed, it grew at a surprising 5.7% rate in the 4th quarter — seeming to confirm what we've been hearing: the recession is officially over. But wait — foreclosure and unemployment rates remain high, and food banks are seeing record demand. Could it be that the GDP, that gold standard of economic data, might not be the best way to gauge a nation's relative prosperity?

Read More Here: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1957746,00.html?xid=rss-topstories-polar

Do your best, and good luck!

Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annual rate of 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2009.  This follows an increase of 2.2% in the third quarter.

Make sure to look around the website so you know where to access materials!

Please bring your books this week, no later than the exam.

Use the standards that were handed out in class, and create one flash card for each sub-standard, i.e. 1a, 1b, etc...

Flash cards must be neat, full of information, and highly organized, and must have your name on them. They should preferably be numbered as well. Show your cards to me some time before your midterm exam for some extra credit.

Please make sure you study for the midterm / final exams. They are not to be taken lightly!