Holla Back!

Read this article first.
Read this article also.
Read this article next.
Tomorrow February 5, 2008 is the primary election day better know as Super Tuesday. This is when people in Illinois and other states will vote for who they would like to see run for the President of the United States. If you were old enough to vote for president of the United States, who would you vote for? Why? Explain in detail.

Welcome back to school students! We have been away for two weeks on winter break. Explain in detail how you spent your winter vacation. Explain in detail what your goals for the new year are.

Read this first.

Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world. After reading the article, do you agree with him? Why or why not? Give reasons for your opinion.

The school year was over on Friday, June 15, 2007. Explain in detail what you did this summer. If you went on vacation or attended camp tell in detail what you did.

What did you learn from the computer lab rules video?

 

 Podcast Video [2:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What has been your most memorable Woodlawn Community School experience? What type of advice would your give a younger WCS student? Where will you attend school in the fall of 2007? Explain everything in detail.

Last Thursday and Friday,you went on your class trip to Detroit and Canada. Explain in detail were you visited, what you learned and experienced on this trip. Did you learn and experience what you originally thought you would?

Tomorrow you will be going on your class trip to Detroit and Canada. On this trip you will visit historical sites and museums. What do you expect to learn and experience on this trip?

Would you rather stay at one school through eighth grade or go to middle school (for 6th,7th and 8th grades)? Explain in detail. Give reasons for your choice.

Do you feel that standardized testing is a fair evaluation of what a student has learned during a school year?  What other methods should be used to evaluate student learning and promotion?  Explain in detail.