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College Talk 2 – Survey Reflection

Thank you for your honesty in filling out the pre survey on College funding and Costs.  Results are interesting.  I think it will be healthy for us to read through these results regularly throughout the study of this unit.   It’ll put our challenge into perspective.  And I think also, comfort comes from knowing you are not in this thing alone.  Finally, we need to be honest on where we began, if we are going to be effective in making progress into the future.

Please make sure to visit – Building A Better World website for college scholarship information.

Remember the only bad decisions here – are no decisions.  Don’t procrastinate.  Let’s get moving…together.

  • Go here for College Talk Assignment #1 – “To Go or Not to Go”
  • Go here for College Talk Assignment #2 – “How to Pay for it”
  • Go here for College Talk Assignment #3 – “Real World Examples”
  • Go here for College Talk Review – “Podcasts and Websites”
  • Go here for  Data of the Multiple Choice Questions Survey 2014 sem #1.
  • Long Answer Questions
  • Go here for #4 – Stress Level going in
  • Go here for #5 – Five years out where will you be
  • Go here for #27 – One word response to cost  of Higher Education
  • Go here for #28 – What do you want to learn
  • Go here for Assignment – that takes you through survey results.
  • Go here for extra credit NPR podcasts – for unit supplementation.

And below find helpful links to College Costs and You on Blendspace.

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Drones can be used for something other than targeted air strikes…

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Ebola moves – First and Third World reactions

This week Ebola surfaced in New York City and in Mali – two places that could not be further removed from one another.  Reactions has been swift; and markedly different.  Concern is growing in both places.  The quality of health care and ebolainfrastructure of the two locations could not be further apart.  Over the next week, as you pursue American scholarships and European blogs, I want you to stay focused on Ebola in Mali and NYC.

For starters read this blog from the Washington Post.  Make sure to explore all of the links within the post.  They will bring you up to date on the status of each location.   As the week progresses I would like you to find two news stories that deal with ebola in Mali, and two news stories that deal with ebola in New York City.  Print all four and actively read each.  The four active readings will consist of one 80 point assignment to be turned in at the beginning of class on Monday, November 3.

Go here for reminders on the art of Active Reading.

In addition to the active reading requirements,  I will assign you an interactive google docs post that will be due posted to google docs – not to google classroom – by 11:59 PM on Sunday November 2.  Stay tuned here for specific directions for the google docs posting.  I will have it up and posted below (in blue) by Tuesday.

Meanwhile you have the week to dig into blogs and scholarships.  So let’s get moving…

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Ebola in Zaire (The Congo) in 1976

Some interesting footage from 1976 when Ebola was first discovered in Zaire (present day Congo) in 1976.

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…nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction equal protection of the laws!

“…that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights that among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”

Sixty percent of Americans will soon live in states with marriage equality.  

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