Take a look below at the United States’ three largest safety nets…
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National Public Radio, Marketplace, and The World have done some solid investigative journalism with College Funding and the challenges it poses.
Below I have linked several of these podcasts. They run in length from 4:00 to 7:00. We will be listening to some of them in our 15 minute Economics warm ups. If you would like to dig deeper; I’ve provided extra credit options. Specific assignment and due dates are linked below with each corresponding podcast. Extra credit assignments will count as a 3% bump on Marking Period Grade. For full credit the assignment must be thoroughly completed and turned in at the beginning of class on the date noted. If you aren’t going to dig in deep on this – don’t bother to do it.
Please make sure to LISTEN to the podcasts. While NPR often provides a partial text and transcript of the show – its quality comes through when you listen to it. Finally, my suggestion is that you listen to each podcast two times – once for notes and once without – you’ll do a better job on the assignment and gain more from the experience. Also, for the ones that you find particularly informative – sit down with Mom and Dad, listen together and talk about the topic…it is essential that Mom and Dad are also educated on the challenges of college funding. These podcasts will help to make that happen. Continue reading
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Guys – Please Please Please Please Please – look long and hard at the Building A Better World Scholarship (due Friday May 16) Rich MCarthy Scholarship and Tia Peterson Scholarship (due Friday May 9). This is good money. It’s home grown. Somebody in the senior 
class will win. Why not you?
OK…here we go guys. We got a three week stretch run – until your days at the ole Ridge are over.
A month of African studies in Senior Current Issues runs through May 16. Since I will be gone from May 5 to May 9, it is imperative that you understand the requirements for all of your Africa assignments and that you contact me via email while I am in D.C. should you have any questions. You do not have any particular time that you must work on each of the assignments, however due dates are set – so you need to be aware of them. Unfortunately we will not have time to present our Digging Deeper – Pecha Kucha from Africa will be the big presentation assignment. So Pecha your Kucha and Kecha your Pucha – and lets get ready to rock. Continue reading
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Go here for Washington D.C. Blendspace.
Cool – We made a few bucks on Buffalo Wild Wings Monday night. Nice job for those of you who went or told friends to go. We’ll figure out Friday how to deal with the excess fundraiser donation.
Don’t forget Friday April 25 – 6:30 AM – Morning Meeting – Be there! Til school starts.
Don’t forget Tuesday April 29 – 7:30 PM – Parent and YOU! Approximately an hour. We need to set up rides for Saturday.
Don’t forget to check Mr. Wood’s Blendspace production.
Don’t forget we are going to have GREAT time!
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“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – Terry Prachett
I’ve created a Blendspace below and a Screencast above, that will take you through many of the sites that we’ll tour on Close Up. You are going to experience so many new and exciting things in D.C. The Close Up Program, that runs Sunday through Friday, is amazing…you’ll meet kids from all over the country and experience the politics of D.C. with confidence. Our two day Introduction, is equally exhilarating. We will blanket that city from Saturday afternoon until Sunday night when Close Up begins.
Watch the Introduction; explore the Blendspace. The more you know about D.C. before you go, the more exciting your experience when we arrive. So, dig in…go further online. Search the city before you walk its streets….
May 3 is coming soon! PS…go through the Blendspace with Mom and Dad:)
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