Week 14: You are THE BOMB (even if it is a little melted)

Another week of debates in class today! We are certainly able to tell the amount of preparation that went into your arguments. I hope you have found this assignment challenging. There are certain leaders that we always hear are either good or bad, but as you have found out, there are always both good and bad aspects of how they lead.
Have you noticed that all the winners from Thursday's debates argued against the common opinion regarding their assigned leaders?
When you hear of Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin, and Che Guevara, you don't often hear that they are beloved leaders. But Hannah, Ethan Day, and Gabriel proved that wrong by doing a little bit of homework!
Overall, it was great that you all had the courage to stand up and debate! That is not always an easy thing, especially when you are fighting for something you DON'T believe in. But always remember this class is a practice ground for real world experiences. The more you practice now, the more confident you will be later—especially when you have to do it FOR REAL!

Next week is our LAST DAY OF CLASS!! I can't even believe it!
Thanks to all of you who turned in all your assignments and met all the class requirements. I believe there was a total of 8 people that received their full golden ticket!! Woohoo! You will find out WHERE we will be going next Thursday. Please bring your schedules so we can choose a date for our trip.

We have two debates to finish next week:

Paige vs. Spencer
Benjamin vs. Ethan Hellyer

Then we will receive our Field Day assignments from Ethan Day and Spencer.
And finally you will spend all your class money. So don't forget to bring it to class!

See you Thursday.
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Week 13: Leaders Galore

I have loved your leader presentations!  The person you have chosen tells us A LOT about YOU!!

Thank you for going beyond the usual list of great leaders.

I hope you have recognized that EVERYONE can be a leader, especially if they follow their passion and never give up!  Impressive job!

Taylor and Gabriel kicked off the leader debates with Ronald Reagan!

Taylor declared him a great leader because he cut taxes and ended the Cold War.  Gabriel yelled back, no that is not so!!  He focused on the huge budget deficit Reagan caused and his friendliness with communist countries.  Good job digging!!

You all need to thank Gabe and Taylor they afforded you one more week to prepare for your debate!

BE READY TO FACE OFF NEXT WEEK!!!  NO EXCUSES!!!!

We have TWO more weeks of class.  Woohoo!

Everything is DUE NEXT WEEK!!

This includes all the small assignments I have given you.  Have you been tracking them on your homework page?

Make sure you have turned in all your papers, sent in a Ted Talk link recommendation, and finished 20 hours of volunteer work.

If you complete all of this, YOU will be invited to our LEADERSHIP CLASS RETREAT!

It is going to be a great adventure you will be sad to miss:)!

Your first clue to our adventure is 

SALT

PS-keep working on your activity plans!

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