Excerpt from Jennifer's Mistake Journal:
- I failed to write and publish an entry for our class blog last week.
-This mistake was completely due to laziness and avoidance and a huge dose of procrastination.
-Students were left Leadership blog-less the entire weekend. I hope they can recover.
- I pledge to do better next week.
-I realize that life has gone on.
Thursday's class started with a quick 20 minutes of great service in the church's garden. There was weeding and pruning galore. A little science observation was thrown in when a dead bird was discovered. Has anyone come up with a hypothesis for what happened?
But anyway, count yourselves as 20 minutes closer to meeting your service hour goals. Josh, thank you for your enthusiasm when this activity was announced. Haley, I hope your moccassins were not ruined! How did Sacagewea manage to dig roots everyday and NOT ruin her mocassins?
After watching CNN Student news and a rousing discussion about Mars' colonization, Teacher Jen treated us to a viewing of the public hearing for HB2009 concerning exemptions from immunizations for school-age children. We got to see people from all walks of life standing up and defending their position on the bill. It was such a great opportunity to hone our own debate and public speaking skills.
We saw nerves, emotion, facts, personal stories, etc.....
If you missed it here it is:
Next up, was the first of the three bill debates. Haley and Josh did GREAT! They have shown massive amounts of growth since their first in-class debate. Teacher Jen was IMPRESSED!
This prompted a discussion about the possibility of a "self debate" of sorts. Each of you will have the opportunity to debate the pro and con side of a debate. HOW FUN!!
And this leads into this week's homework.
1) Mistake Journal and mistake autopsy - Josh is the only one who completed this
2) Prepare for your bill debate if you have not already
3)Come up with a topic that you or a classmate can use to "self -debate"
This Thursday, we will be delighted with presentations from Haley and David.
We can't wait.
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