It's been a while since the last post and there's been a lot going on.
In all classes book reports were due and students have begun presenting.
Titles so far this semester (Click to view student created Prezis):
Now You See It
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens/People
The Happiness Hypothesis
A Brief History of Everything
Animal Rights
Flesh of My Flesh
How Children Succeed
Freakanomics
Hitchcock: Piece by Piece
The World Is Flat
No Choirboy
Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth
Born To Run
Solo
In Contemporary Issues students are utilizing a problem solving process to examine issues such as: War, Obesity and the Economy.
Oh... and there was an election. Students studied the policies and platforms that candidates were running on, analyzed charts and graphs ultimately predicting the winner and exploring our contentious political system.
ACE/Gifted Mentorship: We're almost done with our first semester! Great job so far, 6 more weeks to go.
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Mr. McElwee,