Trip Meeting Update

Hello everyone --

If you were interested in the trip to Washington, D.C. / New York, the meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 11 @ 6:00 PM.

Hope to see you there!

(10th) Weekend Discussion #6

"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift

is nothing without work."

- Emile Zola (1840-1902)

CONSIDER: What happens when someone has a gift, but never uses it? Should we always depend on our gifts to get through life, or is work equally or more important? Are we remembered in life for our talents, or the work we completed?

Remember to do the following:

• Use a pseudonym (pen name) and not your real name when posting,
• Be detailed in your responses by using experience or evidence as support,
• You may respond to the question or someone else's posted answer, and
• Be polite and positive at all times!

You have until Monday, October 1, 2012 @ 5:00 PM to comment on this posting. At 5:00 comments will close.

(9th) Weekend Discussion #6

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a

chance to get its pants on."

- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

 

 

CONSIDER: Do lies have more power than the truth? Which can harm a person more , words or actions? Can the truth really save people's lives, or simply make their experiences harder to face?

 

 

Remember to do the following:

• Use a pseudonym (pen name) and not your real name when posting,
• Be detailed in your responses by using experience or evidence as support,
• You may respond to the question or someone else's posted answer, and
• Be polite and positive at all times!

 

You have until Monday, October 1, 2012 @ 5:00 to post comments to this quotation. At 5:00 comments will close.



(10th) Weekend Discussion #5

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."

- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)


CONSIDER: How does having a good work ethic affect our lives? What could be some consequences of not working hard? What are the benefits of hard work? How does a good work ethic affect the physical, mental, and emotional health of an individual?

Remember to do the following:

• Use a pseudonym (pen name) and not your real name when posting,
• Be detailed in your responses by using experience or evidence as support,
• You may respond to the question or someone else's posted answer, and
• Be polite and positive at all times!

(9th) Weekend Discussion #5

"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the

consequences of avoiding reality."

- Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

 

 

CONSIDER: Why would someone choose to avoid reality? What could be the consequences of avoiding reality? How can we as individuals learn to cope with reality?

 

 

Remember to do the following:

· Use a pseudonym (pen name) and not your real name when posting,

· Be detailed in your responses by using experience or evidence as support,

· You may respond to the question or someone else's posted answer, and

· Be polite and positive at all times!

(9th and 10th) Weekend Discussion #4

Surprise!! This week will be a combined discussion. I will be interested to see the debate between freshmen and sophomores over these little gems:

 

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man

knows himself to be a fool."

- William Shakespeare

 

“Who is the bigger fool – the fool, or the fool who follows him?”

- Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi, Star Wars

 

CONSIDER: What makes a fool? How is someone determined to be “wise”? Are there different types of wisdom, like intelligence? How does someone become a “fool” or a “wise man”?

Remember to do the following:

·         Use a pseudonym (pen name) and not your real name when posting,

·         Be detailed in your responses by using experience or evidence as support,

·         You may respond to the question or someone else's posted answer, and

·         Be polite and positive at all times!

WEEKEND DISCUSSION NOTICE

Hello, everyone. It came to my attention last week that several people had difficulty logging in and posting their comments.

If this happens, please e-mail me IMMEDIATELY about the problem; you can find my address in your syllabus.

In the e-mail, please also include a copy of your comment so that it is recorded that you participated that weekend.

Have fun with this week's discussion!

(9th) Weekend Discussion #3

"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."

- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

CONSIDER: Why do humans seek glory? Do you agree with Napoleon's ideas about glory, and why? Why does obscurity scare us?

Remember to do the following:

• Use a pseudonym (pen name) and not your real name when posting,
• Be detailed in your responses by using experience or evidence as support,
• You may respond to the question or someone else's posted answer, and
• Be polite and positive at all times!

(10th) Weekend Discussion #3

"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."

- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956)

CONSIDER: Can mistakes lead us to victory? Why is it important for humans to make mistakes in life? Which is more important, the victory or the journey to that victory, and why?

Remember to do the following:

• Use a pseudonym (pen name) and not your real name when posting,
• Be detailed in your responses by using experience or evidence as support,
• You may respond to the question or someone else's posted answer, and
• Be polite and positive at all times!

Socratic Seminar Grading Notes

Your role in a seminar:

• to complete the readings and preparation for the seminar (coding, noticing/naming, documenting quotations, etc.),
• to participate in the seminar as much as possible by offering text-supported comments, observations, and opinions, and
• to offer respect to all members of discussion, even in light of a disagreement.

The teacher's role in a seminar:

• to observe all conversation,
• to record types of comments and opinions made, and
• to be an outside moderator with little interaction with the group

Grading marks:

• C = general comment
• O = personal opinion
• OR = repeat of opinion / agree
• DO = disagree with an opinion
• O+ = unique insight
• T = opinion with text evidence/reference
• E = expanding on another's opinion
• CL = clarified another's opinion
• A = comment/opinion applies to real situation

Remember -- the goal of a seminar is to go over what YOU want to discuss about the lesson or reading in a comfortable, open forum.