There is no class history for today, so this will be written from my own memory. I did send the class history around, but when it came to me, nothing usable was written so I saw no point in collecting it at the end of class.
We took the Post-Napoleonic Era as a class. Out of the seven questions, we missed one because we didn't listen to the person who was right... Oops.
After that, we got to have our Free-Day Friday! Yay!
Mr. P. introduced us to Krampus, a Christmas monster used in Europe to scare young children to be good during the holidays. You can look it up online, there's plenty about it.
Then, we got to play a dice game Mr. P. plays during the holidays, called "Bunco." It was really fun. I hope to play it with my family on Christmas, what about everyone else? If you have an account, please leave a comment!
That's all there is to write for the day.
Happy Holidays everyone! :)
-I
Monday, December 23, 2013
December 13, 2013
This post is being written very late because the class history went missing. It is still missing. To whomever has it, SERIOUSLY, PUT IT IN THE FOLDER. If you want to keep yourself anonymous, go ahead! Neither Tailer nor I care how it gets returned! If you gave it to one of us directly, we wouldn't say anything negative! We would just like to be able to type up the class history. Please, check your folders and make sure you did not take it home with your Napoleon packet.
Speaking of the Napoleon packet, that is what we worked on. We worked on finishing the Napoleon packet which ended with Mr. P. explaining some very important quotes.
The two quotes were:
Mr. P. had told us a story about talking with his grandmother. He had asked her who her father was, and her grandfather, and her great-grandfather. She remembered names up to a certain point, then she led our teacher out of the house and to the town archives and pointed to a name of one of his ancestors. It had the year he was born, the year he died, and his occupation (a fisherman). Nothing more. The only things that will ever be known about that man was that he was born in a certain year, lived as a fisherman, and died the same year Napoleon died. We know Napoleon's story because he wrote his own memoirs, but does anybody know about Mr. P.'s ancestor? Nope. He was forgotten. He is not immortal, there is no memory of him "left in the minds of men" as there is for Napoleon. That is the greatest difference between Mr. P.'s ancestor and Napoleon. Nobody knows what Mr. P.'s ancestor could have done while on fishing trips (he could have saved the lives of several people for all we know) but almost everybody knows what Napoleon did (or claimed to have done, after all, how do we know if what he wrote was the truth?). Napoleon is immortal, are the rest of us?
-I
Speaking of the Napoleon packet, that is what we worked on. We worked on finishing the Napoleon packet which ended with Mr. P. explaining some very important quotes.
The two quotes were:
“Everything is soon forgotten except the opinion we leave imprinted in history.”
“There is no immorality then the memory that is left in the minds of men.” Mr. P. had told us a story about talking with his grandmother. He had asked her who her father was, and her grandfather, and her great-grandfather. She remembered names up to a certain point, then she led our teacher out of the house and to the town archives and pointed to a name of one of his ancestors. It had the year he was born, the year he died, and his occupation (a fisherman). Nothing more. The only things that will ever be known about that man was that he was born in a certain year, lived as a fisherman, and died the same year Napoleon died. We know Napoleon's story because he wrote his own memoirs, but does anybody know about Mr. P.'s ancestor? Nope. He was forgotten. He is not immortal, there is no memory of him "left in the minds of men" as there is for Napoleon. That is the greatest difference between Mr. P.'s ancestor and Napoleon. Nobody knows what Mr. P.'s ancestor could have done while on fishing trips (he could have saved the lives of several people for all we know) but almost everybody knows what Napoleon did (or claimed to have done, after all, how do we know if what he wrote was the truth?). Napoleon is immortal, are the rest of us?
-I
December 19, 2013
Today we learned our stock went into the toilet. If we don't pick it up, we're going bankrupt.
At 1:10 we reviewed how to keep France weak, then moved on to talking about the Congress of Vienna at 1:14. We learned that "the Congress of Vienna chooses a leader for Holland and Belgium" (Brandon Chung) despite what Holland and Belgium wanted. The Congress chose a Dutch king, making Holland happy and Belgium miserable. This led to "France and Belgium help[ing] Belgium" (Ivan Dextre) and "students and workers hav[ing] big power." Yeah, STUDENTS. We could be doing a lot more than we are now, Belgium students are an example of that.
At 1:24 we learned that "children used to worker[s] in mines digging coal." (Michelle Yum)
Unfortunately, there's nothing more to write because a certain someone held onto the class history. I know who you are, you know who you are, don't let it happen again.
-I
At 1:10 we reviewed how to keep France weak, then moved on to talking about the Congress of Vienna at 1:14. We learned that "the Congress of Vienna chooses a leader for Holland and Belgium" (Brandon Chung) despite what Holland and Belgium wanted. The Congress chose a Dutch king, making Holland happy and Belgium miserable. This led to "France and Belgium help[ing] Belgium" (Ivan Dextre) and "students and workers hav[ing] big power." Yeah, STUDENTS. We could be doing a lot more than we are now, Belgium students are an example of that.
At 1:24 we learned that "children used to worker[s] in mines digging coal." (Michelle Yum)
Unfortunately, there's nothing more to write because a certain someone held onto the class history. I know who you are, you know who you are, don't let it happen again.
-I
Thursday, December 19, 2013
December 18, 2013
Today was a very eventful day. At 1:00 Rebecca wrote, "I am resigning as D.O.D." though she did not announce to the class until 1:07, before the "State of the Kingdom" speech. At this time, Ivan, our Speaker of the Council, was appointed the new D.O.D. and Nathan is the new Speaker of the Council. Bryant was appointed to fill in the empty spot in the Supreme Council.
At 1:11 we learned that "our class's grades aren't very good." (Nathan Santiago) We have a very low average, below C. We have only two A's and ELEVEN F'S. NOT GOOD GUYS. Our class stock might hit rock-bottom because of this... We're really not doing well anymore guys...
However, we're doing better than Period 2, who had ANOTHER cheating scandal. This time, however, it was directly in the class instead of from other classes. Apparently, five people had the same vocabulary definitions. Honestly, it really doesn't take much effort to reword the definitions.
At 1:27, Mr. P. pulled another cruel lesson on us. He told us common core was forcing him to make his classes harder, so he was lowering everyone's grades by 10%. All of us were devastated, though I caught on early. After all, the idea made no sense. Lowering the grades doesn't make the class more challenging, it just makes getting good grades harder. I wasn't the only one who had doubts. At 1:36, Kent Hirano wrote "No way Mr. P. is for real right now..." and other people complained it that common core is crap.The lesson behind this was to teach us about point of view. After Mr. P. said this, he had us write two short letters, one to a friend, and one to the principal, to see how our tone changes depending on who we speak to. I think that the real lesson behind this is: Don't trust Mr. P. He's a damn good actor.
After that, he gave us the Jamaica letter and instructed us to annotate the letter.
Now, this didn't happen today, and I don't know how many of you guys were paying attention when this happened, but I'm bringing it up now.
A few days ago, at the end of Daily Announcements, I asked Kent how much Supreme Council members get for going to meetings and voting.
Speaking of government, I think this video would also wake you guys up, though not to our government, not to their secrets, but to the secrets America is hiding right in front of our noses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYBDTnS7dg
At 1:11 we learned that "our class's grades aren't very good." (Nathan Santiago) We have a very low average, below C. We have only two A's and ELEVEN F'S. NOT GOOD GUYS. Our class stock might hit rock-bottom because of this... We're really not doing well anymore guys...
However, we're doing better than Period 2, who had ANOTHER cheating scandal. This time, however, it was directly in the class instead of from other classes. Apparently, five people had the same vocabulary definitions. Honestly, it really doesn't take much effort to reword the definitions.
At 1:27, Mr. P. pulled another cruel lesson on us. He told us common core was forcing him to make his classes harder, so he was lowering everyone's grades by 10%. All of us were devastated, though I caught on early. After all, the idea made no sense. Lowering the grades doesn't make the class more challenging, it just makes getting good grades harder. I wasn't the only one who had doubts. At 1:36, Kent Hirano wrote "No way Mr. P. is for real right now..." and other people complained it that common core is crap.The lesson behind this was to teach us about point of view. After Mr. P. said this, he had us write two short letters, one to a friend, and one to the principal, to see how our tone changes depending on who we speak to. I think that the real lesson behind this is: Don't trust Mr. P. He's a damn good actor.
After that, he gave us the Jamaica letter and instructed us to annotate the letter.
Now, this didn't happen today, and I don't know how many of you guys were paying attention when this happened, but I'm bringing it up now.
A few days ago, at the end of Daily Announcements, I asked Kent how much Supreme Council members get for going to meetings and voting.
He replied that they get 300 points. Is anybody awake out there?
It sure didn't seem like anybody cared. Did you guys not hear? Supreme Council members get 300 points for sitting in a classroom for thirty minutes at lunch and voting. Let me stress this:300 POINTS.
They also get more points every time they do the Daily Announcements, even though they mostly stand there and ask other people for certain things. Doesn't seem like a very hard job now does it?And yet they get paid way more than the rest of us.
WAKE UP GUYS.
Have you connected the dots? We are running a smaller version of today's government. Politicians (Supreme Council Members) get paid a lot more than the rest of us, though we do more.AND HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE NOBODY NOTICED:
THEY KEPT THEIR PAY A SECRET FROM US.
In case nobody was paying attention, Kent didn't look especially happy when I asked. None of the Supreme Council members ever told us, and none of us thought to ask (I'll admit I didn't, I only found out about asking from Mr. P. after school one day).WAKE UP. NOBODY'S PAYING ATTENTION. THE GOVERNMENT IS PLOTTING RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
-ISpeaking of government, I think this video would also wake you guys up, though not to our government, not to their secrets, but to the secrets America is hiding right in front of our noses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYBDTnS7dg
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
December 17, 2013
Today we had our daily announcements. Nothing unusual there.
At 1:10, we turned in our Napoleon packets and started going over the "Post Napoleonic Era" packet, specifically group 1's part at 1:22. Mr. P. gave hints about the dates by standing near the pieces of papers he had taped to the wall, labeling the needed dates.
At 1:30 we learned that "Prussia is now Poland and Germany" (Dylan Han). I wonder why Prussia split...
As we continued to go over the packet, at 1:43 we learned that "Holy Alliance [are] Christians [who] want to stop future revolutions.
At 1:45 we learned that France would spread rumors to other countries in order to break alliances... See anything similar happening in modern times?
Don't forget to finish your packets!
-I
At 1:10, we turned in our Napoleon packets and started going over the "Post Napoleonic Era" packet, specifically group 1's part at 1:22. Mr. P. gave hints about the dates by standing near the pieces of papers he had taped to the wall, labeling the needed dates.
At 1:30 we learned that "Prussia is now Poland and Germany" (Dylan Han). I wonder why Prussia split...
As we continued to go over the packet, at 1:43 we learned that "Holy Alliance [are] Christians [who] want to stop future revolutions.
At 1:45 we learned that France would spread rumors to other countries in order to break alliances... See anything similar happening in modern times?
Don't forget to finish your packets!
-I
Monday, December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013
Today we had a small quiz on Napoleon, then a debate! Unfortunately, the class history stopped going around at 1:05 when the quiz started. Next time, please pick it up again so we can have awesome quotes.
The debate was a very heated discussion between the two sides of the room, on believing that Napoleon is a good person overall, and one believing he was bad. I was on the side believing he was good, though I will not impose my opinion on you.
Mr. P. was quite happy with our debate, telling us that we would not have to write an essay, unlike the other periods that were quiet and did not participate enough to avoid the essay. Yay for the Green Machine!
Hey, quick reminder, participate as much as you can during the week and we will have a fun "sub" Friday!
Also, to whomever took the class history home on Friday, PLEASE RETURN IT. If you don't want to give it to Tailer, fine, stick it in the Period 5 folder anonymously on your way out of the classroom, nobody will ever have to know it was you.
-I
The debate was a very heated discussion between the two sides of the room, on believing that Napoleon is a good person overall, and one believing he was bad. I was on the side believing he was good, though I will not impose my opinion on you.
Mr. P. was quite happy with our debate, telling us that we would not have to write an essay, unlike the other periods that were quiet and did not participate enough to avoid the essay. Yay for the Green Machine!
Hey, quick reminder, participate as much as you can during the week and we will have a fun "sub" Friday!
Also, to whomever took the class history home on Friday, PLEASE RETURN IT. If you don't want to give it to Tailer, fine, stick it in the Period 5 folder anonymously on your way out of the classroom, nobody will ever have to know it was you.
-I
Thursday, December 12, 2013
December 12, 2013
Today in class we had our announcements as usual. We found out that our class stock went up and that means we are doing well.
At 1:07 we started to go over the packet and some people had T-shirts with countries on them. Mr. P had them put on the shirts for a demonstration later in the class. We went over some of the weird things that Napoleon did. "He only likes chicken and macaroni" (Brandon Chung).
At 1:40 Mr. P had the people with the shirts stand up and attack Russia. At 144 Mr. P told us that if anyone tries to take over Russia that the Russians would burn down their houses, they also burned down their own capital! That was an example of scorched earth policy, which he demonstrated by burning a packet of papers with pictures of houses and food.The Russians are one crazy group of people.
Couch Druten walked into the room and got a dollar from Mr. P. He complained about the burned paper smell. At 1:46 he made a joke about Russians always being in a hurry ("they're always rushing") and ran out of the room.
-T
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/loxahatchee_acreage/seminole-ridge-high-school-students-building-homes-for-habitat-for-humanity
Hurray for these awesome high school students!
At 1:07 we started to go over the packet and some people had T-shirts with countries on them. Mr. P had them put on the shirts for a demonstration later in the class. We went over some of the weird things that Napoleon did. "He only likes chicken and macaroni" (Brandon Chung).
At 1:40 Mr. P had the people with the shirts stand up and attack Russia. At 144 Mr. P told us that if anyone tries to take over Russia that the Russians would burn down their houses, they also burned down their own capital! That was an example of scorched earth policy, which he demonstrated by burning a packet of papers with pictures of houses and food.The Russians are one crazy group of people.
Couch Druten walked into the room and got a dollar from Mr. P. He complained about the burned paper smell. At 1:46 he made a joke about Russians always being in a hurry ("they're always rushing") and ran out of the room.
-T
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/loxahatchee_acreage/seminole-ridge-high-school-students-building-homes-for-habitat-for-humanity
Hurray for these awesome high school students!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
December 11, 2013
Special Guest: NAPOLEON BONAPARTE! Today, Mr. P. dressed up as Napoleon Bonaparte and spoke in a French accent for the lesson, occasionally throwing in a French word.
And, today Period 5 officially has a stoke broker! Good job Bryant!
In stock news, Period 2 crashed to the ground and went bankrupt, while we rose by several points! :)
At 1:06 we began talking about Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and his desire to block the British trade route to India by denying them access to the Suez Canal. Mr. P. used several rows of three students and a box of crumpled pieces of paper to demonstrate Napoleon's genius battle idea. By making the equivalent of a machine gun that could shoot in all directions at one, Napoleon won the battle in only one hour and lost 30 French soldiers while the Arabs lost 5-6 thousand soldiers!
At 1:25 we talked about the Rosetta stone and how there were three different languages on it. The three languages were the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Greek, and Arabic.
At 1:38 "Mr. P. eats a carrot" (Dylan Han) then slams a stick to help explain the "carrots and sticks" method Napoleon used to rule his citizens.
Later we learned about Napoleon taking complete control, even over the pope, and becoming king.
Don't forget to do the first ten vocabulary definitions before tomorrow!
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/12/11/eye-on-education-virtual-high-school-opens-doors-to-students/
Pretty cool huh?
And, today Period 5 officially has a stoke broker! Good job Bryant!
In stock news, Period 2 crashed to the ground and went bankrupt, while we rose by several points! :)
At 1:06 we began talking about Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and his desire to block the British trade route to India by denying them access to the Suez Canal. Mr. P. used several rows of three students and a box of crumpled pieces of paper to demonstrate Napoleon's genius battle idea. By making the equivalent of a machine gun that could shoot in all directions at one, Napoleon won the battle in only one hour and lost 30 French soldiers while the Arabs lost 5-6 thousand soldiers!
At 1:25 we talked about the Rosetta stone and how there were three different languages on it. The three languages were the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Greek, and Arabic.
At 1:38 "Mr. P. eats a carrot" (Dylan Han) then slams a stick to help explain the "carrots and sticks" method Napoleon used to rule his citizens.
Later we learned about Napoleon taking complete control, even over the pope, and becoming king.
Don't forget to do the first ten vocabulary definitions before tomorrow!
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/12/11/eye-on-education-virtual-high-school-opens-doors-to-students/
Pretty cool huh?
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
December 10, 2013
Today in history our announcements went on like usual.
We went over the Napoleon packet and talked about Napoleon reaching his zenith or peak. And how the french mob said : "Haaa! We're the royalists rebels!" (Elizabeth Gomez).
At 1:35 we learned that wars before Napoleon's time were called gentleman wars. Is it just me or are those two words that should not be in same sentence? Also, we learned that "Napoleon stole the Mona Lisa." (Lauren Nuchols).
At 1:52 Mr. P told us all these different quotes by Napoleon. "A picture is worth a thousand words" (Eugene Kang). The only reason Napoleon said that was because he would have a picture painted of the battle and himself. I guess that big ego is a compensation for something. . . his height.
-T
Interesting SWEN article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/10/dogs-final-exams/3960567/ Pet a dog when you feel overwhelmed.
We went over the Napoleon packet and talked about Napoleon reaching his zenith or peak. And how the french mob said : "Haaa! We're the royalists rebels!" (Elizabeth Gomez).
At 1:35 we learned that wars before Napoleon's time were called gentleman wars. Is it just me or are those two words that should not be in same sentence? Also, we learned that "Napoleon stole the Mona Lisa." (Lauren Nuchols).
At 1:52 Mr. P told us all these different quotes by Napoleon. "A picture is worth a thousand words" (Eugene Kang). The only reason Napoleon said that was because he would have a picture painted of the battle and himself. I guess that big ego is a compensation for something. . . his height.
-T
Interesting SWEN article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/10/dogs-final-exams/3960567/ Pet a dog when you feel overwhelmed.
Monday, December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013
Today in class our announcements went on as they always do and Mr. P announced a new job "If you think your having a bad day. . ." All that person has to do is read from a book about certain tragedies that have happened through out time.
At 1:19 we watched a video for our guided notes. Napolean was able to gain power by his "ability not blood" (Hailei Gagnem). We went over the answers from the video and on the notes. Not much else happened.
At 1:51 the video said that "Nepolean thought thoughts of suicide" (Michelle Yum).
-T
At 1:19 we watched a video for our guided notes. Napolean was able to gain power by his "ability not blood" (Hailei Gagnem). We went over the answers from the video and on the notes. Not much else happened.
At 1:51 the video said that "Nepolean thought thoughts of suicide" (Michelle Yum).
-T
Saturday, December 7, 2013
December 5, 2013
Due to some technical difficulties regarding this website and my computer, this day is uploaded two days late. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
It seems we have a problem with Visigoths, possibly from Period 5, possibly from other periods. Please do not vandalize the classroom. And, please report Visigoths if you know one. If you notice something that has been vandalized, please report it.
Today was a review day, since we have a test the next day. We reviewed the answers to the packet, including talking about Assignment #9 and explaining the left, right, and center of the room regarding politics.
At 1:20, PATRICK HENRY FLEW OFF THE WALL. I guess he wanted to be closer to the front so he could hear better, or he wanted to move to the right or left side of the room, like all of us should. We should start caring about politics and take sides. We can't just let changes happen without having a say about them! We should be more like the Germans, who have many different political parties and the discussions are much more passionate, instead of passive like in America. Germans stand up for their ideas, Americans don't.
At 1:43, we learned that "Jacobins are radicals" (Moira Camacho) and that "Sans-cullottes=Parisian wage earners." (Madison Kane)
As a final thought for the day, Mr. P. had asked us girls in the room if we agreed with the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman" and we had a very weak response. He pointed out that our lack of response is the reason why women are easily overruled. We don't stand up for the rights we deserve, such as equal pay, and we passively let men rule. This has to stop. We have to stand up for ourselves and get the justice we deserve. No more passiveness.
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2013/12/watchung_hills_high_school_stu_6.html We should all try our hardest and get AP scholarships like these students!
It seems we have a problem with Visigoths, possibly from Period 5, possibly from other periods. Please do not vandalize the classroom. And, please report Visigoths if you know one. If you notice something that has been vandalized, please report it.
Today was a review day, since we have a test the next day. We reviewed the answers to the packet, including talking about Assignment #9 and explaining the left, right, and center of the room regarding politics.
At 1:20, PATRICK HENRY FLEW OFF THE WALL. I guess he wanted to be closer to the front so he could hear better, or he wanted to move to the right or left side of the room, like all of us should. We should start caring about politics and take sides. We can't just let changes happen without having a say about them! We should be more like the Germans, who have many different political parties and the discussions are much more passionate, instead of passive like in America. Germans stand up for their ideas, Americans don't.
At 1:43, we learned that "Jacobins are radicals" (Moira Camacho) and that "Sans-cullottes=Parisian wage earners." (Madison Kane)
As a final thought for the day, Mr. P. had asked us girls in the room if we agreed with the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman" and we had a very weak response. He pointed out that our lack of response is the reason why women are easily overruled. We don't stand up for the rights we deserve, such as equal pay, and we passively let men rule. This has to stop. We have to stand up for ourselves and get the justice we deserve. No more passiveness.
-I
Interesting SWEN article for the day: http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2013/12/watchung_hills_high_school_stu_6.html We should all try our hardest and get AP scholarships like these students!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
December 3, 2013
Today was a Collaboration Block Schedule day, so class was longer than usual. Also, today we changed seats.
Don't forget the assignment we have! Assignment #9 is due the next time we have class, Thursday. Also, don't forget to read the Primary Sources and answer the questions! The packet will be collected on Friday before the quiz. The essays are also due on Friday so turn them in to the blue marked people! Get your name up there! Lastly, though this isn't homework, there is a Supreme Council meeting about payment tomorrow at lunch! If you have something you want to say, please attend or talk to your Supreme Council representative. If they do not plan to attend, talk to someone who will.
Today we did assignment #10 in class. The first part was a review of what we did on Monday, with King Louis calling a meeting to raise taxes. Since King Louis was clueless, his financial adviser, Jacques Necker to hold the meeting and discuss with the estates. The Third Estate was taxed.
At 1:58 we reviewed the Tennis Court Oath, which brought about the Declaration of the Rights of Man (a combination of the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence).
At 2:03 we learned that the time system was changed for a short while after the French Revolution ended. The time system was changed from what it was then (and is today) to the metric system, in which there are ten hours in a day, each hour has 100 minutes, and each minute has 100 seconds. Each week has ten days, instead of seven, but each month was still thirty days. Speaking of the months, they changed the names too, so the names would fit what was taking place during that month.
At 2:12 we learned that "July 14th is Bastille Day" (Kent Hirano) because that was the day peasants stormed Bastille, a prison fortress, in order to get gunpowder for their guns. (Hey, guys, don't forget that when Mr. P. hold up a chair, it's to signify Great Fear.)
The March on Versailles, as we learned at 2:17, was mostly participated in by women.
At 2:20, something very funny happened. Mr. P. was having fun saying "France" is an imitation French accent, and that made Mr. Welch from next door come in saying he thought Mr. P. was being beat up! It was after Mr. Welch left that Paul, at 2:23, "donated pantalones to the land of Welch" (Kent Hirano), loudly yelling "BEHOLD!" when entering the room.
At 2:31 we learned that the "police [took] away the King and Queen" (Moira Camacho) and that "King L is a traitor" (Luis A.), attempting to escape to Austria. That was why King Louis was beheaded. Robespierre got power after that, which ended up getting Ivan (playing a waiter) killed because he served sour cider instead of sweet cider. Sorry Ivan... Robespierre was supposed to be beheaded after he started accusing people from the committee for the public! Before his beheading, however, "Robespierre tried to kill himself." (Jordan Wilder)
Towards the end of class, we briefly went over the left, right, and center of the room and how people on those sides were. Most of us would fall in the center, picking no sides, not really paying much attention.
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/03/american-high-school-students-slip-in-global-education-rankings/ We're falling behind guys! Americans need to stop caring about entertainment and start caring about education! We could do so much better!
Don't forget the assignment we have! Assignment #9 is due the next time we have class, Thursday. Also, don't forget to read the Primary Sources and answer the questions! The packet will be collected on Friday before the quiz. The essays are also due on Friday so turn them in to the blue marked people! Get your name up there! Lastly, though this isn't homework, there is a Supreme Council meeting about payment tomorrow at lunch! If you have something you want to say, please attend or talk to your Supreme Council representative. If they do not plan to attend, talk to someone who will.
Today we did assignment #10 in class. The first part was a review of what we did on Monday, with King Louis calling a meeting to raise taxes. Since King Louis was clueless, his financial adviser, Jacques Necker to hold the meeting and discuss with the estates. The Third Estate was taxed.
At 1:58 we reviewed the Tennis Court Oath, which brought about the Declaration of the Rights of Man (a combination of the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence).
At 2:03 we learned that the time system was changed for a short while after the French Revolution ended. The time system was changed from what it was then (and is today) to the metric system, in which there are ten hours in a day, each hour has 100 minutes, and each minute has 100 seconds. Each week has ten days, instead of seven, but each month was still thirty days. Speaking of the months, they changed the names too, so the names would fit what was taking place during that month.
At 2:12 we learned that "July 14th is Bastille Day" (Kent Hirano) because that was the day peasants stormed Bastille, a prison fortress, in order to get gunpowder for their guns. (Hey, guys, don't forget that when Mr. P. hold up a chair, it's to signify Great Fear.)
The March on Versailles, as we learned at 2:17, was mostly participated in by women.
At 2:20, something very funny happened. Mr. P. was having fun saying "France" is an imitation French accent, and that made Mr. Welch from next door come in saying he thought Mr. P. was being beat up! It was after Mr. Welch left that Paul, at 2:23, "donated pantalones to the land of Welch" (Kent Hirano), loudly yelling "BEHOLD!" when entering the room.
At 2:31 we learned that the "police [took] away the King and Queen" (Moira Camacho) and that "King L is a traitor" (Luis A.), attempting to escape to Austria. That was why King Louis was beheaded. Robespierre got power after that, which ended up getting Ivan (playing a waiter) killed because he served sour cider instead of sweet cider. Sorry Ivan... Robespierre was supposed to be beheaded after he started accusing people from the committee for the public! Before his beheading, however, "Robespierre tried to kill himself." (Jordan Wilder)
Towards the end of class, we briefly went over the left, right, and center of the room and how people on those sides were. Most of us would fall in the center, picking no sides, not really paying much attention.
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/03/american-high-school-students-slip-in-global-education-rankings/ We're falling behind guys! Americans need to stop caring about entertainment and start caring about education! We could do so much better!
Monday, December 2, 2013
December 2, 2013
Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break!
The interesting fact for the day was that elephants cannot jump! Poor elephants... The quote was from Walt Disney: "If you can dream it, you can do it."
Mr. P. made a joke about turkeys being from Turkey... They're not. They're not. However, interesting fact, a single Vons sells 1,500+ turkeys around Thanksgiving! Incredible!
There is a Constitutional Convention this Wednesday at lunch. If you have a change you would like to make, please contact your Supreme Council member or someone who will be at the Constitutional convention!
Also, make sure to do Assignment #9!
At 1:17, we learned about Ukraine and how "Ukranian people want [their former] president out of prison." (Amanda Laurenco.)
At 1:26, we experienced a "shocking" revelation: Credit cards can cause deficit spending because they allow you to spend money you may not have, like King Louis spending more money than he had. That led to him borrowing money because he knew he could not raise taxes otherwise people would rebel. A much smarter thing to do in order to get out of debt and cut deficit spending to avoid bankruptcy would have been to STOP SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN HE HAD. Clearly, he didn't do that.
At 1:39 we learned that Abbe Seyes, a clergyman, rallied the third estate together so taxes collected from them would be used for what they needed instead of the King's greedy wishes.
At 1:44 we learned the motto that they went by: equalité, liberté, and fraternité, or, in English, "Equality, liberty, [and] fraternity." (Madison Kane)
At 1:45 we were talking about the Tennis Court Oath, which, as said in the name, took place in a public tennis court because the first and second estate had blocked off the hall where the National Assembly used to meet. Has anybody found out whether France invented tennis yet? Leave a comment if you know!
We learned that Bastille was stormed because people wanted gunpowder for their guns since they knew the King's armies were coming. This is why July 14th is Bastille day in France.
Finally, towards the end of class at 1:53, we learned that the "Great Fear was based on rumors." (Michelle Yum)
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20131201/education-for-le-new-program-at-dccc-helps-high-school-students-get-college-credit Wouldn't this be awesome here?
The interesting fact for the day was that elephants cannot jump! Poor elephants... The quote was from Walt Disney: "If you can dream it, you can do it."
Mr. P. made a joke about turkeys being from Turkey... They're not. They're not. However, interesting fact, a single Vons sells 1,500+ turkeys around Thanksgiving! Incredible!
There is a Constitutional Convention this Wednesday at lunch. If you have a change you would like to make, please contact your Supreme Council member or someone who will be at the Constitutional convention!
Also, make sure to do Assignment #9!
At 1:17, we learned about Ukraine and how "Ukranian people want [their former] president out of prison." (Amanda Laurenco.)
At 1:26, we experienced a "shocking" revelation: Credit cards can cause deficit spending because they allow you to spend money you may not have, like King Louis spending more money than he had. That led to him borrowing money because he knew he could not raise taxes otherwise people would rebel. A much smarter thing to do in order to get out of debt and cut deficit spending to avoid bankruptcy would have been to STOP SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN HE HAD. Clearly, he didn't do that.
At 1:39 we learned that Abbe Seyes, a clergyman, rallied the third estate together so taxes collected from them would be used for what they needed instead of the King's greedy wishes.
At 1:44 we learned the motto that they went by: equalité, liberté, and fraternité, or, in English, "Equality, liberty, [and] fraternity." (Madison Kane)
At 1:45 we were talking about the Tennis Court Oath, which, as said in the name, took place in a public tennis court because the first and second estate had blocked off the hall where the National Assembly used to meet. Has anybody found out whether France invented tennis yet? Leave a comment if you know!
We learned that Bastille was stormed because people wanted gunpowder for their guns since they knew the King's armies were coming. This is why July 14th is Bastille day in France.
Finally, towards the end of class at 1:53, we learned that the "Great Fear was based on rumors." (Michelle Yum)
-I
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20131201/education-for-le-new-program-at-dccc-helps-high-school-students-get-college-credit Wouldn't this be awesome here?
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
November 26, 2013
Today in class our announcements went on like they normally do. After that, Mr. P told everyone that we needed to get out essays turned in to get graded. Deadline: Friday after we come back.
At 1:17 we reviewed the pie chart paper we got.
At 1:27 we learned the "peasants pay 50% of income pay taxes " (Minji Seong) and the women would often steal bread from the baker to feed their kids. If the baker tried to stop them, they would beat him up.
At 1:33 the class got patrolled to see who did their homework. Two of our main leaders didn't do it, I'm not going to name names. At 1:42 we learned that "most taxes come from the 3rd estate" (Yousef Battow). Is it just me or does this concep sound very familiar?
At 1:52 we learned that deficit spending was the reason for bankruptcy "America will become bankrupt when we're 30" (Michelle Yum).
HAPPY THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!!
-T
Interesting SWEN article to read over the break: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/os-hs-fhsaa-rule-change-athletes-eligibility-20131127,0,5498983.story
This is for you sports lovers!
At 1:17 we reviewed the pie chart paper we got.
At 1:27 we learned the "peasants pay 50% of income pay taxes " (Minji Seong) and the women would often steal bread from the baker to feed their kids. If the baker tried to stop them, they would beat him up.
At 1:33 the class got patrolled to see who did their homework. Two of our main leaders didn't do it, I'm not going to name names. At 1:42 we learned that "most taxes come from the 3rd estate" (Yousef Battow). Is it just me or does this concep sound very familiar?
At 1:52 we learned that deficit spending was the reason for bankruptcy "America will become bankrupt when we're 30" (Michelle Yum).
HAPPY THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!!
-T
Interesting SWEN article to read over the break: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/os-hs-fhsaa-rule-change-athletes-eligibility-20131127,0,5498983.story
This is for you sports lovers!
Monday, November 25, 2013
November 25, 2013
Today in class we had our regular P-Ville announcements.
At 1:23 we got assignment sheets 2, 3, 4, and 5.
During the time of the revolution, if the people had food they were happy. If not, then a rebellion is sure to happen. "Food can be a reason people revolt." (Ariel Rubin).
At 1:34 we found out that King Louis married Marie Antoinette when he was 15 and she was 14...No comment. Mr. P. also talked about how the first two estates never got taxed!
Then we watched a video at 1:42 on students that were protesting peacefully outside UC Berkley and how the students got beat up by the campus police! That is not right!
Closer to the end of class, at 1: 52, we talked about the clergy and how the "clergy didn't like enlightenment." (Kent Hirano).
-T
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-ten-high-school-students-dating.html
This article is for anyone in a relationship, or who will be in the future! Be nice people!
At 1:23 we got assignment sheets 2, 3, 4, and 5.
During the time of the revolution, if the people had food they were happy. If not, then a rebellion is sure to happen. "Food can be a reason people revolt." (Ariel Rubin).
At 1:34 we found out that King Louis married Marie Antoinette when he was 15 and she was 14...No comment. Mr. P. also talked about how the first two estates never got taxed!
Then we watched a video at 1:42 on students that were protesting peacefully outside UC Berkley and how the students got beat up by the campus police! That is not right!
Closer to the end of class, at 1: 52, we talked about the clergy and how the "clergy didn't like enlightenment." (Kent Hirano).
-T
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-ten-high-school-students-dating.html
This article is for anyone in a relationship, or who will be in the future! Be nice people!
Thursday, November 21, 2013
November 21, 2013
In today's class it started off with Mr.P telling the class that notes are allowed on the test. YAY!!! At around 1:12
Mr.Welch came into the class and said that his class doesn't know what
rights they should protect. "Mr.P is yelling at Mr.Welch's class"
(Elisabeth Gomez). After that we disscused the 3 branches of the
Government and how each state has a limit of 2 senators per state. And
that there are "More cows in Wyoming than people" (Moira Camacho).
Congress makes all the laws we live by and they have not declared war
since World War 2. That's pretty good. at 1:23
we found out that the presidant can't certin things or he could get
thorwn out of office an example would be how "Andrew Johnson got
impeached" (Hailei Gagnon). At 1:36
we learned that American embassy are in most foreign countries. The
Supreme Court only handles cases that are involved between states. 3 out
of the 9 members are women. "Ladies are 51% of the country!" (Marro
Youssef). We may have that female president sooner than we think.
-T
-T
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
November 20, 2013
Today in class we did our regular announcements.
After, we went over work sheet #5 and some of the answers. At about 1:40 we talked about Voltaire. "Behind fortune, is a crime" (Brittany Kernodle).
At 1:45 we learned that the "Declaration of Independence was like a break up letter" (Dylan Han). The Americans never thought of the U.S. as united but separate. An example of that: New York was a separate from Virginia in its goverment system.
Toward the end of class, at 1:50 we learned that Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had two completely different ideas on how the country should be run. Apparently, Jefferson's idea of how the government should run might have been better...now we will never know.
-T
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.kpax.com/news/high-school-students-get-chance-to-perform-at-um/
This is for all you band members!
After, we went over work sheet #5 and some of the answers. At about 1:40 we talked about Voltaire. "Behind fortune, is a crime" (Brittany Kernodle).
At 1:45 we learned that the "Declaration of Independence was like a break up letter" (Dylan Han). The Americans never thought of the U.S. as united but separate. An example of that: New York was a separate from Virginia in its goverment system.
Toward the end of class, at 1:50 we learned that Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had two completely different ideas on how the country should be run. Apparently, Jefferson's idea of how the government should run might have been better...now we will never know.
-T
Interesting SWEN article of the day: http://www.kpax.com/news/high-school-students-get-chance-to-perform-at-um/
This is for all you band members!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
November 19, 2013
Today we did our regular announcements and apparently there was a basketball game that lasted 120 hours! When the announcements were finished we talked about some new jobs that would be done like once upon a time, sports, and more.
Next we discussed our essays at about 1:20. A simple thing to remember is: "K-I-S-S Keep It Simple Stupid" (Mark Finkenbeiner).
At 1:30 we got worksheets #6 and #7, both of which, along with the rest of the packet, are due on Friday. We have to read both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence to see where Locke's, Montesquieu Rousseau's, and Voltaire's ideas are hidden.
Later, the class discovered that Descartes created the coordinate plane and geometry. thanks a lot Descartes! He also thought that everything we see, hear, feel, etc. may not be real. "I think, therefore I am" (Lauren Nuchols). Thanks a lot Descartes!
-T
Interesting SWEN article for the day:
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/262962/2/High-school-students-spread-message-about-texting--driving-dangers-
We totally need a presentation at our school. Texting while driving is EXTREMELY dangerous.
Next we discussed our essays at about 1:20. A simple thing to remember is: "K-I-S-S Keep It Simple Stupid" (Mark Finkenbeiner).
At 1:30 we got worksheets #6 and #7, both of which, along with the rest of the packet, are due on Friday. We have to read both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence to see where Locke's, Montesquieu Rousseau's, and Voltaire's ideas are hidden.
Later, the class discovered that Descartes created the coordinate plane and geometry. thanks a lot Descartes! He also thought that everything we see, hear, feel, etc. may not be real. "I think, therefore I am" (Lauren Nuchols). Thanks a lot Descartes!
-T
Interesting SWEN article for the day:
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/262962/2/High-school-students-spread-message-about-texting--driving-dangers-
We totally need a presentation at our school. Texting while driving is EXTREMELY dangerous.
Monday, November 18, 2013
November 18, 2013
Today we had our first real announcements, including the weather, the quote, the "This Day in History", and the poll for the name of the second class fish.
After that and a brief talk about recap about jobs, we had a Paper Pass Out Challenge! This was the first one with two rounds! The King (Dylan) has kept his title through one more challenge, but it was relatively close.
Once everybody had the worksheets, we started talking about #4, which is the historical figures worksheet.
At 1:21, we took a pretest to show people how much they need to study, me included, and to get all the facts straight for the test on Friday! Don't forget to study!
At 1:40 we concluded the test discussions and went back to discussing the Reformation era, with Martin Luther, Protestants, Catholics, the Spanish Armada, and the Anglican Church.
"He who controls the seas, controls the world." Now, "He who controls the air controls the world" (Tailer Shintani) and in the future, "He who controls space, controls the world." Star Wars, coming soon to reality.
-I
After that and a brief talk about recap about jobs, we had a Paper Pass Out Challenge! This was the first one with two rounds! The King (Dylan) has kept his title through one more challenge, but it was relatively close.
Once everybody had the worksheets, we started talking about #4, which is the historical figures worksheet.
At 1:21, we took a pretest to show people how much they need to study, me included, and to get all the facts straight for the test on Friday! Don't forget to study!
At 1:40 we concluded the test discussions and went back to discussing the Reformation era, with Martin Luther, Protestants, Catholics, the Spanish Armada, and the Anglican Church.
"He who controls the seas, controls the world." Now, "He who controls the air controls the world" (Tailer Shintani) and in the future, "He who controls space, controls the world." Star Wars, coming soon to reality.
-I
Saturday, November 16, 2013
November 14, 2013
Today we learned about stocks, including Joint-stock companies and how they work.
At 1:30, we learned about what King Phillip has taught us. "In the short run it's easier to make than to take, but in the long run it's better to make than to take." Remember this lesson guys!
At 1:38 we started learning about the Reformation. We even had a demonstration with the pope, princes, and princesses.
On Halloween on 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church's door in order to make his point about what was going wrong with the church and the way the pope was running it. One of those problems was selling indulgences.
-I
-I
November 13, 2013
Fish announcement! We are getting a class fish! This was also the day Mr. P. told s about the upcoming art show!
At 1:22 we started talking about Zhang He and other explorers, including briefly mentioning Columbus though we did not go into much detail. The Chinese had much larger ships and were already exploring by the time Columbus set out. The difference was that they did not capture anyone.
Japan isolated itself from the rest of the world for 50 years, though Japan and Korea(also isolated from the world) are the most technologically advanced countries.
At 1:33 we learned about the three G's of Exploration (the three reasons): God, Glory, and Gold.
We soon moved on to learning about slave trade, which made Hailei sad (makes me sad too).
Keep this in mind: There is still a form of slavery. In China, there is a net around the main Apple company production business. That's to make sure the miserable people don't jump off to their death.
Any idea where all the spices you guys eat come from? Almost all spices come from India.
Speaking of India, a lot of our food is thanks to other countries. After all, North America did not automatically grow everything and still doesn't.
-I
At 1:22 we started talking about Zhang He and other explorers, including briefly mentioning Columbus though we did not go into much detail. The Chinese had much larger ships and were already exploring by the time Columbus set out. The difference was that they did not capture anyone.
Japan isolated itself from the rest of the world for 50 years, though Japan and Korea(also isolated from the world) are the most technologically advanced countries.
At 1:33 we learned about the three G's of Exploration (the three reasons): God, Glory, and Gold.
We soon moved on to learning about slave trade, which made Hailei sad (makes me sad too).
Keep this in mind: There is still a form of slavery. In China, there is a net around the main Apple company production business. That's to make sure the miserable people don't jump off to their death.
Any idea where all the spices you guys eat come from? Almost all spices come from India.
Speaking of India, a lot of our food is thanks to other countries. After all, North America did not automatically grow everything and still doesn't.
-I
November 12, 2013
This was the Tuesday right after Veteran's Day weekend. At the beginning of class, we talked about what we did over the weekend and Mr. P.'s amazing ability to run a mile in 5 minutes 15 seconds.
After that, the election results were announced! Ivan was elected as Speaker of the Supreme Council and his assistant is Nathan! The other elected Supreme Council members are Kent, NeKendra, and Shamir.
We talked about the essays and how to write great essays for the next 5 paragraph essays. Don't forget to check out the powerpoints!
Talking about the essays brought upon the printing press, including learning about monks having to print the books by hand.
The printing press was a significant part of Martin Luther's spread of his 95 theses.
-I
After that, the election results were announced! Ivan was elected as Speaker of the Supreme Council and his assistant is Nathan! The other elected Supreme Council members are Kent, NeKendra, and Shamir.
We talked about the essays and how to write great essays for the next 5 paragraph essays. Don't forget to check out the powerpoints!
Talking about the essays brought upon the printing press, including learning about monks having to print the books by hand.
The printing press was a significant part of Martin Luther's spread of his 95 theses.
-I
Friday, November 15, 2013
November 8, 2013
Today was the day we asked questions to the Supreme Council nominees and proceeded to choose who we wanted in our Supreme Council. Nobody wrote much about the questions, so that's all I have on that subject.
At 1:40, we began taking notes on the Northern Renaissance, which was inspired by the Italians.
At 1:53 Mr. P. told us that Utopia means "not anywhere."
Not much to report for class that day... Try to write more specific notes guys!
-I
At 1:40, we began taking notes on the Northern Renaissance, which was inspired by the Italians.
At 1:53 Mr. P. told us that Utopia means "not anywhere."
Not much to report for class that day... Try to write more specific notes guys!
-I
Thursday, November 14, 2013
November 7, 2013
Thursday: The day of thirty second speeches!
At 1:13, the speeches were over. We started talking about the differences about Middles Ages and Renaissance (the French word for "rebirth") and that brought us into the subject of Dante's Inferno at 1:18. This discussion, however, was really rather brief.
We soon moved on to talking about art and the churches. We discussed Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
At 1:34 we moved on to talking about Machiavelli and his ingenius way of controlling people, including a demonstration from Mr. P. He asked two guys to race to the doors and see who could open them the fastest and get back to their seats. He didn't care which one won, he just wanted the doors open without having to do anything. Quite a marvelous way of getting work done, right? What if we could do homework that way, by tricking people into doing it for us? I'm sure not many people would have any objections to doing that. :)
At 1:50 we learned a bit about banks and Patrons of the Arts.
-I
At 1:13, the speeches were over. We started talking about the differences about Middles Ages and Renaissance (the French word for "rebirth") and that brought us into the subject of Dante's Inferno at 1:18. This discussion, however, was really rather brief.
We soon moved on to talking about art and the churches. We discussed Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
At 1:34 we moved on to talking about Machiavelli and his ingenius way of controlling people, including a demonstration from Mr. P. He asked two guys to race to the doors and see who could open them the fastest and get back to their seats. He didn't care which one won, he just wanted the doors open without having to do anything. Quite a marvelous way of getting work done, right? What if we could do homework that way, by tricking people into doing it for us? I'm sure not many people would have any objections to doing that. :)
At 1:50 we learned a bit about banks and Patrons of the Arts.
-I
November 5, 2013
THE BEGINNING OF P-VILLE
This is a MONUMENTAL day in our history as a class government. It is the very first day of our P-ville history.
Mr. P. told us the history from the year he took "on" and traveled, remember, about burying the treasure with three other people then digging it back up with one person and burying it somewhere else? If only we could have had a map with riddles and clues in order to find the buried treasure from P-Ville history.
Mr. P. picked Becky as the DOD for our class. Then we started our nominations.
The nominations were: Moira, Ivan, NeKendra, Ariel, Brittany, Camillo (the only one to decline), Nathan, Kent (who was absent that day so he automatically accepted the nomination), Lauren, Hailei, Paul. Then there were three self-nominations: Bryant, Shamir, and myself.
-I
This is a MONUMENTAL day in our history as a class government. It is the very first day of our P-ville history.
Mr. P. told us the history from the year he took "on" and traveled, remember, about burying the treasure with three other people then digging it back up with one person and burying it somewhere else? If only we could have had a map with riddles and clues in order to find the buried treasure from P-Ville history.
Mr. P. picked Becky as the DOD for our class. Then we started our nominations.
The nominations were: Moira, Ivan, NeKendra, Ariel, Brittany, Camillo (the only one to decline), Nathan, Kent (who was absent that day so he automatically accepted the nomination), Lauren, Hailei, Paul. Then there were three self-nominations: Bryant, Shamir, and myself.
-I
October 17, 2013
This day was a part of our Autocracy and Democracy lessons, possibly the first, when we started writing BBQ notes. We learned about Feudalism, Monarchy, Tyranny, then went back to Monarchy. Remember choosing representatives and watching Mr. P. bribe them? This was the day that happened.
"Follow the money" wrote Amanda Laurenco. Always sound advice.
At 1:21 we started talking about democracy, including Athenian Democracy.
At 1:26 we moved on to Direct Democracy. This included learning about the three branches of government we have today: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
At 1:38 the discussion about Mob Rule began, including the comical reading from politicians and citizens.
-I
"Follow the money" wrote Amanda Laurenco. Always sound advice.
At 1:21 we started talking about democracy, including Athenian Democracy.
At 1:26 we moved on to Direct Democracy. This included learning about the three branches of government we have today: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
At 1:38 the discussion about Mob Rule began, including the comical reading from politicians and citizens.
-I
October 8, 2013
We continued working on the PPR Broadcasting interviews. Mr P. collected the green sheets with the name of the group members and the designation of who does which part on it.
Unfortunately, sine the rest of the class period was overly busy, the history stopped going around at 1:13.
-I
Unfortunately, sine the rest of the class period was overly busy, the history stopped going around at 1:13.
-I
October 7, 2013
We started learning about Taoism and Lao Tzu. These teachings were about "seeing the best of life" according to Ben Kirkpatrick.
On this day, we also started talking about the very first radio broadcast, the one about Religions and Myths. Advice from Madison Kane: Don't ask trivia questions. This was related to the two extra questions we chose to ask.
Everyone else wrote that they were in their groups thinking of the two questions to write for the interviews.
-I
On this day, we also started talking about the very first radio broadcast, the one about Religions and Myths. Advice from Madison Kane: Don't ask trivia questions. This was related to the two extra questions we chose to ask.
Everyone else wrote that they were in their groups thinking of the two questions to write for the interviews.
-I
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
October 3, 2013
We started talking about religions, specifically religions in the East.
At 1:13 we went slightly off-topic and started talking about Lucy possibly being fake, probably Mr. P.'s way of reminding us that we can't trust all information.
At 1:17 we began talking about Islamic religions. Mr. P. taught us about fasting during Ramadan in order to experience what the poor feel like since they cannot get food every day. We learned about the five pillars of Islam. We briefy learned about Sunni and Shia muslim, then moved on to talking about the Mosque in Mecca, the ultimate holy place of worship for Muslims.If you'll recall, all Muslims MUST travel to Mecca at least once in their life, and every day, when they pray five times a day, they must be facing Mecca.
At 1:47 we started briefly talking about Hinduism, including their art and belief in reincarnation.
-I
At 1:13 we went slightly off-topic and started talking about Lucy possibly being fake, probably Mr. P.'s way of reminding us that we can't trust all information.
At 1:17 we began talking about Islamic religions. Mr. P. taught us about fasting during Ramadan in order to experience what the poor feel like since they cannot get food every day. We learned about the five pillars of Islam. We briefy learned about Sunni and Shia muslim, then moved on to talking about the Mosque in Mecca, the ultimate holy place of worship for Muslims.If you'll recall, all Muslims MUST travel to Mecca at least once in their life, and every day, when they pray five times a day, they must be facing Mecca.
At 1:47 we started briefly talking about Hinduism, including their art and belief in reincarnation.
-I
September 12, 2013
This was the day that we picked our class welcomers, Nathan and Lauren. This was also the introduction to Geography, including learning a little about Lilly, the very smart toddler who knows more geography than most Americans.
A very important piece of wisdom from Mr. P: Don't automatically trust the images in your head. In case you guys don't remember, this was the point where he demonstrated that the images in our heads were planted there at one point or another.
Even history is corrupted. History was written mostly by men, rich men, so women and the poor were not included in the majority of history.
The lesson of the day even included the different ways people act depending on where they are. Czarina wrote; "Russia: Your dress is ugly. Sweden: It's interesting." Quite a difference, right? Which would you rather hear?
It was at 1:43 that we were introduced to Little Lilly through a video.
At 1:47 a very important beginning happened in P-Ville history. The beginning of PAPER PASS OUT CHALLENGE. Dylan became the first King of Paper Pass Out Challenge. And still is. Somebody must overtake the king!
A very eventful and important day in P-Ville History!
-I
A very important piece of wisdom from Mr. P: Don't automatically trust the images in your head. In case you guys don't remember, this was the point where he demonstrated that the images in our heads were planted there at one point or another.
Even history is corrupted. History was written mostly by men, rich men, so women and the poor were not included in the majority of history.
The lesson of the day even included the different ways people act depending on where they are. Czarina wrote; "Russia: Your dress is ugly. Sweden: It's interesting." Quite a difference, right? Which would you rather hear?
It was at 1:43 that we were introduced to Little Lilly through a video.
At 1:47 a very important beginning happened in P-Ville history. The beginning of PAPER PASS OUT CHALLENGE. Dylan became the first King of Paper Pass Out Challenge. And still is. Somebody must overtake the king!
A very eventful and important day in P-Ville History!
-I
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
September 9, 2013
The next part of the class history talks about the video lesson! During the first round, many people wrote about their confusion or their boredom because they were not on the side watching the video. Ivan mentioned Mr. P. saying detective have to be attentive, a very important bit of wisdom and truth from our great teacher. Remember this all future detectives!
After watching the first video, Mr. P. asks the side of the class watching the video what they saw.
Towards the end of the lesson, classmates mention Mr. P. explaining why television is bad. Dylan Han wrote "Mr. P. is fighting TV" while Jordan wrote that Mr. P. was "telling [us] to question sources."
Many people were amused or amazed by this lesson, overall a great day. :)
-I
After watching the first video, Mr. P. asks the side of the class watching the video what they saw.
Towards the end of the lesson, classmates mention Mr. P. explaining why television is bad. Dylan Han wrote "Mr. P. is fighting TV" while Jordan wrote that Mr. P. was "telling [us] to question sources."
Many people were amused or amazed by this lesson, overall a great day. :)
-I
September 7, 2013
The next day was the very first lesson of the year! Only a minute after Lauren Nuchols writes, "hope this class is exciting", Rebecca Nunez writes " I almost had a heart attack!" What happened in the course of one minute? Unfortunately nobody else wrote anything because the class history stopped going around so I guess we will never know. If anybody remembers, please leave a comment to this post! It is really important to write as many details as possible and keep this for the future!
-I
-I
September 6th, 2013
The first line on the class history for the very first day of a great school year is Mr. P.'s line "Today is the day we met" at 1:11. Many people mention learning about Mr. P.'s class, including "art that's framed on the right side of the chalkboard." (Moira) Mr. P started explaining the website at 1:19 and at 1:24 he asked us to get the numbers of at least two class mates in case we are absent. The people then note that the class is interesting, Kent even mentioned Mr. P. being hyper! :) At 1:33 we wrote information on the back of index cars, contact info and hobbies.
Overall, most of the comments were about how awesome Mr. P is and how fun the class is. It was a very good first day of class.
-I
Overall, most of the comments were about how awesome Mr. P is and how fun the class is. It was a very good first day of class.
-I
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