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1/21/2015 – B

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So we started out today talking about GRADES! Namely, that in order to get “A” on an assignment, I need to see some independent thought in your assignment or some kind of risk. I compare grades to coffee.

Then, the lesson today started out with a choice – which would you rather: knowing WHEN we would die or knowing HOW we’d die – without any ability to change future events.

Then, we answered the Deep Questions. I”ll be looking at your DEEP thoughts about this rather than complete sentences, so focus on that. This should take some time to complete, so if you get done in three minutes, you probably didn’t do it correctly.

Then, we watched the trailer for The Bucket List and I cried.

Today, we will be writing our OWN bucket lists, and I mentioned the most common item on my students’ lists is skydiving. So then I impressed everyone with this video – make sure you check out the super cool helmet (?) that I’m wearing and how goofy I look when I am actually jumping out of the plane.

We opened an account for BucketList and started adding events today. We are finishing tomorrow.

10/27/2014

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Ahoy! The Captain is back from being quarantined for the last few weeks! No worries, I am ebola-free, so you can’t blame me if you get sick.

Today (Monday) marks the first day of a new term, a term in which you can exempt my final exam in January.

exemptionFirst block, pay particular attention to the fact that tardies for Vistas Visits count against you for block 1. Jayla and Jessica! I want the entire class to be exempt! If you mess that up because of attendance, I will write the hardest finale ever in the history of Vistas!

So. Back to what we did on Monday.

We did a group activity called Creative Coloring and then wrote a response to it. If you weren’t here, go to First Day activities and then Creative Coloring Response and the answer the questions as best as you can about group work in general, focusing on how attendance affects group work, maybe even giving a personal anecdote (story) about how you have been personally affected by it in class.

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We jumped over to out first unit: Carpe Diem. We read the Top Five Regrets of the Dying and talked about hospice care and which regret you thought was the most meaningful.

Then, we watched the trailer for The Bucket List and I cried.

Tomorrow, we will be writing our OWN bucket lists, and I mentioned the most common item on my students’ lists is skydiving. So then I impressed everyone with this video – make sure you check out the super cool helmet (?) that I’m wearing and how goofy I look when I am actually jumping out of the plane.

Then, we answered the Deep Questions. I”ll be looking at your DEEP thoughts about this rather than complete sentences, so focus on that. This should take some time to complete, so if you get done in three minutes, you probably didn’t do it correctly.

See you tomorrow and be ready to start writing your very own BucketList!