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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Behaviors not goals!


I love goal setting!  I truly believe you need to set goals for your self!  And work towards them.  You cannot just get what you want by saying it.  You need to work hard!  And there are always people out there who are willing to work harder!  I love this speaker's approach.  You need to focus on your behaviors to achieve your goals!  This is real insight!

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Colonial Unity


I want my students to think like  historians! When talking about the American Revolution - many historians wonder when colonial unity happened?  For the colonists to win they had to be united!  They defeated the greatest military power in the world at that time (1783).  

Many point to the Albany Plan during the French and Indian War.  Under Mercantilism the colonies got free protection from England.  They never had to protect themselves.  They were not trained or ready, but now the war is being fought in their own back yard.  Could they defend themselves?  Albany Plan is called to help unite the colonies.  There Ben Franklin introduces his Join or Die Cartoon.  Telling the colonies they must unite, or die!  The snake  represents the colonies.  At that moment the were in pieces  and they needed to come together!

It worked because they won!  But then the Road to the Revolution happened!  To what extent were they united?  Upset with England definitely brought them together, but they were divided on what they wanted to accomplish.  The central question was could the colonies govern themselves?  A great scene from The Patriot debates whether they should declare independence?  Mel Gibson quotes Mather Boyles, "Is it better to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away, or 3,000 tyrants  one mile a way?" 




Sunday, October 11, 2015

We take America For Granted


I heard this speech this weekend, and it spoke to me!  The two main cops from Dragnet are talking to two teenagers who want to start a new country.  They remind them about the country they live in!  It is not perfect, but better than most!  They give them situations to ponder!  We have no idea how great we have it!  And it is the responsibility of every generation to make it better for the next!  What amazes me this was almost 40 years ago!  These thoughts from the younger generation never change! 

Friday, October 2, 2015

An AMAZING Opportunity!


Last week the C.I.A came to Booker T. during Activity Period.  They DO NOT come to schools, but they come to our school because Booker T is known!  They take the tie to come, and tell you about an amazing opportunity!

The C.I.A. has an under grad scholarship.  The requirements are:

You have to be 18 by April
Have a 3.5 GPA

Those are the ones they discussed.  If you get this scholarship you are an employee of the C.I.A.  They pay you $30, 000 a year for going to school.  You get a paycheck every two weeks plus benefits.  Then they pay for college!  Do you get that?!  That is amazing!  There are so many opportunities out there - you just ave to find them!

So if you are a freshman - you know what is expected!  Work hard!  Check out the scholarship online.  Look around!





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