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November 27, 2007
Exam 3 Review
Here's the Jeopardy Exam review!
Posted by Nakia at 05:57 PM
November 16, 2007
Grading and returning your essays
If you missed class on Thursday, you missed my explanation of how I am going to give you feedback on your papers. I am going to give this feedback via audio -- through mp3 files I will record as I read your paper. After I finish, I will then email the file to you.
Since I am grading and returning papers this way, things will be a little different. I usually grade papers by class, then hand them back in no order whenever I am done with all the papers. That way, everyone gets their papers back at the same time. With this audio method of giving comments, that becomes more difficult organizationally. Thus, I will "return" your paper (i.e. send you the mp3 file) in the order the papers were turned in. Some folks may get their comments today. Other folks may not get them back until after Thanksgiving. Don't worry if it take me awhile to get your paper back, that just means you sent your paper in closer to 8:00 PM than other people. I'll intersperse the hard copies I have gotten in with the electronic copies.
If you have any questions about this, just send me an email.
Posted by Nakia at 09:36 AM
November 15, 2007
The remainder of the semester
Here's what the rest of the semester (all three class periods of it) should look like:
Tuesday the 20th: We'll finish up the equal opportunity chapter and talk about Cornell West and Frederick Douglass. If I were going to give one more quiz, this would be the day.
Tuesday the 27th: We will wrap up anything left over from the 20th and review for the exam. You will also do your evaluations this day.
Thursday the 29th: Exam number 3. Your service learning paper is also due this day.
Posted by Nakia at 03:48 PM
November 10, 2007
Readings for Next Week
For next Tuesday, read pages 163-173 in your textbook. For Thursday, read the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and "Race Matters" from the reader.
Posted by Nakia at 10:17 AM
Paper Due Date
Just a reminder, the conceptual framework paper is now due Thursday November 15th. You need to email it to me no later than 8:00 PM. I'll still accept hard copies in class on Thursday, if you would rather turn it in that way.
Posted by Nakia at 10:12 AM
Pulp History Activity
Here's the powerpoint that details the pulp history activity we'll be doing in class on Tuesday. Remember to bring a pulp history title with you to class.
Posted by Nakia at 10:09 AM
November 08, 2007
Horace Mann Powerpoint
Here's the powerpoint with the Horace Mann reading questions:
Mann Powerpoint
Posted by Nakia at 09:17 AM
November 01, 2007
Readings for Tuesday
Just make sure you have read chapter 4 up to page 143 for Tuesday.
Posted by Nakia at 01:45 PM
Moon School and Moon Soceity
I received an email today from a student with a question about the moon school. I thought it was an excellent question and may be pertinent to how everyone sees their project. Thus, I am posting the student's question (with his permission) and my reply below.
Student email:
This space station on the moon -- what sort of station is it? Is it like some sort of futuristic Mayberry, where only a chosen group of specialists engage in the highly-technical hoopla and the rest go about a relatively normal town-life, with shopkeepers and postal workers and et cetera; or is it designed in such a way where everyone will have to share the burden of maintaining the station and thus need advanced training in specialized areas of physics and engineering?
My response:
A very good question, since you seem to be asking about what sort of society the colony is and are thinking about your school accordingly. Let's say that, up until this point, it's been all technical, since there have been no colonists. The school, however, will be an essential part in creating the society that will develop on the moon, so whether or not it's a Mayberry or Terrforming Colony 846 will be up to you and your school design. There is no reason that if you think that all colonists ought to have a role in maintaining the station that your school couldn't reflect that. But if you want to create a Mayberry and leave the maintenance of the colony up to some specialists (perhaps imported from Earth), then that could be reflected in your school as well.
A rambling way of saying "It's really up to you and your school how the colony turns out."
Posted by Nakia at 12:15 PM