Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
This week, please read the following New York Times article and be prepared for discussion in our group!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/opinion/seven-billion.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
This week you do not need to prepare anything for our class; with the midterm exams coming up next week and the amount of work I know you are buried under, you should just come to E-Zone prepared for a fun conversation about an assortment of topics! See you there!
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
For Wednesday, please read the following essay: Should the SAT be abolished?
Questions to consider:
- Do you agree with the article that the SAT should be abolished? Why or why not?
- How about the KSAT? Should it be abolished? Why or why not?
- Compare and contrast the SAT and KSAT. How are they similar/different?
After the discussion, we will watch this documentary on testing in high school and how one school decided to take a different approach to helping students pass the test. You can choose to watch it before class, but know that we will still watch it together!
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Please print and read the following article on race relations in the American South and be prepared to discuss for class. Be sure to check back one day before class to see if any updates have been posted. I might post some discussion questions for you to review before we meet!
"Black and White and Married in the Deep South: A Shifting Image"
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/us/20race.html?ref=raceremixed
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Discussion on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and the implications of that day in global history. Review the following questions if you have time before class; otherwise we will just discuss them briefly together. Hogan will open the class with a short video.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/studentnews/09/06/guide.911/index.html
President Bush's address to the nation on September 11, 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMiqEUBux3o
