The Attacks on 9/11

9/11 was the topic discussed about today, in class. Mr. Schick talked about his memories of that day and we just listened because we were only 2 when it happened. He said that everyone was in mass when they got the news of what was happening and they all went back to their classrooms. Two girls from his class had been extra terrified because their love ones were near the attacks. If it were me, and one of my relatives was in New York at the time, the last place I would want to be is at school. Not that there's anything wrong with school but your trapped in a class room and you have no idea whats going on so you think the worst. I can’t even begin to imagine how awful that must have been. The only thing I know about 9/11 is that every year they show documentaries about the attack and it puts me in a depressing mood for weeks.

Google Documents

We set up our Google Documents today in Human Geo. Google documents is a way to work on an assignment with other classmates without being in the same place. It lets everyone in your group work on the same document at the same time. The cool thing about Google Documents is that it automatically saves your work every couple of seconds, so you never lose it. Another cool perk of Google Documents is that it allows you to have a group chat while working so you can talk to your classmates. The document we worked on today was for test questions. We made up questions that might be on a test and then answered them as a group. I think Google Documents is going to make everything a lot easier. 

Student teacher #2

On Friday’s class Mr. Schick wanted me to teach the class. For some reason when the student teaches the class people talk more. I called on everyone to read the blog they wrote, out loud. The blogs were about the video we saw in class a couple days earlier. We picked three things from the video that shocked us. Everyone had a pretty interesting blog. We also talked about the “baby boomers” generation. After World War II was over people were celebrating the victory. The population was increased by a lot. Than we spent the rest of the class talking about computer support and why JC is different form our old schools. 

Did You Know?

After watching “Did You Know/ Shift Happens” these were my reactions to some of the facts.

The top ten jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004:

When I first saw this it made me wonder what types of jobs will be in demand when I am older. Also I realized that most of the jobs were probably newer technology jobs like an app creator or computer support.

England used to be a world power in 1900:

This fact shows just how easy it is for a country to become so powerful and then lose it all. When I’m older America may not be as powerful as it is today.

1 out of 6 couples married last year in the US met online:

When I saw this I noticed just how much technology is used in our lives. We rely on it so much without it we would be lost. This affects me because when I’m older we will probably be using technology for EVERYTHING.

New teacher

We had a very exciting class today because Mr. Schick decided to let Steven teach the class. He talked to us about Socrates’s life, and also about his death. Socrates was charged with disrespecting the gods and corrupting the minds of the youth. Not only did Socrates think he was not guilty but he also thought that he should be rewarded for his deeds. A fun fact about Socrates, is that he was not a very good looking person. He was just an old hag who walked around barefoot. When he had the chance to escape his punishment, Socrates denied it. He was thought of as a hero to the people. 

Socrates the philosopher

 During Human Geography today we had a discussion about the vocab words we defined. Technically it wasn't really a discussion because Mr. Schick did most of the talking we just listened. The words we defined were all connected to Ancient Greece. We learned in class that the Greeks pretty much invented democracy. We also learned that the Greeks were known for their theater productions and also for their philosophy. One of the philosophers from ancient Greece was a man named Socrates. His way of teaching was to ask a lot of questions so that the Athenians could learn to think for themselves. Since Socrates was such a valued person, the government thought of him as a threat. He made them look foolish by questioning them, and later sentenced to execution. 

Vocabulary for Ancient Greece

Agora- A place where people meet for assemblies  

Arête- excellence

Polis- a city state in ancient Greece

The year 508 BC-  the year of the first revolution in history

Socrates- He was an ancient Greek philosopher known for start of the western philosophy.

The death of Socrates- he questioned the tyrant and was forced to drink poison

The Socratic method- a way of teaching that requires a lot of questions and answers

“Idiot”- a person in ancient Greece who doesn’t vote