In addition to helping you in varios ways, you can earn extra credit for reading the articles below.
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TO EARN EXTRA CREDIT-- If you
1) READ one of these articles, and
2) WRITE a summary (1st paragraph) of the article and,
3) USE the ideas of the article for a few days or a week,
4) WRITE a paragraph (2nd paragraph) describing how you used those ideas and,
5) WRITE a last paragraph (3rd paragraph) describing +'s and -'s of the article's ideas, and whether or not, you recommend the article to others. Explain why you do or do not recommend it.
PLEASE NOTE: those 3 paragraphs together should fill a full page.
--if you do all of that, you will earn up to 3 points of EXTRA CREDIT (less if less than a thoughtful, full page).
See details of how EXTRA CREDIT works on the pull-down 'Ex Credit' menu.
1) READ one of these articles, and
2) WRITE a summary (1st paragraph) of the article and,
3) USE the ideas of the article for a few days or a week,
4) WRITE a paragraph (2nd paragraph) describing how you used those ideas and,
5) WRITE a last paragraph (3rd paragraph) describing +'s and -'s of the article's ideas, and whether or not, you recommend the article to others. Explain why you do or do not recommend it.
PLEASE NOTE: those 3 paragraphs together should fill a full page.
--if you do all of that, you will earn up to 3 points of EXTRA CREDIT (less if less than a thoughtful, full page).
See details of how EXTRA CREDIT works on the pull-down 'Ex Credit' menu.
'Do More, Be More' Ideas
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'The Big Picture': why to study, and why study history.
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Articles in this section look at the need
for, or benefits of a sound understanding of the past.
for, or benefits of a sound understanding of the past.
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To Sleep, perchance to dream--and in your waking hours, what learning may you then achieve!
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Students often need more sleep than they're getting. These articles describe the problem and offer some ideas for how to that dreams may come.
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For Parents--
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Here I offer some ideas that seem possibly worth a try, based on both my experience teaching and parenting. Please let me know what works for you, whether it is something you see here or have learned elsewhere.
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