Monthly Archives: March 2012
FIRST Robotics Competition
March 23, 2012 at 2:53 am, by Kenny Bae
The 2012 FIRST FRC robot competition begins. Please check out the event from the slide show below.
An Education in 8 Movements – Blog 1
March 17, 2012 at 1:43 am, by GF
On Enrichment Education Our ‘Education in 8 Movements’ (Integrated English-History) class studied “Enrichment” as a post-secondary learning option. We examined how motivation and executive functioning skills contribute to effective habits of mind. Below are a few of my thoughts on our subject of inquiry. While studying how we learn, our class took an edutopia.org survey Read More…
Education in 8 Movements: College/University
March 17, 2012 at 12:53 am, by GF
Our ‘Education in 8 Movements’ (Integrated English-History) class studied “Colleges & Universities” as post-secondary learning options. We looked at various iterations of the classical route to better jobs through higher education, and used effective research and analysis to achieve a fact-based understanding of the broad array of intelligent, post-secondary schooling options. Below are a few Read More…
An Education in 8 Movements: DIY
March 17, 2012 at 12:38 am, by GF
Our ‘Education in 8 Movements’ (Integrated English-History) class studied “Do It Yourself (DIY)” as a post-secondary learning option. We examined the challenges and benefits of a self-directed education from multiple perspectives, including autobiography. Below are a few of my thoughts on our subject of inquiry. While studying Ayn Rand’s The Romantic Manifesto, I learned how Read More…
Why Do We Use Mathematical Theorems?
March 17, 2012 at 12:31 am, by LN
For our final milestone in disease class, we wrote a paper based on why do we use mathematical theorems to understand diseases. We had to give two reasons why this Equation, R= L/A, help us understand diseases and how it can help solve the united nations millennium development goals. The equation R= L /A is Read More…
An Education in 8 Movements: Learning for Enrichment
March 16, 2012 at 5:27 pm, by GF
On Enrichment Education Our ‘Education in 8 Movements’ (Integrated English-History) class studied “Enrichment” as a post-secondary learning option. We examined how motivation and executive functioning skills contribute to effective habits of mind. Below are a few of my thoughts on our subject of inquiry. While studying how we learn, our class took an edutopia.org survey Read More…
Jesus and Muhammad
March 14, 2012 at 3:27 pm, by CA
This is a presentation that ZF and I worked on together to explore the history of Jesus and Muhammad. We looked at the times these religious figures were living in to see what made their ideas so different and potentially threatening to what was accepted by society. Nonviolent, monotheistic and love of all were essential Read More…
Jesus and Muhammad
March 14, 2012 at 3:24 pm, by zf
CA and I each took one of our religious figures to study more in depth. I studied Jesus while CA studied Muhammad. I learned a lot about Jesus and Muhammad, and I think I understand what they were trying to say and do in the world on a deeper level. They both preached nonviolence and Read More…
The Impact of Education in 8 Movements
March 14, 2012 at 3:00 am, by admin
Education is a valuable characteristic in all of our lives, and it travels in different ways. In this course, I was able to think critically about my future applications in college and further using education as a personal development experience. We featured these 8 categories to break down the concepts that follow education: Enrichment Do Read More…
Soccer: Theory of Globalization
March 14, 2012 at 2:57 am, by admin
Soccer is a global phenomenon in which a major percentage of people participate all around the world. In this course, we used soccer as a way to analyze various cultures and the interactions within them. Countries that have major characteristics as seen in their society can be represented through the ways soccer allows these expressions Read More…