Thursday, February 19, 2009

It is NOT just about YOU...It IS about US

The next student who asks me about his/her grade risks being eaten alive by the monster within Romo. Patience is a virtue best exhibited in my classroom - I will no longer discuss individual grades DURING the school day. If you want to discuss your grade, see me before or after school. There are too many students, we have too many things to do, and nothing close to the necessary amount of time to stop everything for you when it is something that is better discussed at a different time. I LOVE talking with students about anything and everything. However, class-time is for the class as a whole. Please respect my expectations.

In class today, I tried to explain your course registration, which I will sign tomorrow. I want you to come in with your preferred choice checked off with a pencil. If I agree, I'll simply sign it and return it to you. If I disagree, we can talk about your choice/preference and come to a shared decision.

I asked everyone to write one (1) question on a small note card about Darfur or Africa in general that you have. We then began watching "Wide Angle: Heart of Darfur" from PBS. If you missed it or want to share it with someone, go to this site. We'll finish the video tomorrow and then go over another reading.

Use Lizardpoint or Sheppardsoftware and these Oceania Maps for Monday's test:

4 comments:

  1. not all the countries you want us to know are on these maps. where else can we find them? they're all so teeny no one labels them

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  2. Use Wikipedia (yeah, I know the irony of a teacher writing that). But the key will be to know where in each sub-region each of the islands specified is "generally" located. I will not have you pinpoint the exact dot, but you SHOULD know the relative location of Midway Island and the relative location of Pitcairn. EC Hint - it may help to know a little bit of history about each of the little islands.

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  3. Hello Mr. Romo
    I am VERY sick today and will not be able to come to school.
    I still have the Nile River Paper to turn in. Is there any way my mom could pick up all the stuff we got during these last two days?
    Thanks again,
    Thea S.

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  4. just to clarify...only the countries listed in the previous entry will be on the test tomorrow...rigghhtt??

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