"You are NOT Biological Brothers"

I hope everyone keeps their fond memories of Mario and Luigi - it's kind of fun to mess with your minds every once-in-awhile. You suffered through the North America exam today. I will find and post a vid here later, but just remember that you will be Trekked next week. Ha ha!

Potatoes Grow Limbs

That's according to Porter. I think it's more like they sprout roots. Maybe we need a casting call for the sitcom.

In class today, you critiqued some policy papers. We'll do a couple more tomorrow (AFTER your North America Test) and then tally up the averages. Bring a calculator. I'll weed through and find the best ones to share with everyone on Monday.

I will NEVER buy any potential child of mine a pogo stick:

Failed Pogo Stick Compilation - Watch more Funny Videos

Pirates

Adnan had another one today. I think a TV sitcom with Adnan, Xihao, Audrey M, and Jenna would be killer with ratings. Four bright people who ask/say some of the most ridiculous things.

Many have questioned the island names of the Caribbean test. Aside from the obvious, here is the key: 5 = Bahamas, 7 = Virgin Islands, 8 = Lesser Antilles, 9= Trinidad, 10 = Tobago, 11 = Netherlands Antilles. These are all areas where pirates roamed in the past on wooden ships with sails...just ask Adnan about Somali pirates.

In today's class, I mentioned Heaven's Gate, Jim Jones, and Family Guy. The Family Guy episode referenced in class today is titled "Chitty Chitty Death Bang."

Extra credit opportunity will be arrive this Thursday. Three words: ALL Mexican States

Lastly, here is the video Maya was talking about in class:

"Its a Good Thing"

First - someone figure who says that a lot. Next - we had a ROMOTHINK about religion today - is it god or bad? I basically wanted everyone to study it from both sides. As we approach more problem-solving and global issues, I need everyone to see the importance of Religion (we've looked at Economics, Language/Ethnicity, and Government already).

I also went over expectations. It still irks me that some students try to come up with excuses for not having work done. Today's policy paper was required to follow certain formatting guidelines. We discussed them in class every day and everything is on this blog. If you did not do it correctly, get one into me tomorrow for half-credit...better than a zero.

Disease

There is a disease in education - it's become more about the grade rather than the learning. The result has become more important than the process. Worry about that stuff when you leave the safe haven of academia.

But there is another disease we actually studies today - HIV/AIDS in Africa is an issue some chose to write about. I thought it would be good to take a day and look at the issue as a class. I also shared some info about Malaria. I look forward to your policy papers tomorrow.