Fruits of Labor

Celebrate your final weekend before school begins (consider this past week the preseason). I hope many, if not all, of you got a sense of what to expect in terms of personality and style. I'm laid back yet intense and passionate - a true hypocrite - which is perfect for studying American Government and Politics.

Let's see if I can remember what we covered today - I reminded everyone of the email and techhelp doc, mentioned that a true scholar will research the author of anything assigned, referred to the color wheel in a political sense (red, blue, and purple - although SW is pretty blue if you ask me), challenged everyone to dig deeper and not only answer a question - but analyze and define the words of a question. We briefly went over Elazar and Locke, hinting at things to come, and began to differentiate between Plato and TJ. I hope you also understood the power of controlling information and access to the decision-making entity of any organization...maybe Bush Jr. wasn't so bad if you realize who was feeding him what in terms of information. Rush and Hannity don't care about "The Grand Old Party" as much as they really care about viewers/listeners which affects advertising, which affects their salaries.

Basically - Power and Money drive everything. Wisdom is not only learned through formal education, but gained through experience(s). College is closer than you think. Your senior year is going to fly by faster than ever, and numerous other tidbits were discussed, refuted, presented, referred to, blah, blah, blah...

But what you probably remember most is that the Japanese have a better way of folding T-Shirts...

Tick Tock

I worked the scoreboard at the football game today for the first time. It was a blowout for the Lakers over the Tommies. And I think I got it down so when we play some more difficult opponents, I'll be ready.

In class today, I changed things up and (hopefully) got most of you on google, Moodle, and turnitin. I will come up with a how-to cheat sheet and email it to everyone this weekend...but I'm sure everyone got it to work or remembers how to get everything working...right?

We'll discuss the Elazar and Locke readings tomorrow and maybe go over Plato as well. And if I goofed the attendance - it's probably because you goofed the email. Adios...

Monty Python and the Prupose of Government

The Meaning of Life is overrated (and the answer to the question is 42 - look it up).

You filled out an information note card, I asked that you procure some 4x6 note cards (100 should suffice for 2 of you) for future use, and you answered your first question today...

I'll upload the powerpoint later...I promise. I booked the E11? Computer Lab - the one across from Rees and Yang for Thursday. I'll get you set up at Moodle and Google. We may wait for Turnitin until next week.

So - the schedule will be shifted a bit next week - but count on a discussion on Friday...

Tired?

I am - and it's only 3:15. It was not necessarily an easy day - so much time went into having everything ready - but it went very smoothly. everyone should have a syllabus, 3-week calendar, and the readings (Locke 7 Elazar) to be discussed on Friday.

I need everyone to go over the family calendar sometime this week and figure out what days you know will be missing. I'll put together the "MIA" calendar next week and build around what I can.

You need to register at the following sites:
google (Gmail)
Moodle (MPS Email)

Figure out how to copy my calendar into yours and start participating in the forums.

Se ya later...

Jaws

For some reason, the theme music is in my head. I wonder why...