Friday, February 28, 2014

Following Up on Your Academy Check - In and an Explanation of the Gradebook!

1.  Find an assignment in Infinite Campus with a "0".  If the assignment is marked with an "M" for missing you may not make it up!
2.  Complete the assignment.  You can complete it using the link provided, type your responses into an email or even hand write your responses and turn it in - whatever is easiest for you!
3.  Any assignments submitted electronically, you must also complete a post it note with your name and each assignment completed.  You will hand that post it note to me (or the substitute) at the end of the class period so that I can then check what assignments you have successfully completed.
4.  Once you have completed all of your assignments for my class, this time can/should be used to:

Complete you FAFSA (DUE MARCH 2nd)
Research and Apply for Scholarships
Contact the school you plan to attend and register for placement exams/get answers to questions you might have about enrollment
Complete any/all work for your other classes
This time is dedicated to you and should be taken full advantage of!  Today is a study hall - you should be sitting in your assigned seats and should be working quietly and on your own.  I will not accept assignments from the first few weeks of school after today so assignments not completed in class that are marked with a "0" should be completed by midnight tonight.  You can find the corresponding assignments in Schoology.  The assignments in Infinite Campus have the same title as those in Schoology so your missing assignments should be easy to find!

If you have any questions, concerns, etc. please be sure to email me during class so that you can move forward with your assignments and be successful!

Thank you in advance for an outstanding work period.  I will have your new, updated grades by Tuesday of next week!!  I will also collect your JA Finance Park Workbook next Tuesday.  As of today, every single page up through page 25 should be complete!  No exceptions!  With that said ... lets get to work!!

How much work do you and your 2nd period classmates have to make up?  As of this morning:

9 students have F's
11 students have D's
3 students have C's
3 students have B's
1 student has an A

Again, no late work will be accepted after todays block period ... so submit the work, complete a post it note and return it to the sub before the end of class!!  No exceptions!


Preparing for the Future

1.  Please discuss all of the things that you love about the Academy.  What makes it unique, special, comfortable for you and how has it helped you be successful as a student?
2.  We will call this the constructive criticism piece which is important for anyone or anything to ever improve.  What would you like to see change about the program, how could it support you better and/or if you could make a single change in the courses, activities, structure, etc what would that be.
3.  Respond to the following set of questions, honestly, located at http://goo.gl/hVMWkc


1.I like the fact that we get to know our classmate very well we have a closer bond also with some teachers we are close to from over the  years which can be good and bad. i like that we have field trips even though i feel as if we should have more that regarding colleges because we only went to one or two. they should really stayed focused on students and colleges and help them reach their goal.

2. I dont like the computer animation program we are stuck with it and it is very hard i feel as if they should give us more options like video or other ones that i am not familiar too. Also they should have more class to help with college like math. my goal for high school was to go to a four year and sadly this year i found out i couldn't and honestly it sucked and i dislike highschool because now i feel as if i have to start over and my dream and goal  is ruined now.

3. Completed.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Future Awaits!

  • How satisfied are you with your performance this Semester?
  • Are you doing your very best in school and/or where do you have room for improvement?
  • What surprised you most about your grades, progress, etc as you went through Infinite Campus?
  • Explain the importance of education in your opinion?  Is it very important, not important at all or somewhere in the middle?  Explain your response.
  • Feel free to address anything else related to your academic progress
I am pretty satisfied the only class I'm not happy about is computer Amin it's too hard he goes to fast and he wants everything perfect and it's a really hard I just don't understand it 

I feel as if I am trying very hard in school I have a A in English and I had a C - before and my other class are As and Bs expect comp 

The computer Amin one it's just one missing assessment and I have a low C-

I find that education is very important to be successful in  life yes some people get lucky but now you have to have something more then a high school degrees and be something that makes good money 

Friday, February 21, 2014

Happy Friday and the Start of I.O.U.S.A!


  • The Federal Budget Deficit. As we wrestle with the economic problems facing the country, it is important to understand the reality of budget surpluses and deficits, their relationship to national debt, and how the level of national debt affects average Americans and the economy in general.
  • The Savings Deficit.     1.insufficiency in an account or number, whether as the result of defaults and misappropriations or of mistakes or shrinkage in value.
      excess of the U.S. government’s spendings over its revenues. Many economists believe that federal deficits can lead to inflation.
      The Trade Deficit
trade deficit occurs when the value of a country'simports is greater than the value of its exports. This means that the country's balance of trade is negativ
  • The Leadership Deficit
Our leaders in the public and private sectors of the U.S. economy have allowed the other three deficits to emerge because they are viewed as the easy and personally profitable courses to take. In the public sector, politicians are encouraged to propose fiscally irresponsible policies-proposing what only sounds like free tax cuts or free public spending-in order to "profit" in their elections.

The USA spending more then what they have and they are in debt. It is a huge problem and it won't help us in the future. It is extremely bad for everyone.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Final Factors of Production Presentation & the Risks and Rewards of Investing

Overall, what was your impression of this project?  What did you enjoy the most about it? Was there anything particularly challenging about the project for you?  What would you say are some of the most interesting things that you learned from completing the project and listening to some of your classmates presentations?  Finally, what would you change, if anything, about the project for future years?

My impression of this project is that I learned where many products were made out. The product I use  it nice to know where it came from. I liked looking for I formation I like how we got to chose the product I learned that a lot of product that they didn't tell most of the things where everything that's changed I would have more information and websites maybe that will help a lot it changed a lot it helped a lot of movements it changed in the past. It moved it in a time it was a lot.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Middle of February!

  1. Give a detailed 5-7 sentence summary of the article you have just chosen and read.
  2. Explain in 5-7 sentences what economic affect this issue has on the world or the area it is directly affecting
  3. Explain in 5-7 sentences how this issue either currently affect (or could affect) you, your family or community and express the importance of people knowing about this topic.
The article that I chooses is about Obama care it is about how a lot of people have signed up and that they are doing good so far. Obama care is actually working a lot of people are signing up. A lot of people are 1.1 million picking plans the state makes. The only thing is that not everyone has payed the money but some have. About a quarter of people signing up are age 18 to 34, lower than the roughly 40% share that the White House and independent experts had originally forecast. So not a lot of older people have singed up so that maybe that they don't know how or they don't want to or don't have any idea what that is.

This is affecting the whole untied states because everyone is going to need health insurance one way or the other they are going to need it. Maybe people already are signing up which is good but they haven't payed which is bad because if they don't pay it will be bad for everyone. Or else it will not work. The number of younger enrollees is a crucial metric since insurers want to attract healthier individuals to balance out older, sicker enrollees. There has been a lot of discussion about the importance of young adults in the marketplaces but no consensus on how many young adults are needed to achieve the right balance and what happens if those numbers aren't reached. I feel like it is going to affect everyone in one point.

This could affect my family that doesn't have health insurance that will need to sign up because it is very important you never know that could happen. I feel like the propures is very long. My family should pay when they sign up just in case something. Bad happens. Most of my family tart doesn't. Have insurance are young around 25 so I feel like they need it the most. Some 64% of young adults picked silver plans. Catastrophic plans, which are reserved for those under age 30 or who qualify for hardship exemptions, attracted only 1% of those signing up.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Credit Cards Continued!

Good Morning!  Today we are going to spend our day discussing Credit Cards, Investments, and, well, just focusing on planning your future!!  We have discussed some of the pros and cons of credit and debit.  To start off today, try to list all of the benefits you can think of for having (and using) a credit card.

Simple as that :)  I have  a list of 9 ideas ... see how many you can come up with!


If you have good credit when you want to buy a house or a car they will give you better deals and make much easier to pay it off 

Credit cards are very useful for emergencies

Credit cards are often required to hold a reservation


  • Credit cards offer protection against fraud above and beyond other payment tools (like debit cards, especially when shopping on the Internet)


    Many credit cards offer great bonuses, such as cash rebates and frequent flyer miles (you automatically get these bonuses for just using the card!)


    And perhaps most importantly… if credit cards are used responsibly they can help you 
    establish a positive credit history

    Buy now pay later

    Easy way to handle payments or make payments

    Buy online

    Rewards cash back

    Travel more



Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Happy Tuesday!

  1. What is the theory of the article in regards to the success of different countries at the Olympic games?
  2. Do you agree or disagree with this theory and WHY?
  3. Do you think that this can be applied to other aspects of society, even in ours?
The elements of this model are as follows: To explain how many medals a nation will win at the Winter Olympics, the authors considered a nation’s population and per-capita income.  In addition, they authors included four dummy variables that incorporated the impact of hosting the games, the political regimes of each nation, the amount of snow each nation gets, and the number of ski resorts and winter sports facilities in each country.
Again, one should note that this study does not consider the abilities – or even the identities – of the athletes involved in these games. 
They stay focused on there goal and they practice and practice and make sure that everything turns out good
  I agree because so far it has worked maybe more then others but it still does work 
No I don't feel like it because honestly I find it point less 


Monday, February 10, 2014

Cogswell College

Good Morning and Happy Monday!!! I hope you had a great weekend and are excited for 2 back to back 4 day weeks!!  Yup, that's right, you have a 4 day weekend ahead of you!!  With that said, hopefully you just had a good weekend and are ready for a strong finish to the first progress period of the second semester!  Grades will be coming out next week!  As seniors, in addition to focusing on your grades, it is also important to ensure you know all your options for next year and make a good decision for you of what's next!!  With that said, and knowing that some of you have already made choices about what or where you're headed next year, what do you know about Cogswell College?  Feel free to take a quick look at their website - at first glance, what are a few things that look interesting to you about a school like Cogswell? What would make you hesitate about going to a school like Cogswell? Try to think about 3 things for each of the above questions. In addition, feel free to highlight what your "tentative plan" is for next year and why you are feeling good about that choice at this point!


I have never heard of this college but I have heard about colleges like it. For example I was looking at caring ton college it is a vet tech field I liked it but the only thing is that I want to go for a veterinarian because they are more successful I feel and a vet tech you get paid the same as a high school student which sucks. I feel as if it's a good idea if that's really what you want to do. And you won't be able to fall on something else if you change your mind.

Friday, February 7, 2014

Finishing up "Life and Debt"

what is your evaluation of the IMF's mission statement?  What is the purpose of the IMF loans to developing nations and do the free trade conditions have a positive or negative consequence for countries like Jamaica?

I feel as if IMF isn't doing such a good job they aren't being fair they don't give people the right to sell whatever they wish to sell they are very strict they don't give them money they should make the people that actually live there aren't happy they are being controlled. Money isn't a lot there even with America  money. I don't find it far at all. Nothing is positive unless you are just going to vacation. 

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

State of the Union 2014

  1. What do you know about the State of the Union Address?
I don't know anything about state of union address I don't really know anything that is going on I don't follow. 

What is the purpose of the State of the Union Address and why does the president give this speech each year??
Obama declared independence from Congress on Tuesday as he vowed to tackle economic disparity with a series of limited initiatives on jobs, wages and retirement that he will enact without legislative approval.

When was the first State of the Union Address given?

year of action” as he tries to rejuvenate a presidency mired in low approval ratings and stymied by partisan stalemates,

What topics do you think will be addressed within the speech?
emotional point of the evening came with the introduction of Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg, an Army Ranger the president had met both before and after he was ravaged by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. 

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Factors of Production and Coca Cola's Super Bowl Advertisement

Now, having watched the video, believe it or not the inclusion of different languages sparked comments on Coca-Cola's Facebook page calling the ad a disgrace and unpatriotic.  People commented:

"Speak Engligh or go home," "screwed up a beautiful song. No Coke for my family," "Hey, This is America, English Please."  Of course, not all feedback was negative.  One person posted "Thanks CocaCola for reminding us that we are beautiful because of and not in spite of our linguistic diversity.

After reading this, what are your final thoughts on Coca Cola's recent decision to air this ad and what were the costs/benefits of the decision?

I liked the America song and it was good because it had different people and it basically some up American I like it a lot it was good it gets your attention and it speaks about all the different things. I think the coca cola had the color of the flag. It was cheesy but I like it it gets people attention I didn't like I don't really have option about that.

I still find a good commercial it is America and we are a free county and it is all for everyone. They changed different raises and enjoying the drink they want everyone to drink that drink as people anyone can drink it . It was good for the company it was good example it had lot of viewers.