What we Did in Class Today 9/30/14

Today in Mr.Schick's class we reviewed the population pyramids video and talked about it. Also we took notes on the important stuff that Mr.Schick told us to take notes on. Some important notes I took were, there are three parts in the population pyramid;pre-reproductive (0-14), reproductive (15-44), and post-reproductive ( 45-100+). The three different phases countries go through are pre-industrialization, Industrialization, and post-industrialization. The country Rwanda, has a ton of babies but a bad life expectancy. The baby boom plays a big part of the U.S's population pyramid. It shows that 50-60 year old are popular among the U.S because of the baby boom. Mr.Schick told us it was normal for a lady who is married to have five kids during the baby boom. Usually the women didn't go to college. the men just went to work and the women watched over their kids. 

When Mr.Schick Was Out 9/29/14

Today in Mr. Schick's class, we had a substitute and we just followed the directions of what to do today in class on Mr. Schick's blog. Today in class we watched a video on Population Pyramids. It was actually very interesting. It showed the populations of a country and gave specific ages and how many people are in that age range. It showed that Nigeria is growing faster than Russia and its only 1/6 of its size! I thought that was pretty crazy. The population pyramid is divided by gender.The population pyramid is divided into three age groups, Pre-reproductive (0-14), Reproductive (15-44), and Post-Reproductive (45-up). After the video i went to the website of the population pyramids and went to a lot of countries It was interesting to see a lot of the countries differ from other countries. I was surprised Africa had so many babies arriving, rather then Russia. After that i answered the multiple choice questions. my answers were A,D,C,A. Finally, after all of this I went to the last website Mr. Schick posted on his blog. It was interesting that this website could keep track of the population of thew world so accurately. Overall class was a success today :)

Fridays Class 9/26/14

Yesterday in Mr.Schick's class, we went over the CIA fact book and facts about it. Some of the other students shared some facts they found interesting including me. Also we went over the some of the test for the people who weren't here on Wednesday. Lastly, we looked at a video and discussed what Americans did if there was a nuclear bomb attack on the U.S, just in case the Soviet union sent a bomb our way. If they did send a bomb, the children in school would get under their desks and put their hands over their heads (which wouldn't really do anything now that we look at it). Some of the facts the students presented was that JC found something about the Antarctican military. It stated no military action could happen on Antarctica. Another fact we found is that someone looked up the population growth rate.. It stated that the ISIS group forced people out of Libya and killed a lot of people in Libya. So Libya was negative in the population growth rate ratio for the country. Since all the people fled to the neighboring countries, Lebanon is the highest percentage of population growth rate because people are fleeing to Lebanon so they can stay away from ISIS so the population is increasing rapidly.

Reviewing of the Test

Today in Mr. Schick's class we reviewed the test we took about a week ago. I personally thought i should of done better. I was hoping for an A because the test really didn't seem to hard because ti studied and I had my blog. On problem six, I had no clue what the answer was. It turned out to be March 1899. Also, number 11 was another one i got wrong. I felt pretty bad for myself for not knowing those questions. I personally didn't like the written responses because i felt that we didn't go over the questions a lot in class. I thought today's class was boring, but we really needed to know the answers because there could be a mid-term or anther big test that we have to know them for. I left at problem 14 because i had an away game at Mt Saint Joe. Tomorrow i will ask my friends about the other questions I missed, and if I have to take notes on the questions I missed

Terms and Concepts 9/22/14

Today in class Mr.Schick went over the power point again but we learned different notes. Some notes we took today are; Crude Birth Rate- The number of births per thousand of the population. Crude Death Rate- The number of deaths per thousand of the population. RNI- Rate of Natural Increase. Net Migration Rate- The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during a year. An excess of persons entering the country is net immigration. It is written as a positive number. An excess of persons leaving the country is net emigration. It is written as a negative number. In my last blog i already explored the CIA fact book and i posted updates to your power point. Also i already listed facts i found interesting.

Population, Migration, and the CIA World Factbook

What we did in class is take notes on a power point. Some notes we took, are that over 7 billion people on the are on the planet right now. 90% of this population growth takes place in the developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America. In the year 1804, it was the first year to hit the population of 1 billion. The world today is increasing 1 billion people every 12, 13 years. The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year is Life expectancy. Monaco is the number 1 place for life expectancy. About 374,000 people are born every day. Approximately, 7.2 billion people are living in this world right now. The CIA website has a ton of definitions of words. The CIA website has jobs for people who are interested in the CIA internships. I did do this at 11:47, so i did complete this.

The Test Today

Today's test was pretty easy except the first two paragraph short essays. I personally thought there was to much about Ancient Greece. He should of included more about globalization and Did you know 3.0. It was a great length though and i thought i had enough time to complete it which was nice. Also i liked using our blogs for the test. It just proved that if you did your blog right, you would get a great grade. If you didn't do your blog correctly, you would probably get bad grade. So with that being said, Mr.Schick would see who's doing it correctly and who's not. Also i thought we should of reviewed a little bit more about Ancient Greece before the test (yesterday). Overall the test i thought was very fair. If you did bad, it probably your fought. So if i got a bad grade i can blame only myself. But i thought i did very good so hopefully that wont happen :).

Final day to study

While Mr.Schick was out today, i worked with Kyle on quiz-let. He wrote ten random questions and so did I. I listened to music as i did my work. I used my notes to help me come up with the questions so it was very easy. Once i was done with the questions, i waited for Kyle to finish. Once we were both done we switched computers and tried our hardest to answer the questions.I forgot to add, our substitute dressed up like daphanie in Scooby-Doo. I got most of the questions right but i definitely had to study more when i get home. Once we were done i studied my notes in my composition books. I'm feeling i should get an A on tomorrows test if i study a lot. As soon as i knew it, class ended and i was headed to soccer. Sorry if i didn't write a lot. I don't know how i can write a lot about today because all we did is quiz-let.

Review for the test

Today in class we went over some of the material that is going to be used on the test. Mr. Schick called people to the class to make up questions, so he would see if he would use them for the test or not. He also gave us some hints for some of the questions on the test. The topics that are going to be on the test are, Did you know 3.0, Americanization and Globalization, A Message to Garcia, and the Greek words. We also talked about the future of watches. When your at a restaurant, you don't have to wait for the waiter to take your credit card and pay the money for the food. Now some restaurants have a credit card swiper with them so everything goes quicker, and the amount of money for the food transfers to your watch and manages all of it. Lastly we talked about people not having to drive a car. you just type in where you want to go and it takes you there. It asks that if you want to make any stops during your trip and you either hit yes or no.

Golbalization and Americanization

Today in class, Mr.Schick went over Globalization and Americanization. The definition of globalization is " the connection of different parts of the world." Globalization results in the expansion of international, cultural, economic, and political activities. We also talked about the life expectancy in China before the American fast food businesses came to China. China's life expectancy went down because the of the American Fast Food industry. Life expectancy is the average period a person or group may expect to live.Also we talked about cigarettes. Cigarettes are used way more in China then the U.S. Another main topic we talked about is the Silk Road.The Silk Road was a road(s) from China to trade silk with other people, countries, etc. Some forms of Globalization are the spread of religion, electricity, and languages. The last thing we talked about is that BCE is used now as Before Common Era.

What we talked about in class today 9/10/14

In class today we talked about raising the minimum wage from $7.50 to $10.10. I think this would hurt the economy because the business would have to waste 3 dollars more on everyone's paycheck so the money they get for their business to keep running will go down because the wage is higher. This would result in a lot of people getting laid off. We also talked about people from India coming to the U.S to get jobs. A lot of people will hire them because they will work for less, so the company doesn't have to pay them much and they receive greater income to their business. We talked about online dating too. We named dating sites like e harmony, farmers, and christian mingle. 1/8 couples meet online! Its easy for someone to catfish someone else on online dating so personally i don't think its a good idea to do it, but that's just me. Also we talked about is Chinese people are learning English as there second language. I think it would be cool because we could all communicate to each other and talk about new inventions and ideas and work together to make them. Lastly we talked about the #1 word that most languages use which is "okay (OK)."

Did You Know ( 3 Facts )

That video in class was very interesting and was hard to only pick out 3 out of all the interesting facts, but i think i have them. The first fact is that China will soon become the #1 English speaking country in the world! To me, that's insane! My initial reaction when i saw this was shocked because almost all of the people in the USA speak English. Obviously China speaks Chinese. Its crazy that they teach English so young in China and there going to out number us one day! This change impacts my life because maybe when im alive, a ton of people from China will speak English and it might catch on and every country will learn English?! Also I will be able to understand a lot more Chinese people. The second fact is we are currently preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist! My reaction to this was amazed because the country is so confident that they are going to invent stuff so future students could use the inventions for future jobs. This change impacts my life because teachers are going to teach me to do future jobs so i will hopefully have a good future job! :). The third fact is that today, the number of text messages sent and received everyday, exceeds the total population of the planet. My reaction to when i saw this was stunned because people text more then the population which is insane. This proves that technology is a huge part of our modern society today. This change impacts my life because im definitely a part of this fact because i text a lot of people usually everyday. Also the future will create better phones ( newer technology ) so there will probably be more texts everyday as the technology gets smarter. Technology plays 90% of my life because basically everything i do involves some kind of technology. Phones, computers, Refrigerator, air conditioning, lights, cars, music you name it. Almost everything involves technology these days. That's why we are such a superior country, and i hope we can keep that up going in to the future!

The Ancient Greeks and excellence REVISED

Agora- It was a Central spot in ancient Greek city-states. The literal meaning of the word is a gathering place or assembly. It was the center of artistic, athletic, spiritual, and political life of the city.

Arete- In its basic sense it means "excellence of any kind" The term may also mean "moral virtue". It also means living up to ones full potential (Doing your best).

Polis- Literally meaning "city" ( city-states) in Greek. It can also mean citizenship and body of citizens. It also means the central part.

The year 508 B.C- This was the year of the pre-Julian Roman calender. In the Roman Empire the year was known as Consulship of Poplicola and Tricipitinis. Also another huge thing that happened was THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST DEMOCRACY EVER!!!

Socrates- He was a classic Greek philosopher and credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is known through accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students.

The death of Socrates-A 1787 oil on canvas painting by the French painter Jacques-Loius David This painting is a classical subject, in this case the execution of Socrates.Socrates has been convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and introducing strange gods, and has been sentenced to die by drinking poison Hemlock.

The Socratic method- A form of inquiry and discussion between individuals based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and illuminate ideas.

What the Ancient Greeks meant if they called you and idiot-Idiocy was the natural state of ignorance into which all persons were born and its opposite, citizenship, was effected through formalized education. "Idiot" originally referred to "layman, person lacking professional skill", "person so mentally deficient as to be incapable of ordinary reasoning".

A Message to Garcia and Voting

Today in class we learned about the Message to Garcia. The story is about a man who was sent by president McKinley to send a message ( in an envelope)  to a man named Garcia. The story took place during the Spanish-American war. The story's theme was basically we need more people in the world who can get the job done without asking questions about it. Also in class we learned about voting. Our generation doesn't really care about voting because they think it doesn't affect them at all. It does! We learned in class that back then, you only had to be 21 to vote. People actually cared about voting. The reason  a ton of the seniors ( elders ) vote today is because they grew up during World War 2 and the Vietnam War. This means that voting for someone was a tough decision because each president had a different idea about the war going on, so it played a huge part of where America is today. Mr.Schick explained that we hoped we had an app to vote because we are so lazy. To be honest I don't think its a lot of effort to just vote. It takes about 15 minutes. I care about my future so when im 18 im definitely going to vote!

5 Step action plan

Today in class Mr.Schick told us to come up with a 5 step action plan. So my first step is being organized. Organization to me is the important key to be successful. You need your locker to be neat so your not late to class and you don't want to get in trouble. Also bring all the right books to your class. If you forget a book you may fall behind in class. My next step to be successful is to be respectful to your teachers and classmates. If your respectful to them, they will be able to trust you and your classes will be so much easier because the teacher will like you. My third step is to do your homework right when you get home. If you wait till last minute your gonna do worse then if you did it earlier because your going to be more stressed out and your probably going to have more homework after your do one assignment and you don't want to stay up late at night doing your homework because you need the rest! Also you don't want to get a bad grade on your homework you did, and if you do that's not going to help your report card and academics. My fourth step is ask for help if you need it. If you need help on something ask the teacher. Don't be embarrassed to ask a question. If you are embarrassed to ask your not going to get the lesson or homework, so its best you ask and know what to do. My fifth step to being successful is to eat healthy and get a good nights rest. You always need 8 or more hours of sleep, and if you don't get that, the next day of school is not going to be fun. Also it you eat better you will feel better and good foods help your body. If you feel well your going to have fun in school and do great on the assignments. I know this was long but all of this stuff works for me! :).

What we learned in class today

Today in class Mr.Schick explained how to blog. We went over rules like he gives out no extra credit and we need to come prepared with a composition book, laptop, pencil, and an open mind. He also went over where he was throughout the day if we ever had to see him. He also read us part of the syllabus today and explained how many points tests.homework,quizzes, and participation etc. was.He also explained that if you rush your blog and its a bad blog you get maybe one point. If its a great blog and it looks good to him, you get 2 points. Those two points really add up to your grade ( That's what he said in class today ). Another thing he went over was the late work, and even if you didn't turn it in you get no points, but you still got to do it. That's all i remember from today's class.

second day at JC

Today in class Mr.Schick explained how to blog. We went over rules like he gives out no extra credit and we need to come prepared with a composition book, laptop, pencil, and an open mind. He also went over where he was throughout the day if we ever had to see him. He also read us part of the syllabus today and explained how many points tests.homework,quizzes, and participation etc. was.He also explained that if you rush your blog and its a bad blog you get maybe one point. If its a great blog and it looks good to him, you get 2 points. Those two points really add up to your grade ( That's what he said in class today ). Another thing he went over was the late work, and even if you didn't turn it in you get no points, but you still got to do it. That's all i remember from today's class.