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January 20, 2005
The Whole World
I don’t seem to be posting as much as I should. This is the time of the year that can be summed up pretty easily in Plan Books and in Class Web logs as... "the Writing Test". This is a long drawn out process for a relatively short 70-minute exam. It places a great deal of stress on the students and the teachers as they work to be ready. The emphasis seems to really be geared toward reading skills and comprehension in the earlier years (except those poor souls who have the 4th grade Writing Test) so we feel we are really working from “Ground Zero” in seventh grade. Don’t get me wrong, it is awesome to see the kids progress so much; to gain that sense of self-confidence that they need as they climb up the academic ladder, it is just a huge task when you are in the middle of it.
Social Studies sees us almost done with our Geography Handbook Unit. Time to move forward with our Ancient Egyptian studies. I am so excited! This truly is one of my favorite time periods in history and the highlight of the Seventh Grade Social Studies curriculum.
On a personal note - I spent 7 hours yesterday caught in the traffic in Raleigh. Who would have ever thought that 1 and ½ inches of snow would shut down an entire metropolitan area’s traffic system for so long? I met some interesting individuals and saw some sites I have never seen before. I took plenty of pictures as I sat on the highways and interstates and have posted them online. Take a look and see what you missed from a first person point of view.
Posted by hlperson at January 20, 2005 09:17 AM
Comments
This stuff in social studies is fun. At points it is really easy.
The writing test is going to change the way I write my letters from now on. Mr. Person is showing us how it needs to be done. It is still very hard.
Posted by: Kyle Johnson at January 26, 2005 05:00 PM
Hey Mr. Person! I don't think that I could have handled waiting that long. It doesn't take that long to drive to Georgia when we go to visit our family! You must have been really bored!
Posted by: AndreAnna Howard at January 27, 2005 08:09 PM
It's cool how I got my picture of me and my friends hanging out (doing work), up on the Internet.
Posted by: Kyle Powell at January 27, 2005 08:11 PM
I feel sorry for you cause you had to sit in traffic for seven hours. You know you didn't make it home when you planned.
Posted by: Kyle Powell at January 27, 2005 08:15 PM
I can't believe that you put my brother on the website. Now less people are going to visit it. LOL. Just kidding.
Posted by: Fogleman at January 27, 2005 08:52 PM
It must have been fun driving in all that traffic in Raleigh. Whoever got out of their cars must have been freezing during their walk home. I think that they are crazy. I also feel bad for all those kids that had to stay at school over night. Their teachers probably worked them to death.
Posted by: Fogleman at January 27, 2005 08:57 PM
I am realy liking social studies because it is very fun but easy little grades. I have a 100% grade on my first progess report.
Posted by: Lance Sasser at January 28, 2005 01:25 PM
Thank you sooooo much for watching my class Friday. I love the picture you installed for me. We technologically challenged people think you "with it" people are awesome!
Posted by: Michelle Darden at January 31, 2005 07:57 AM