Monday, October 31, 2016

MONDAY 10/31

FROM LAST WEEK:  Last chance to give VITAL feedback on scheduling issues. We've discussed positive outcomes and it's time to do more than talk about it. At least need a response to the question regarding Science Lab and Acting. PLEASE do not force me to make these decisions for you.

TODAY:  Write out your current schedule -- Classes + Curriculum. Then write out your schedule as it should be, or as you would like it to be. 

We will be working on your updated transcripts this week and developing a workable schedule based on transcript/graduation goals. Updating curriculum and/or enrolling as necessary to meet minimum goals.
  • Put away dinner items and prepare meal schedule for week.
  • Empty dishwasher.
  • Scoop litterboxes.
  • Take out trash and recycling.
Math -- ALEKS -- Complete the quiz before starting the timer. -- 50 mins.

English Comp -- My WriteAtHome Login


  • Are you keeping up with this as it is, or should I continue outlining each week?
Science -- Chp. 9 Weathering and Formation of Soil -- Read / Worksheets
MONDAY: Watch VIDEO and take QUIZ -- The Formation and Composition of Soils
HOMEWORK FOR LAB:  Please bring one cup of soil from your yard or another place that will not miss it. Store the soil in a ziploc baggie. Record where you retrieved it from and your name on the outside of your ziploc baggie. We will be doing some soil identification activities with as many different samples as possible.

History / Govt.


Read this article and then summarize in at least 5 complete sentences:  Dakota Access Pipeline / Standing Rock

French
  • DuoLingo
  • Rosetta Stone -- I will need to load external hardware on the green laptop.
Vocational Skills
  • Filing

4 comments:

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Unknown said...

The Dakota Pipeline is a very controversial 12,000 mile-long system of pipes that is currently under construction, and is meant to transfer as many as 570,000 barrels of crude oil each day from North Dakota to Illinois. Some people, such as the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, have been conducting protests, and those protests include camping on the grounds where the pipeline is to be constructed or nearby. Because of these protests, over 150 people have been arrested, and officials have been accused of using excessive force during the demonstrations (such as pepper spray and rubber bullets). The Army Corps of Engineers (the company that permitted the project) has been sued by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, on the grounds that the project violated the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. The federal government has not taken many steps to halt the construction of the pipeline, although it was briefly blocked in hopes of a review. Reasons the project is being protested include the fact that the pipeline will run underneath the Missouri River (risking leaking and contamination), and the possible contribution to man-made climate change.

Mary said...

You start by saying it's "very controversial." In your opinion, why is it so controversial?

Unknown said...

It's controversial because of many reasons, most of which I stated in the summary. It mostly surrounds the opposition from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, and the environmental ramifications.