Daily Blog
January 6, 2021
Today we worked on our Summary Project.
January 4, 2021
Today we started on our final assignment. There will not be an exam for this class, instead there will be a Summary Project.
December 17, 2020
Today we finished incomplete work and finished the documentary Minimalism.
December 15, 2020
Today we finished incomplete work and started the documentary Minimalism.
December 11, 2020
Today we discussed our Personal Support Networks and prepared for our Mentor Interviews. Mentor Interviews are to be completed by Thursday, December 17th.
December 9, 2020
Today we watched a short video called The Stats of Life: Savings & Debt on CBC Gem.
Then we completed the Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, Credit Score & Debt assignment. If you missed today's class, here are the PowerPoint notes: Financial Literacy.
December 7, 2020
Today we watched the documentary Surviving the Teenage Brain and answered three reflection questions. Here are the three questions:
1. Something that surprised me about the teenage brain was.....and why!!
2. Why do you think the uniqueness of the teenage brain is important to society? (Consider: How do teens influence society, and how does that relate to how your brains are developing?)
3. Think about your brain. Give an example of how it is changing and how that process is affecting your real life.
December 3, 2020
Today we looked at Healthy Relationships and what that means for our personal health and success. Results from today's brainstorms:
Signs of a Healthy Relationship:
Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship:
Everyone was asked to identify three pieces of music that represent healthy relationships, and one that represents unhealthy relationships.
Today we worked on our Summary Project.
January 4, 2021
Today we started on our final assignment. There will not be an exam for this class, instead there will be a Summary Project.
December 17, 2020
Today we finished incomplete work and finished the documentary Minimalism.
December 15, 2020
Today we finished incomplete work and started the documentary Minimalism.
December 11, 2020
Today we discussed our Personal Support Networks and prepared for our Mentor Interviews. Mentor Interviews are to be completed by Thursday, December 17th.
December 9, 2020
Today we watched a short video called The Stats of Life: Savings & Debt on CBC Gem.
Then we completed the Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, Credit Score & Debt assignment. If you missed today's class, here are the PowerPoint notes: Financial Literacy.
December 7, 2020
Today we watched the documentary Surviving the Teenage Brain and answered three reflection questions. Here are the three questions:
1. Something that surprised me about the teenage brain was.....and why!!
2. Why do you think the uniqueness of the teenage brain is important to society? (Consider: How do teens influence society, and how does that relate to how your brains are developing?)
3. Think about your brain. Give an example of how it is changing and how that process is affecting your real life.
December 3, 2020
Today we looked at Healthy Relationships and what that means for our personal health and success. Results from today's brainstorms:
Signs of a Healthy Relationship:
- Respect
- Open Communication
- Support
- Believe in each other
- Honesty
- Acceptance of one another
- Sharing
- Helping
- Trust
- Spending quality time together
- Encouraging
- Understanding
- Makes you laugh :)
- Respecting boundaries
Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship:
- Fighting / arguing
- Degrading language / rudeness
- Unbalanced
- Power Dynamics
- Using people
- Abusing
- Gaslighting
- Shame
- Lying
- Drugs / alcohol
- Asking you to change
- Control
- Ignoring / 'Ghosting'
- Does not support you
- Judges you
- Hurts you (emotional / physical / mental)
Everyone was asked to identify three pieces of music that represent healthy relationships, and one that represents unhealthy relationships.