Monday, June 9, 2014
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Final Project Part 2: Block Letter
Rather than have people bring their portfolio's back in, I have opted to give a couple simple assignments to make sure you have the skills down.
You will be writing a block letter to me from yourself:
My address:
Robert Griffith
235 Harness Hollow Lane
Briceville, TN 37710
I want you to do the following paragraphs:
- What sorts of things did you enjoy learning most in Life Skills & Personal Finance?
- What would you change about the class if you were teaching it?
- What grade do you believe you deserve in this class. Why?
- What are your plans for the future?
Don't forget to include the closing (i.e. Sincerely,) and your printed name with a space between those to sign your name.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Perseverance...
Sometimes when you really want something, you need to fight for it. Push and scratch and grab for what you want. Many times it takes a LOT of hard work and a tenacity that only someone committed to a goal can achieve.
Next, this uncut video of Chris Cole Wallenberg trying to land this jump shows how much work really goes into making an epic skateboarding video. If you have ever watched a professional in a video clip and you ask yourself, "How the (*&^(*^ does he/she always LAND those?!" The answer is -- they don't. But what he demonstrates here is the tenacity to NOT give up.
My point for showing these videos today is NOT that I want you to be a skateboarder, but that I want you to go after your goals as if you were in a race for a million dollars. Reach and stretch and never give up. You only fail when you stop trying.
Here are a couple examples using skateboarding:
First, this 9-year old skater tried 75-times to land a 540—an aerial spin that involves one and a half midair rotations. Each time, the stubborn kid picked herself up and used the fail as motivation to get it right next time. Fun fact: She says she cannot yet ride a bike.
Monday, June 2, 2014
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