Tom Horn

I feel that this new law is unfair because there are other classes in TUSD the are ethnic specific, like African American Studies and Native American Studies.

12/1/10 Assignment

1. What new information did you learn today?
      -Most airplane structures include a fuselage, wings, an empennage, landing gear, and a powerplant.
      -The fuselage is the central body of an airplane and is designed to accommodate the crew, passengers, and cargo.
      -Older types of aircraft design utilized an open truss structure constructed of wood, steel, or aluminum tubing.
      -The wings are airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage and are the main lifting surfaces that support the airplane in flight. There are numerous wing designs, sizes, and shapes used by the various manufacturers.
      -Wings can be attached at the top, middle, or lower part of the fuselage. These designs are referred to as high-, mid-, and low-wing, respectively. The number of wings can also vary. Airplanes with a single set of wings are referred to asmonoplanes, while those with two sets are called biplanes.
2. Where did you get your information (post the link)?
http://www.runway35.com/2010/08/04/aircraft-structure/

3. What makes you think that the information you found was credible?
      Because most of this is on other sites too.

4. What do you think your approach for your presentation will be?
       I think I will be making a power point to show what I have learned, but I don't know how to get the class involved in my presentation.  

The Weather

Cold weather, to me, is way better than being hot because when it is hot there is really no way to cool yourself down without air conditioning or swiming. However, when it is cold out there are tons of ways to stay warm. So the cold weather doesn't bother me.

And Still I'll Rise By Maya Angelou

I am reading a poetry book by my favorite poet. So far my favorite poem by her is Phenomenal Woman.

Airplanes

missing one pic! ran out of time!

11/15/10: Assignment

1. What is it that you want to learn?
      I don't know what I want to learn.

2. Why do you want to learn about this topic?


3. What language arts skills can you work on when learning about this topic?
      Comprehension and vocabulary

4. How are you going to learn about it?


5. How will you know whether you learned it or not?


6. What role should I play in helping you learn?
     

My Education: What Do I Want to Learn About?

My education from kindergarten to now has been mostly robotic. Lecture--notes--discussion--classwork--homework--project--repeat; give or take a classwork assignment.

For most kids school is never really something that they want to do it's more something they have to do. I am one of those oddball kids that enjoys learning and going to school. However, going to certain classes is a job in itself, history and English are subjects that I have never really been in to and the way that the schools teach it don't make it easier. When a class bores me my grades tend to drop.