Week of March 4 - Vocational Tracking in American High School

Should schools have a vocational track?

vocational --  inherent -- exceed -- equivalent -- focus

Due Thur., March 14:    Keeping the Arts in School
Due Wed., March 13:     The Kid Who Helps Kids
Due Monday, March 11:  School Newspapers Go Online
Due Friday, March 8:      Eleven Year Old Interviews the President
The main character in this article demonstrates the quality of professionalism so desired by employers everywhere.

Due Monday, March 4:  Schools Around the World

Due Tuesday, Mar. 5:    Are Students Getting Enough Art and Music? 
Due Wednesday, Mar 6: The Art of Learning
Due Wednesday, Mar 6:  DISCUSSION POST 
Due Thursday, Mar 7:  More Young People Entering Farming
Due Friday, Mar 8:  WORD ILLUSTRATIONS Template sent 3/3 


Additional readings:
Reaching Higher Ground:  about Erik Weihenmayer's vocation as a blind mountaineer

Student Pages for topic: Vocational Tracking

Weeks of Feb 18th and Feb 25th - Organ Transplants

How should doctors choose recipients for organ transplants?

intrinsic -- commodity -- practitioner -- evaluate -- infer
    

Achieve Readings

1. Due Mon, Feb 25 --  Success, So Far
2. Due Tue, Feb 26  --  This May Hurt a Bit
3. Due Wed, Feb 27 --  A Helping Hand May Bring Hope
4. Due, Thr, Feb 28 --  Work is All Play

1. Due Mon,  Feb 18 -- New Heart, New Life
2. Due Tue, Feb 19 --   Helping Out a Friend
3. Due Wed, Feb 20 --  Kelly Perkins Has the Heart to Climb  (posted to Achieve mailboxes on Tuesday evening, 2/19/13 at 6:44pm)

1. More Readings:  
1. Thanks, Coach (No comprehension questions)

1. What are key terms used to discuss 'How should doctors choose recipients for organ transplants?"

• an organ
• a commodity
• intrinsic worth, intrinsic value v. extrinsic value

1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: Due Monday, Feb. 25 online via Google Docs. -- Read and respond in writing to these conversation prompts.  Find your personalized template in your Gmail box.
2. Link to Simple present tense practice -An Opinion about Organ Transplants