Read the definition of disability in the dictionary. Is it described in a positive, negative, or neutral way? (Minimum 2 sentences)
How do you feel when you see someone in a wheelchair? (Minimum 2 sentences)
What kinds of assumptions or judgements do you make about that person? (Minimum 2 sentences)
If you had a friend in a wheelchair, would they be able to enter your house? (Minimum 1 sentence)
List places that you can think of that aren't "handicap accessible." (Minimum 3 sentences)
What are some things you would have to stop doing if your were in a wheelchair today? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What are some places you couldn't go to today? (Minimum 3 sentences)
How would being in a wheelchair affect your attitude? (Minimum 2 sentences)
How about your self-esteem? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Read the essay. Click here for the text of the essay "Life With a Disability," by Amber Junker.
What are some things that would change about you if you were in a wheelchair today? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Could you be happy in a wheelchair? (Minimum 2 sentences)
What is a disability that would be most difficult for you? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Would your friends change? (Minimum 1 sentence)
Why or why not? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Friday, May 16, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
"GETTING STARTED"
How important is attitude when trying to succeed? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Can you have fun at a sport or a game even if you're not very good at it? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Is there more or different pressure on boys when it comes to playing sports? (Minimum 2 sentences)
If you're not good at something, but you enjoy it, do you continue with it or do you quit? (Minimum 2 sentences)
What do you tell yourself it you're not good at something? (Minimum 2 sentences)
How competitive are you? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Read the essay. Click here for the text of the essay "Getting Started."
Do you think you have an accurate picture of your strengths and limitations? (Minimum 3 sentences)
List five skills you have. (Minimum 5 sentences)
What's one thing you'd like to do but aren't very good at? (Minimum 2 sentences)
List three steps you could take that would bring you closer to being better at it. (Minimum 3 sentences)
Describe what an optimist is. Are you an optimist? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Can you have fun at a sport or a game even if you're not very good at it? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Is there more or different pressure on boys when it comes to playing sports? (Minimum 2 sentences)
If you're not good at something, but you enjoy it, do you continue with it or do you quit? (Minimum 2 sentences)
What do you tell yourself it you're not good at something? (Minimum 2 sentences)
How competitive are you? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Read the essay. Click here for the text of the essay "Getting Started."
Do you think you have an accurate picture of your strengths and limitations? (Minimum 3 sentences)
List five skills you have. (Minimum 5 sentences)
What's one thing you'd like to do but aren't very good at? (Minimum 2 sentences)
List three steps you could take that would bring you closer to being better at it. (Minimum 3 sentences)
Describe what an optimist is. Are you an optimist? (Minimum 2 sentences)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
RESILIENCY Due 05-13-2008
Define resiliency. (Minimum 1 sentence)
Do you believe people are born resilient, or is resiliency a skill or trait one can develop? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Do you consider resiliency to be a desirable characteristic. (Minimum 1 sentence)
Why or why not? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Do you consider yourself to to be resilient. Rate yourself on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 indicates no resiliency and 10 indicates very resilient. (Minimum 2 sentences)
What or who contributes to someone's ability to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What do you they think enables people to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Are there role models or people who contribute to someone's ability to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Are there people in your life who you consider resilient who might be inspirational to you? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What are the lyrics to the Elton John song "I'm Still Standing" (Paste them here)
Find the song on the Internet. Put on your headphones and listen to it.
What does the song have to do with resilency? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Do you believe people are born resilient, or is resiliency a skill or trait one can develop? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Do you consider resiliency to be a desirable characteristic. (Minimum 1 sentence)
Why or why not? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Do you consider yourself to to be resilient. Rate yourself on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 indicates no resiliency and 10 indicates very resilient. (Minimum 2 sentences)
What or who contributes to someone's ability to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What do you they think enables people to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Are there role models or people who contribute to someone's ability to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Are there people in your life who you consider resilient who might be inspirational to you? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What are the lyrics to the Elton John song "I'm Still Standing" (Paste them here)
Find the song on the Internet. Put on your headphones and listen to it.
What does the song have to do with resilency? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Monday, May 12, 2008
Collections and Credit Bureaus Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 05/12/2008
Type the Discussion Questions on page 137 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 137 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Careers & Extra Jobs Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 05-09-2008
Type the Discussion Questions on page 127 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 127 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Daily Dilemma # 9 Due 05-07-2008
Chris was just about to finish his sophomore year and felt like his whole world was crashing in around him. His mom was a recovering alcoholic and had been sober for three years . . . until now.
When Chris was in middle school his mom went through rehab. When she finally came home, Chris’s dad said he would leave her if she ever drank again. Everything seemed okay until his dad took a new job this year and had to travel a lot.
During that last few months, every time Chris’s dad left town his mom would drink. It was on the sly but Chris knew the signs. He saw the thermoses in the bathroom, the “water” bottles in her bedroom. It was like middle school all over again. It was like living in a nightmare.
The hardest part was trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. If he called her out on her drinking, his dad would probably leave all of them. If he didn’t do anything, something bad could happen to his mom. He was mad and hurt and lonely. He had friends he could talk to but what could they do? He felt like there wasn’t a single good choice to make.
What should Chris do? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What should he say to his Mom once something is decided? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What would you do in his situation? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Have you or someone you know ever faced a situation where he/she had an adult in his/her life that was doing something harmful or wrong? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What do you think is the hardest part of Chris’s dilemma? (Minimum 3 sentences)
When Chris was in middle school his mom went through rehab. When she finally came home, Chris’s dad said he would leave her if she ever drank again. Everything seemed okay until his dad took a new job this year and had to travel a lot.
During that last few months, every time Chris’s dad left town his mom would drink. It was on the sly but Chris knew the signs. He saw the thermoses in the bathroom, the “water” bottles in her bedroom. It was like middle school all over again. It was like living in a nightmare.
The hardest part was trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. If he called her out on her drinking, his dad would probably leave all of them. If he didn’t do anything, something bad could happen to his mom. He was mad and hurt and lonely. He had friends he could talk to but what could they do? He felt like there wasn’t a single good choice to make.
What should Chris do? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What should he say to his Mom once something is decided? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What would you do in his situation? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Have you or someone you know ever faced a situation where he/she had an adult in his/her life that was doing something harmful or wrong? (Minimum 3 sentences)
What do you think is the hardest part of Chris’s dilemma? (Minimum 3 sentences)
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
True Repentance Due 05-06-2008
John MacArthur states:
"The Greek word for repentance (metanoia) means "to have another mind," but it also includes a hatred of sin and regret/sorrow over sin. The biblical concept of repentance involves far more than merely a casual change of thinking. Biblically, a person who repents does not continue willfully in sin. Repentance is a turning from sin, and it always results in changed behavior (Luke 3:8)."
"The Bible makes it clear that those who are genuinely saved are righteous and holy. They still sin, but with decreasing frequency. A true believer hates his sin (cf., Rom. 7:15-25) and repents of it, hungering and thirsting for what is right. He obeys God, loves his brother, and hates the evil world system. No one can be a Christian and continue living the way he/she did before he/she knew Christ."
Based on this what would you say to a person who claims they are a Christian and acts in the following ways:
1. They continue to lie as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
2. They continue to steal as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
3. They continue to cheat on tests as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
4. They continue to curse as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
5. They continue to have sex outside of marriage as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
6. They continue to have a Myspace site that has inappropriate pictures on it as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
7. They continue to have a Myspace site with inappropriate (vulgar/profane) music on it as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
"The Greek word for repentance (metanoia) means "to have another mind," but it also includes a hatred of sin and regret/sorrow over sin. The biblical concept of repentance involves far more than merely a casual change of thinking. Biblically, a person who repents does not continue willfully in sin. Repentance is a turning from sin, and it always results in changed behavior (Luke 3:8)."
"The Bible makes it clear that those who are genuinely saved are righteous and holy. They still sin, but with decreasing frequency. A true believer hates his sin (cf., Rom. 7:15-25) and repents of it, hungering and thirsting for what is right. He obeys God, loves his brother, and hates the evil world system. No one can be a Christian and continue living the way he/she did before he/she knew Christ."
Based on this what would you say to a person who claims they are a Christian and acts in the following ways:
1. They continue to lie as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
2. They continue to steal as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
3. They continue to cheat on tests as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
4. They continue to curse as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
5. They continue to have sex outside of marriage as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
6. They continue to have a Myspace site that has inappropriate pictures on it as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
7. They continue to have a Myspace site with inappropriate (vulgar/profane) music on it as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)
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