Tuesday

Today in class we went over the work we did while Mr. Schick was out.  As a class, we reviewed population pyramids.  Mr. Schick explained to us that on less fortunate countries, people have more younger aged people; but they are all dying a young ages.  There are many people in the early 50s to there late 60s in a lot of the more fortunate countries.  This is because of the baby boom that occurred from about 1960-1970.  Towards the end of class, Mr. Schick talked to us about the three stages of industrialization: pre-industrialization, industrialization, and post-industrialization.  We didn't get to talk much about that in class because the class ended. 

Friday

In class on Friday, we went over the test again.  The people who were not in class on Wednesday got there tests back, and then we talked about them again.  After that, we went to the CIA website that is on Mr. Schick's website.  As as class, we discussed things that were on that website.  We talked about the population increases and decreases in countries around the world.  People showed us some of the facts that they found interesting on the website.  After we did this, Mr. Schick talked to us about the bomb drills he had to practice as a kid.  When Russia and America were enemies

Monday

Mr. Schick was not in class today, but we had a substitute.  Mr. Schick posted work for us on his website.  so, today in class I watched a video on population growth and population decrease.  The video had many different population pyramids in it.  The video talked about how the population pyramid works.  I the country has an increase in birth rate, the pyramid will become wider at the base and smaller at the top.  If the population does not have a big increase in birth rate, it will get wider at the top and smaller at the bottom.  If the birth rate is steady, it will bulge at the middle and be small towards the top and bottom.   After I watched the video, I answered questions that were posted on Mr. Schick's website.  The questions were based off of population and the increases and decreases is countries around the world. 

Friday

In class on Friday, we went over the test again.  The people who were not i class on Wednesday got there tests back, and then we talked about them again.  After that, we went to the CIA website that is on Mr. Schick's website.  As a class, we discussed things that were on that website.  We talked about the population increases and decreases in countries around the world.  People showed us some of the facts that they found interesting on the website.  After we did this, Mr. Schick talked to us about the bomb drills he had to practice as a kid.  When Russia and America were enemies, they threatened to bomb America.  So, alarms were placed all throughout America; and everyone would practice sheltering in place.  Children in school would get under desks, people on the streets would go either inside or up against a wall or something sturdy.  Everyone had a place to go or something to do if they were bombed.  Now, if it were a nuclear bomb there was probably no chance of anyone surviving; but people still practiced these drills just incase.

Monday 9/22

Today in class we went over population, in all parts of the world.  There are over 7 billion people in the world, right now.  The population increases by over 73 million people per year.  Ninety percent  of the population growth takes place in the developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America.  Your life expectancy is the average number of years to be lived buys group of people born in the same year.  Even though the number of population increases 73 million, that has to make up for all the people who have died that year.  Which means, so many people are having children; enough to make up for all the deaths that year and then to add to the population of the world.  The crude birth is the humber of births per 1000.  The crude death rate is the number of deaths per 1000 of the population.  I never knew there were so many people in the world, repopulating the earth.

Friday

I was not in class in Friday because I had my freshmen retreat that day.  I will try to get class notes from someone on Monday.

All about that test...

Today i calls we took a test.  The test was on everything we have learned so far in human geo.  I did not think the test was that hard, in fact I actually enjoyed taking it.  I thought it was a very good test, and it included everything that we have learned about.  I thought the questions were somewhat easy, but they also made you think.  it was not the kind of test that you could just blow through and know you passed, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable test.  I learned from this test, that if you have a blog, it can really do things to your benefit.  I now know what kind of tests Mr. Schick will be giving us. I am  prepared for the next test and I will know what to expect.

Today in class...

Today in class we had a substitute.  We did not have a main discussion today, nor did we take any notes.  We used quiz let to study for our test tomorrow.  I came up with ten questions that related to what we have learned.  I tried to pick things that I was having trouble with, so that I could practice them.  After I finished with the questions, I quizzed myself.  I used all the different testing ways on quiz let to study.  We were also allowed to work with a partner, so I quizzed my friends.  They also quizzed me.  I studied everything I could, and everything that I needed to study.

Today in class...

Today in class we went over what would be on the test.   Mr. Schick asked us if we had any questions that we would like to be on the test.  The class gave him a few of there own questions, and we talked about the answers to those questions.  We also so talked about some questions that were already on the test.  Mr. Schick told us sow of the answers too those questions.  We reviewed many things that we learned about.  We also came up with an essay question for the test.  The class gave Mr. Schick an idea, and he made it into question form.  We made a lost of possible answer for the essay question and talked about.  Everyone contributed to the test with either a question, or input to a question; and everyone knew by the end of class what would be on the test.

Globalization

On Friday, we talked about globalization.  During this discussion, we had a conversation about how our culture was changing other nation's cultures.  For instance, Mr. Schick showed us a picture of a Chinese restaurant/ eatery.  The building architecture was unlike an american building, but the food in it was.  There was both a McDonalds and a KFC in this eatery, but there was also a Chinese restaurant.  Now, this doesn't seem like such a big cultural change; but it is.  Because there is now America fast food restaurants in China,  people have become a lot less healthy.  They always used to eat healthy rice and fresh fish with vegetables.  But now, they are eating things like processed chicken tenders and fried, greasy chicken.  It is also ruining special family quality time.  People always used to make dinner a special bonding time with there elders, to learn many new things and to talk about life.  But now, families in China do not have that because people are just grabbing something to go at a fast food restaurant instead of eating at home.  All of this is common for Americans, but not for China.

Facts (Did You Know Video)

One of the facts I chose is 'The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today's learner will have 10-14 jobs but the age of 38.  I also chose 'One out of eight couples married in the U.S. last year met online.  The last fact I chose was 'If Facebook were a counter, it would be the third largest country in the world ( behind China and India).  All three of these facts shocked me.  I never knew that online relationships worked that well, and I didn't know that many people tried online dating.  Also, I didn't know it was that hard to keep a job.  If you have a good job, you should be committed to it and not try to find a new one.  Lastly, it is mind-blowing that that many people use Facebook.  It started out as a small little website where you can meet and talk too new people, and now it has millions of users and is the most used website in the world.

Revised Definitions

Agora is a main gathering place in a city.  It is where everyone gathers for activities, sports, etc.  Also where meetings are held.  Arete is a saying that the Greeks always said and followed.  The saying means "excellence of any kind".  Polis was a main city state in ancient Greece. Being part of the polis meant you were expected to vote and participate in meetings.  The year 508 BC is when ancient Greece formed a democracy.  This was the first democracy to ever be formed.  Socrates was a philosopher.  He talked to the people in towns about what he believed in.  It was said that he worshiped false god; but this wasn't the only bad thing he did.  He was arrested and had a trial for these thing.   He was found guilty and sentenced to death by hemlock.  He took the poison and drank it willingly; letting the people know that he wasn't going to change his ways just to live.  He wanted to be brave and also to show people that it is important to have your own beliefs.  The Socratic method was a method to help people learn faster.  Socrates would ask people very hard and confusing questions to help them to learn.  If they could understand and answer the question, they could learn.

Class today

Today in class we talked about many different things.  First, we talked about the article about getting a note too Garcia and how it was a metaphor.  It is a metaphor because the it was all about getting a note to Garcia, but the it was really trying to tell readers that if someone asks you to do something, just do it; don't ask any questions or procrastinate about it.  Next, we talked about voting and how little of a percentage of people actually vote.  We talked about how the majority of people that do not vote are between ages 18-35.  Not many people vote because they think there vote doesn't count.  After that we talked about Albert Hubbard and how he died.  Albert Hubbard died on ship, that sank because they took it into a territory where they were told not to go.  The Germans torpedoed and bombed the ship and it sank in less than 20 minutes.  Albert Hubbard and his wife wet down with the ship.

Why I wasn't in class.

I was not in class today because the girls JV soccer team had a game.  I am a part of that team so I had to leave early to got to the game.