Friday, April 15, 2005

New Quarter

A new quarter, the final quarter of high school for some of you, has started. Please take careful stock of your personal intentions. The purpose of the course was and is to give you time to work on the project of your choice. You will reap the benefits of the work and concentration you sow.

You may spend time comparing yourself to others in the class, but the bottom line is a personal evaluation of how you are growing as a student, and reaching goals in the world of computers. The course, as your whole school career, is either passing time, or a deep and satisfying experience. Always your choice, and always a new choice each day.

Review your original proposals and see where you stand to determine if you want to change the direction of your focus. I will assume you are all staying with your outline of work unless I hear otherwise very soon.

~GeekTeach

Sunday, April 03, 2005

End of the Quarter Approaching

The end of the quarter is approaching, and a few of you, I'm sorry to note, have been slack on the outside of class time (minumum 2 hours/week). Those students should expect a consequence on the quarter grade for that choice.

This week you will need to review your class week by week plan, and see how you have done. The plans were realistic, so if you are not making the schedule, consider how you can move faster through the material - more efficient time; add resources; more outside time, etc.

A coming Wednesday will be the best day for us to have a presentation of your quarter's work - but we are starting the season of fragmented class time. There may have to be presentations without the full class present.

~Richard aka GeekTeach