Monday - October 30, 2017 / Tuesday - October 31, 2017

All Classes
Copy and respond to the following quote from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac:

"He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money."

Benjamin Franklin

Friday - October 27, 2017

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!

Wednesday - October 25, 2017 / Thursday - October 26, 2017

Financial Literacy Class

Read the article linked below and answer the questions that follow.

It's Cool to Invest Again

1. What percentage of Americans are invested in the stock market?

2. When was the last major stock market crash?

3. How long did it take for the market to recover from the crash?

4. What has been the average return on stock market investments over the past year?

5. So based on that average, $100,000 invested one year ago would be currently worth how much?



Business Law Class

Read the article linked below. Make a list of 3-5 key words that are driving this case. Be ready to explain.

Taft Conlin’s death at Vail may have 

had more to do with signage than the 

inherent risk of avalanche, judge rules

Business Management Class

Read the article linked below. Copy and paste the sentence you believe best sums up the article. Give an opinion about this development.

US Lifts Sanctions After Two Decades

Monday - October 23, 2017 / Tuesday - October 24, 2017

All Classes

Another simple one from PRA...copy and respond.

"Little strokes fell great oaks."

Wednesday - October 18, 2017

Happy Riddle Wednesday!

You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out four gallons. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?

Assume you have an unlimited supply of oil and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the containers. 

As always, NO GOOGLING! 

Monday - October 16, 2017 / Tuesday - October 17, 2017

It's finally here...what you've been waiting for...the final habit...

Habit #7 is SHARPEN THE SAW!

Excerpt from Sean Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens...

Do you ever feel imbalanced, stressed-out, or empty inside? If so you're going to love Habit #7 because it was specially designed to help you deal with these problems. Why do we call it "Sharpen the Saw"? Well, imagine that you're going for a walk in the forest when you come upon a guy furiously sawing down a tree.

"What are you doing?" you ask.
"I'm sawing down a tree," comes the curt reply.
"How long have you been at it?"
"Four hours so far, but I'm really making progress," he says, sweat dripping from his chin.
"Your saw looks really dull," you say. "Why don't you take a break and sharpen it?"
"I can't, you idiot. I'm too busy sawing!"

We all know who the real idiot here is, now, don't we? If the guy were to take fifteen minutes to sharpen the saw, he'd probably finish three times faster.

So what do you think this habit is all about? Have some thoughts and then I'll tell you what the author says.

Friday - October 13, 2017

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!!

What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?

Wednesday - October 11, 2017 / Thursday - October 12, 2017

Business Law Class

Find a recent article about a civil case. Copy and paste the one sentence that best summarizes the case. Find at least one legal term you've heard in class and list below your sentence. Be prepared to share.





Financial Literacy Class

Read the article linked below. List the FIVE things the worst resumes have in common. Be sure your resume does not make these mistakes!

Recruiters Explain What the Worst Resumes Have in Common





Business Management Class

Read the article linked below and share a few thoughts.

Snapchat is Starting to Look a lot Like Google

Monday - October 9, 2017 / Tuesday - October 10, 2017

Habit #6 (that's right, we are almost finished) is SYNERGIZE.

Synergy is about celebrating differences, teamwork, open-mindedness, and finding new and better ways of doing things. When it comes to differences, are you a shunner, a tolerator, or a celebrator?Wait for me to define those classifications. Then, assess your openness on the table below. Be honest.

	SHUNNER	TOLERATOR	CELEBRATOR
Race
Gender
Religion
Age
Dress

Now, how can you become a "celebrator" in each category?

Friday - October 6, 2017

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!

Thirty men and only two women, but they hold the most power.

Dressed in black and white, they could fight for hours.

Who are they?

Wednesday - October 4, 2017 / Thursday - October 5, 2017

Financial Literacy Class

Read the article linked below and answer the questions that follow.

12 things recruiters say drive them crazy in job interviews

1. Which thing was most surprising on this list?

2. If you were hiring, which of these things would bother you the most? Why?





Business Management Class

Read the article linked below. What did you find the most interesting or impressive about these decisions?

Priority for Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: Social Responsibility

Business Law Class

Read the article linked below and opine.

Charles Oakley files civil suit stemming from MSG incident

Monday - October 2, 2017 / Tuesday - October 3, 2017

Habit #5 is SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD.

Ask yourself, "Which of the five poor listening styles do I have the biggest problem with?"

1-spacing out?
2-pretend listening?
3-selective listening?
4-word listening?
5-self-centered listening (judging, advising, probing)

Which one did you choose? Why do you think you do that?

Now try to go one day without doing it.