Friday - September 13, 2019

RIDDLE FRIDAY!

Fill in the blank....

1 3 5
2 4 _

I bet this one drives you crazy!

Wednesday - September 11, 2019 / Thursday - September 12, 2019

CAREER PREP CLASSES
Read the article linked below and respond to the prompt that follows:

Now Hiring: Walmart Targets Teen Workers With Expanded College Benefits Program

List FIVE benefits to participation in Walmart's Live Better U program.

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MARKETING CLASSES

Read the article linked below and respond to the prompt that follows.

McDonald’s Would Like Robots With That

Talk about this decision by McDonald's in terms of the 7 functions of marketing. Which function is at work here? Also, explain what McDonald's is trying to do relative to its competition.

Tuesday - September 10, 2019

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

VW's Got a New Look...and New Cars

1. Which function of marketing is this article talking about? Explain. 

2. Why did Volkswagon redesign it's logo? Thoughts on the new look?

CAREER PREP CLASSES

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

4 Resume Blunders That Could Be Costing You a New Job

1. Which one of the errors listed do you think is the most egregious (look it up)? Explain.

2. Should your resume look the same for every job to which you apply? Explain.

 

Monday - September 9, 2019

ALL CLASSES

Habit #4 is THINK WIN-WIN

You are NOT doing it right if you engage in any of the following "think win-LOSE" behaviors:

1. Using others emotionally or physically for your own selfish purposes
2. Trying to get ahead at the expense of another
3. Spreading rumors about someone else
4. Insisting on getting your way without concerning yourself with the feelings of others
5. Becoming jealous and envious when something good happens to someone close to you

Choose one of the below steps to becoming more of a WIN-WIN type of person and explain why you chose that step:

1. Pinpoint an area of your life where you most struggle with comparisons. Perhaps it's with clothes, physical features, friends, or talents. Work to let it go. Realize we all have strengths. Appreciate and respect those strengths in others without comparing or competing!
2. If you play sports, show sportsmanship. Compliment someone from the opposing team and mean it.
3. Form a study group ahead of a challenging test and work together to bring everyone's grade up.
4. The next time someone close to you succeeds, be genuinely happy for them instead of feeling jealous or threatened.
5. Think of a person you think is a model of WIN-WIN. What is it about this person that you admire?

Friday - September 6, 2019

It's riddle Friday.  As always, no discussing, NO GOOGLING. and if you've seen this riddle before, zip it!

A team of scientists discover a body which has been frozen in ice for thousands of years.  They are able to remove a large section of ice containing the body, and they bring it back to a laboratory for closer inspection.  As they remove ice and are able to examine the remains, it is clear that this is the body of a man.  And further, one scientist exclaimed, "Oh my God, this is the body of Adam, the world's first man!"

How did he know?

Wednesday - September 4, 2019 / Thursday - September 5, 2019

MARKETING CLASSES
Read the article linked below. Write a couple of sentences to sum it up and a couple of sentences giving your opinion. Be ready to share.

NatGeo’s ‘Activate’ wants to inspire global activism—and reinvent P&G marketing—with Pharrell, Common

CAREER PREP CLASSES

Read the article linked below. List your favorite three ideas for making money. What would you do with an extra $500 per month?

9 ways to make money as a teenager, from summer jobs to online work

Tuesday - September 3, 2019

ALL CLASSES

Habit #3 is PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST.

This one is easily the hardest habit to live. It's all about prioritizing. Each week you have to decide which are the most important things for you to accomplish. Don't neglect any important area of your life (family, friends, academics, extra-curriculars, etc.). Plan to do the most important things in all of those areas. Once you knock those off, you can do some of the silly things we do to occupy ourselves.

Here are five of Covey's suggestions for you. Choose ONE of them. Copy and paste it into your bellringer document. Then explain why you chose that step.

• Set a goal to use a planner for a month. Stick to your plan.
• Identify your biggest time-waster (games, Netflix, social media?) Commit to cutting back.
• Are you always being asked to volunteer, and you ALWAYS say yes? Next time, say no when it's the right thing to do.
• Study a little each day for an upcoming test INSTEAD of waiting until the night before.
• Think of something you've been needing to do for a long time, but have procrastinated. Get it done.