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?