The Beginning
I’ve been thinking about starting this and saw that other teachers in the school were doing this, so I’ll try it out. This blog is hopefully a spot where my students, past and present can do several...
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Found articles today from TheHill.com that reported in August of 2011 the startling figures that show that 80% of our congressmen and congresswomen lack business, finance or economic training. I have...
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Economics today is in computer labs. We are beginning our mid term paper project. I am attempting to upload the explanation sheet, we’ll see. I am also going to update this later today to see if I...
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Parents asked about paper topics for economic term papers, and I forgot that they were posted in an earlier post. Check the Mid Term Paper Topic green link below. Sorry for the confusion. It was a...
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2-20-12 Happy birthday to my son, he is now twelve a preteen! EEK!
I am going to try to upload a needed set of questions for the IES. Here goes. Fact Sheet Data continued List the top three export products. They should be listed in order, so the first three...
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Working in the lab for the last day, some Economic Summit work, some mid term paper work. Paper is due on March 15th! I am also attaching an xls worksheet that each team needs to print out, not each...
View Article2-26 Economics
Started Supply and Demand today. Notes from the power point attached here. To access the file, click on the title of this post and it should give you file. Let me know if it does not. We also began...
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3-1 A New Month, Sequestration and Other Things
Well, today is the day! Sequestration, or mandatory spending cuts, takes place today. It is really just one side of a coin, that both Democrats and Republicans argue over again and again. Cuts are...
View ArticleFriday 3-7 Government and Supply and Demand
This day we read the Economics of Oil Spills. I am also trying to upload a ppt for the students. It is a new one, just discovered and I like the way the information is presented. It is by the author...
View ArticleReading for Chapter 18, Competition.
Hopefully I have mastered the format for these articles. I will post them and see what happens. IF you did not complete these in class today, you need to get these questions and complete them for...
View ArticleSo, it’s been awhile….
Much has happened since the last posting on this site. Sorry, the beginning of soccer season, a bonafide concussion and a tooth extraction later, and I am back on track. This week, The Federal Reserve...
View ArticleWinding down to the end…..
As AP testing is approaching, many of the seniors, and other underclass may find themselves missing my classes. I will remind you to check here for updates. The Most important text responsibility is...
View ArticleMay 8th… Updated Blog links
I have update the media along the left side of this blog page to include two powerpoints that would be very helpful. The first is the the Monetary System, this is a copy of Mankiw’s ch 29. The other...
View ArticleWhat to expect tomorrow
Well, tomorrow we will take our last test…. Tuesday I have secured a lab for both Econ classes. I really hope that this blog still gets visitors. Anyway, hope the weekend was fun, be good to your...
View ArticleCapitalism: An American Destiny Take 2
This week we are starting this unit in earnest. It will explore how and why the American Colonies chose capitalism to replace the mercantilist and imperialist economic structures of the day. I am...
View ArticleActs of Parliament
Today we read and discussed acts of parliament that lead up to the Revolution in America. First real lesson on Capitalism American Destiny.
View ArticleCartoon Lesson and Maps
Great job on the cartoon analysis last week. This week we are looking at the map and other documents. You should be able to click on the links below to get to the documents. A map of the British...
View ArticleEconomic Theorists
Economic Theorists 2013 Here is the pdf of the lessons over the week. Use this to help you in your discussion for the take home exam due on Monday. Click on the Economic Theorists link above.
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