Monday, October 17 -- Week 9 EARLY CALENDAR

Way to connect our lessons to your life, Dyamond!  Thank you for embracing your leadership journey!

 

You continue to develop your leadership skills -- you will get out of this course what you put in so be sure you are open to growth.  If you see the class only as something to do to get a grade, you are not growing.  Embrace the course as Dyamond has and you will reap the rewards.

Way to connect our lessons to your life, Krissy!  Thank you for embracing your leadership journey!

Many of you continue to be out of school and there are still several who do not have power.  Do not worry about late work -- Weeks 8-9 work will not be counted late due to Hurricane Matthew.  

Weeks 1-9 remain open to allow you to make up missing assignments.  They will close October 25.

When you complete your weekly assignments, it is important to make connections to the world around you. Here are two current articles to help you make those connections:

• This week you have been learning that failure is a teacher. But what if it is not? Read this Washington Post article to see the flip side of failure and one opinion about how it negatively affects your generation. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2012/10/04/do-kids-really-learn-from-failure-why-conventional-wisdom-may-be-wrong/

• Review the 10 Worst Presidents at http://www.usnews.com/news/history/features/the-10-worst-presidents.  Do you agree with the assessment?  Do you consider any of those listed as having overcome failure?  How do the leadership lessons you are have learned relate to the past presidents?  How do the lessons relate to this year's presidential candidates?

*Word of caution...remember your are DISCUSSING not arguing.  Avoid negative statements and stick to the facts.  This article from LifeHacker will help you avoid the pitfalls of political debate:http://lifehacker.com/5990295/how-to-avoid-sounding-like-an-idiot-when-discussing-politics

Message me in the course (use the inbox or send me a message from the gradebook, text/call me outside of Canvas at 9196-435-2008, email me at melissa.dettman@ncpublicschools.gov, or message me using Remind.  If I do not answer right away, I will answer as soon as I can and definitely within 24 hours.  You can also get help using the Peer Tutoring Center -- click on the PTC quick link on our homepage.