Monday, October 31 -- Week 9 TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

Way to connect our lessons to your life, Brittany!  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 Brittany has and you will reap the rewards.

Weeks 1-9 remain open to allow you to make up missing assignments.  They will close October 31.

If you celebrate Halloween, please be safe!

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/ (Links to an external site.)

• Review the 10 Worst Presidents at http://www.usnews.com/news/history/features/the-10-worst-presidents (Links to an external site.).  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 (Links to an external site.)

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.