Thursday 3/19 - Back to Normal!

Good Morning and Welcome to a Normal Day of School!  Perhaps the only one of the week since tomorrow is a Wednesday Block!!

I hope CAHSEE testing went smoothly for you!  I know testing is never fun so to say but it is a reality in our current educational system and it is an important skill to have!  Like it or not, you have a lot more tests coming your way!  Not only in your academic classes, but you will likely take the PSAT, the SAT, possibly the ACT all in an effort to get into a 4 year university!  In fact, even to go to the community college you have to take a placement test to determine what math and english levels you qualify for - the higher you place, the less of that subject you need to take before you can qualify for your degree!!

Heck, you will even have to take tests in college and may even have to take an exam for the career you plan to pursue!  I have told you that to actually become a lawyer you have to pass the Bar Exam - actually, just to get into Law School you have to take the LSAT, business the GMAT and so on and so on!!

That said, what do you think the keys are for being successful on a test?  What did you do the last two days to ensure you did the very best you could!  What are the tips and techniques you would offer!?!?  Feel free to also discuss as part of your blog how you could prepare well for the test.  Did you do anything in particular? Feel free to also address how you think you did!  Did you do well?  Was it easy? Was it hard?  Do you have no idea?

After completing today's blog, here is the agenda for today:

• Complete the blog
• Complete lesson 5.2 in edutyping (UNIT 2)
• Register for CodeAcademy (we are only registering today - see a friend if you miss the tutorial)
• Complete your PowerPoint and Submit it in Schoology
• At the beginning of the class I am going to do a refresher on how to add a table of contents.  If you were late and/or not here today, you must do this.  You can seek help from a friend!
• Check School Loop.  Aside from your blogs, if you are missing ANY assignment you need to email it to me by the end of today's class period otherwise it will be a thing of the past!!  If you need to make up edutyping, once complete, take a screen shot of your completed lessons and submit to me via email.

If you have any questions you need to come see me and ask!! Otherwise I will assume you are doing fine and content with the grade posted in SchoolLoop!

Thank you!

Mr. Rubin