Habit #1 Be Proactive

In one month you will start the application process for high school.  Use the link below to learn more about your options for selective enrollment school.

http://cpsmagnet.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=72696&type=d&rn=7852156

After examining at least three different schools, find one that matches your needs.  List it in your comment along with why this is one of your choices.  Be sure to include your academic interests in this school along with your social and athletic interests.  

Post your comment by Thursday, September 3rd, 4:00p.m.

Do Random Acts of Service

After reading the chapter titled "The Personal Bank Account", review the section about acts of service.  Reflect on your own personal experiences and think about a time when you did something for someone else for no reason at all.  

Over the weekend, find an opportunity to do a kind deed.  Share that moment, what you did, how the person(s) reacted, and how you felt about it.

Please proofread and edit your comment before posting.  Post your comment by Monday, August 31st, at 4:00p.m.

Be Honest!

On page 7, Covey lists "The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Teens".  Do any of these habits ring true?  If so, which ones are all too familiar for you and are soon to be old ways.

Be sure to list the habit title.   Explain why this is a familiar habit or provide a personal example.

Deadline:  Thursday, August 27th, 4:00p.m.

Essential Question

Take another look at the essential question for this unit:

"How is what I’m doing right now preparing me to be an effective individual?"

Respond to the question, be honest and thoughtful with your post.

Welcome to Blogging!

Blogging is a form of journaling on-line.  We will spend time this year blogging and journaling on-line with several of our book studies.  In addition to keeping a reading response journal, we will be blogging while we read Sean Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. 

A few rules to keep in mind when blogging:

• When you post, be sure to include your first name and last initial (only) with your response.  For example, Jenny V.
• Be sure to spell check and proofread your work before posting your comment.  You need to write in proper English.  You will lose points for posting with text language.
• Meet deadlines for submitting your comments.
  

Looking forward to your posts,

Mrs. Veltman