9/20/16 Population

Today in Mr. Schicks class we talked about the population. In 2050 it is estimated that there will be 10 billion people on the earth. We don't have enough food to feed the amount of people here now. Thousands of people suffer with starvation everyday. How are we supposed to have enough for 10 billion people? There won't be. Same thing with jobs. There is many people in this day that are unemployed and are living in poverty. This is only going to get worse as the population increases. Many jobs in America hire workers from other countries to work for their companies because they don't have to pay them as much. For example, here in the U.S there is a minimum wage of roughly $8. If you hire someone from india you may only have to pay them $4. We also learned that people who live in China are significantly smarter then those in the U.S. In America we have about 61 babies per 7 minutes. In India you have about 315 babies being born every 7 minutes. Moe babies are being born then people dying.

First Test

I felt that todays test wasn't to hard. It wasn't that easy either but i feel that we had gone over in class everything that was on the test. I was prepared because of the way Mr. Schick reviewed with us. I think that even if you didn't study you could still get a good grade on this because we spent so many days going over it. Nothing was too challenging. They were all able to be answered. I hope i did GOOD!!

9/13/16 The Death of Socrates

Today in Mr. Schick's class we talked more about Socrates. Socrates wanted children to have their own beliefs and not be forced to make decisions based off of what everyone else does. However the "government" of that time thought it was illegal for him to do such. He was taken to court and 500 men found him guilty. He was to be sentenced to death. But heres the twist, if you were in that much trouble that you were going to be killed wouldn't you do what you could to stay alive. Thats what some of the officials thought however Socrates didn't feel the same way. He admitted to his crimes which made them confirm their decision on killing him. He didn't say "oh well i won't ever do it again" because he felt that what he did was right and that if he was going to be killed for something he did good it didn't bother him. So in the end some officials wanted to break him out of jail but Socrates rejected the offer and was satisfied with being killed. He drank poison hemlock to kill himself.

Socratic Method

Today in class Mr. Schick used the Socratic Method in order to give us an idea on what it was. Back in the ancient Greek days, Socrates used this method in order to get someones beliefs on a topic. These usually related to what the pharoah would say at the agora. They would stand on a stage type thing and tell the people new rules. They were seen at the top of society. They could do no wrong. So in class Mr. Schick gave us an example of the socratic method. We discussed Colin Kaepernick. We said our opinions on it but Mr. Schick never told us what was right and what was wrong. He wanted to hear our beliefs on this subject. He never expressed his own opinion but he asked questions to help clarify our thoughts. This was a great way to show us an example of how Socrates handled these situations.

9/9/16 Blog review

Today in Mr. Schick's class, we just reviewed our blogs. He went around and made sure everyone's blog was where it was supposed to be and that they were posting things correctly.

Excellence- A Message to Garcia

A message to Garcia was published as an inspirational essay in March, 1899. It became very popular and was reprinted as a pamphlet and a book. It was made into two different movies in 1916 and 1936. This event took place in the Spanish- American war. Garcia was a revolutionary seeking independence fro Spain. Rowan was the army officer that this book is mainly about. He was the one who took the message to Garcia. President William Mckinley was the 25th president from 1897-1901. He was assasinated 6 months into his second term by an anarchist . The tallest mountain in North America was renamed after him. It was originally named Denali and then changed to mount Mckinley, then back to Denali last year. Many people were known as slipshod. A slipshod is sloppy, careless, lackadaisical, slapdash, and remiss. They often wrote things in shorthand.

Mr. Schicks Expectations

Today was Mr. Schicks first day back. He told us his class expectations. For example he wants us to post a blog every night covering what we did in class that day. We don't have to post one if we didn't meet that day. If you are absent on a day we meet, you are still responsible for posting a blog explaining why you are absent. He also wants us to hand write all of our notes in our composition books. Apparently you take in more when you hand write things rather then typing it on your computer. He explained that each blog is only 2 points but they are a easy 2 points. They all add up at the end of the quarter and end up being worth as much as a test. He also explained what to do if we are going to leave early or are going to be absent. He wants us to tell him before so that he's prepared for us to not be in class.

5 point action plan

1. Keep up on my homework.
2. Work out so I can make the schools basketball team
3. Have good time management
4. Participate in class
5. Meet new people

Similarities between Garcia and Ancient Greeks

The ancient greeks were similar to the messenger Garcia. They were both hardworking. They both took their jobs seriously and handles them well. For example, ancient greeks would build their houses out of adobe for their families. They wouldn't need other peoples help and they didn't complain about doing it. Just like Garcia. He did his job and he did it well without asking unnecessary questions.

Socrates and Garcia were also both very dedicated. They didn't care about money, fame, or power. They just wanted to do their job to the best of their ability. This is why they were so well known by people. They inspired others to want to be like them because they knew if they were they would be good people and would be treated well. Many people looked up to Garcia and Socrates.

Socrates was the wisest philosopher of his time, just like Garcia who was the best messenger of his time. Just like stated before they were both hardworking, dedicated men who did the job right all the time. This gained them respect and this respect inspired them to keep doing well and keep working to their max. That is what people want, to be respected so as time went on more and more people started learning that if you work like Socrates or Garcia does you would be respected as much as they are. They realized that its better to do the job right and be respected then to do it wrong and be rejected.

Many people look up to ancient greeks such as Socrates and people like Garcia because they know how much of an impact they had on their culture.

Message to Garcia Reflection

This essay shows us how different people in the world work. Some are hardworking and do things with out being told, others have to be told many times before completing the task. It is better to be that person that does the job right without being told. This concept applies to my life in many ways. Everyday I have the option to sit at home and lay on the couch when i get home from school. But i choose to do my homework because i know it will help me in the end. I don't sit there and wait for my Mom to remind me that i have to do my homework. I read online that it is hard these days to find workers who obey instructions without needless questions. I want to be one of those people. One that can complete assignments, or work hard without having supervision. I feel that i am already at that point where I can take a responsibility and hands it by myself. I don't need someone else help. I know i can deal with it alone. However, this doesn't mean that some questions are bad. If it is going to help you deal with these responsibilities or problems then ask.

First day at JC

Vonnie Lidie

My first day at John Carroll was a success. I met a lot of new friends and my teachers. I had a lot of info thrown at me today that is going to be hard to remember but I’ll figure it out. Everyone is very welcoming and they all make me feel accepted here at JC. I’m a little scared about the grading system here because I’m used to a different one from public school. I feel like it’s going to be a hard transition going from public to private school because the standards are higher. But I feel that after a few weeks I’ll be used to everything. I’m excited to meet new people in class and through sports. One goal that I have for this year is to just push through and get good grades, A’s and B’s. Everyone at JC is a family and I’m happy to be a part of it.