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April 06, 2005
Brackets and Civil Rights
Congratulations to our NCAA Bracket Contest Winners! Reagan H. and Jason S. finished in the lead with 41 correct. While Shawn H. was next with 40 games called right. Finishing out the leaders group were Jenny C., Jeff C., Chris S., and myself with 39 correct. The competition was intense and fun. These kids got a candy bar for coming out on top. I hope all the kids that chose to participate enjoyed the activity.
Today each student shared with students at their table, the stories they read on Monday about individuals involved with the Civil Rights Movement. What I had anticipated in being a 12-15 minute activity turned into a strong 30-minute conversation and association of how their respective people were involved with each other and at some of the same places. My goal was for this realization to happen and for the students to see how these individuals had common experiences. So I could not be happier with the kid’s and their level of thinking.
I am attaching a calendar for next school year to this document in case you want to download and print it off. It shows workdays, holidays, and early dismissal days so you can go ahead and begin scheduling. This new calendar is not ideal for me and will take some getting used to. It is geared toward keeping the high schools on the 4x4 plan without the kids having such a large break during Christmas holidays to keep the from forgetting so much material before the End of Course exams.
Posted by hlperson at April 6, 2005 02:08 PM
Comments
Filling out the bracket and then watching the games to see if your predictions were right was like sitting on the edge of your chair hoping that the team you said was going to win - would.
Posted by: Jessica Price at April 6, 2005 03:34 PM
I only got 35 correct. It would have surprised me if anyone would have gotten every single one of them right!
Posted by: AndreAnna Howard at April 6, 2005 08:15 PM
The NCAA bracket was really fun and I think that everyone that participated had fun!! Like Jessica said it is like sitting on your chair hoping that your team would win!!
Posted by: Jenny Cox at April 7, 2005 03:49 PM
The civil right is not right if it happened in my life time I would be on the minority side because that is just so wrong and they shouldn't be so mean to them or be so prejudice. I glad someone stopped it before so we wouldn't have to go through it now.
Posted by: Patrick Langley at April 7, 2005 08:05 PM
I think I could have gotten a better score if I liked UNC more.
Posted by: Jason at April 8, 2005 06:03 AM
Doing this was really fun for me because the Wolfpack beat UCONN. Thank you for letting us do this. I am excited that I got 39 right.
Posted by: Jeff Caramel at April 8, 2005 12:29 PM
How bout them HEELS baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Emily Jordan at April 8, 2005 09:14 PM
I thought that the NCAA bracket was really fun to do. I put the shortest names to win and then put the Tar Heels to win. I got 37 right on my bracket.
Posted by: Kyle Johnson at April 10, 2005 08:35 PM
I was so sad because I didn't bring my NCAA bracket in. I did keep track of the tournament and the rightful team definitely won. Who? The UNC Tarheels #1 in the Country, of course!!! I think that May got the Birthday present that he deserved!!!
Posted by: Nicole Schampier at April 11, 2005 06:46 PM
GO HEELS!!!!!!!!! I got 41 right. I am really glad that we got to have some fun. Don't get mad that the Heels won, get glad!
Posted by: Regan Hunter at April 16, 2005 12:40 PM