Blog #4

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”-- Confucius

1. Based upon your understanding, what does this mean? [2-3 Sentences]
2. Summarize the quote in your own words. [2-3 Sentences]
3. Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL2QZ0tKY8c
4. How are the video and quote similar? How do they differ? [3-5 Paragraphs]
5. Why does this matter and how can you apply it to your life to make it better? [2-3 Paragraphs]

Post #3

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”  -  Zig Ziglar

Directions: Answer all questions in complete sentences. Be sure to pay attention to grammar, spelling and punctuation.

1)  Based upon my understanding, this means.... [2-3 sentences]

2)  Summarize this quote in your own words.  [2-3 sentences]

3) Watch the video: - Be Obsessed!!

4) How are the video and quote similar? How do they differ? [2-3 sentences]

5)  Why does this matter and how can you apply it to your life to make it better? [1-2 paragraphs]

Post #2

Scholars,

I hope this finds you all in good spirits and health. This week will be a great week!  We have a lot to do, but we will deal with it!  Please take the time to handle your business and make wise decisions for your life.

- Mr. Mendez

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“The first day I walked into prison, and he slammed that door, I knew the magnitude of the decision that I made, and the poor judgment, and what I allowed to happen to the animals. And, you know, it's no way of explaining the hurt and the guilt that I felt. And that was the reason I cried so many nights.”  --  Michael Vick

1)  Play game : School-to-Prison Pipeline

2) Watch Video: Mass Incarceration


3) Based upon your understanding, what does the quote mean? [2-3 Sentences]

4) Summarize the video in your own words. [2-3 Sentences]

5) Why does this matter and how can you apply the message to your life to make it better? [2-3 Paragraphs]

Post #1

 

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. ~Thomas Jefferson 

Directions: Answer all questions in complete sentences. Be sure to pay attention to grammar, spelling and punctuation.

1)  Based upon my understanding, this means.... [2-3 sentences]

2)  Summarize this quote in your own words.  [2-3 sentences]

3)  Why does this matter and how can you apply it to your life to make it better? [1-2 paragraphsost