Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
2 Day Week!
This long weekend was, in a sense, my last vestiges of freedom. Even though I love football season, it can be very tiring. I had absolutely no homework, and no major chores. I spent the day with Grandmother on Saturday. I washed my truck and gave our dogs a bath on Monday. I played some video games, caught up with my stuff on my DVR, and watched 4 movies. I enjoyed sleeping in and overall enjoyed what were probably my last rain days of High School.
Friday, August 22, 2008
T.S. Fay
At this point, about 1:30 on Friday, I am tired of Fay. When I lived in Florida, we had to deal with hurricanes on a fairly regular basis. Even though it may only be a tropical storm, it's one of the worst the state of Florida's had to deal with in a few years. The flooding rains are caused by the storm being almost stationary for the past few days. As for us up here, we do need the rain, and the winds aren't as bad as they could be. We just have to ride out the unpleasant weather and thank God it isn't any worse.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
FutureNow
The most important thing that came from the performance yesterday is that, I hope, some of the people on the brink of not graduating may realize what happens when you don't earn a high school diploma. Even though you really need a degree to succeed in today's job market, a high school graduate will fare a lot better than a dropout. Not to mention that a high school diploma is the starting point of a college or technical degree. I think the best way to scare people into graduating (because that's what's needed with a lot of them) is to show, in a video, the average lifestyle of a dropout, high school graduate, college graduate, etc. Most importantly, it shows that the school is truly dedicated to getting our students to graduate. If it encourages one student to not drop out and work towards graduation, than it will've been worth it.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Cheating
In all cases, cheating is bad for all parties involved. For the teacher, it demeans, undermines and misrepresents them. For the student, it takes away knowledge, which is key to success. To cheat on a standardized test is perhaps worst of all. Not only does it put the scores of other test takers at jeopardy, it is basically lying to the hundreds of colleges who see the scores, teachers, your parents, and most importantly yourself. Nothing is to be gained by cheating. It's worse than a last resort.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Parts of the Word Opening Screen
- Title Bar
- Menu Bar
- Standard Toolbar
- Formatting Toolbar
- Insertion Point
- View Buttons
- Status Buttons
- Task Pane
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