Think Again
Think Again “Think Again” by Adam Grant teaches the reader how to approach arguments, discussions, and debates differently. Grant explains that we usually default to what he likes to call prosecutor, preacher, or politician mode where, in a discussion, we prosecute the other person’s ideas, preach on how we’re right and they’re wrong, and politick […]
Fixing the Silence
Fixing the Silence The Political Left Thinking independently is difficult in a time were saying the wrong thing can dramatically alter the public perception of a person. In The Authoritarian Moment, by Ben Shapiro, he focusses on exactly how the silent majority was silenced by the political left. Besides the political aspects in this book it […]
PacMan Returns
Pac-Man Passion Project PacMan Returns Part1 (2-8-22) For my passion project, I recently started programming Pac-man through Unity. I found the tutorials in a previous class, and now with more time, I can finish this beautiful game. The tutorials I found are way beyond my current skill level. As he writes the code, he explains […]
Practicing Mindfulness
Practicing Mindfulness Meditation and mindfulness has become popular in a lot of people’s lives. Mindfulness is simply put as “staying in the present”. The book “Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Street, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday” by Matthew Sockolov gives good exercises to start on your journey of self-help. […]
The Custom Life of a Tech User
The Custom Life of a Tech User What Makes Everything Run My passion for a while has been electronics and technology and with that comes with getting the technology! Two years ago I got my first computer and if you know anything about computers for gaming it’s best to build your own, so […]
Plight of a Politician
The textbook I chose, Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, tells about several senators in history who went against their party while doing what they felt was right. One common outcome that all of these people suffer is that after going with their gut and following their hearts, they are regarded as traitors to their party or section.
Why Day Trading is a Great Investment Option
Why Day Trading is a Great Investment Option For Many People… Trading stocks seems to be a complicated process that takes hours of research to do well in. However, Trading Strategies for Beginners taught myself, along with many others, that trading stocks only takes a few hours to begin a journey of making profit. Not only […]
Latch Hook & Self-Improvement Journaling
Latch Hook & Self-Improvement Journaling Goals for the Year In the Technology and Entrepreneurship class, students choose a project of their interest to complete throughout the school year. At the second semester, they also choose a book to read to enhance their leadership/business skills. For my project, I am creating a rug-like tapestry out of […]
VR Job Training Simulations Project
VR Job Training Simulations Project Update: 3/10/2023 Students have completed their VR Development training, and have begun “Paper Prototyping” the job training. Paper Prototyping helps describe the experience in terms of: What will the user SEE at the START? (How do they know what to do next?) How will the user get FEEDBACK to know […]
Amid Covid: Teaching in a Pandemic
Week 1: Launch in 10,9…LAUNCH. Assignments online? Check…with 887 video tutorials I’ve made dating back to 2012. Students ready to complete work in a completely new way, taking on all time-management responsibilities? That one’s tricky. My 6 and 7 year old kids ready to sit still for hours doing work, letting me do my own […]