Higher Level Thinking Skills- Examining Empathy in America

Tomorrow, Friday, April 1st- the AVID students will be pushed in their higher level thinking skills!

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Vocabulary:

Empathy- from Webster's Dictionary

Definition of EMPATHY

1

: the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it.

Generation X-  The term for people born 1965-1976

Some Characteristics

Accept diversity
Pragmatic/practical
Self-reliant/individualistic
Reject rules

Manifestation

An action or event that shows something.

Narcissism

Extreme interest in one's self.

Ambit- extent

Websites for Career and College Exploration

When you research please include the following information:

For careers:  What kind of education you need?  What kind of work experience do you need?  What is the average salary?  Provide a job description.

For colleges:  What does it take to get into the school?  What does the school specialize in?  What kind of opportunities will the college offer?  What is the tuition?  What is the average class size?  How many people are accepted?  How many people attend?

For Career Exploration


http://www.careeronestop.org/

http://www.bls.gov/k12/ 

http://www.salary.com/mysalary.asp

For College Exploration

http://www.collegeboard.org/

http://www.usnews.com/education

Schedule for March 8th and 10th

The following is what we will work on in AVID on March 8th and March 10th:

Tuesday, March 8th:

For the first 30 minutes, we will form study groups to prepare for exams/any missing work from the first six week grading period.
Following study groups, we will review our time-management plans.
After time-management plans, we will do a peer binder-check.
Mrs. Fisher will check cornell notes as well today!
We will do a peer edit of the mandala essay, so anyone not finished will not be able to participate- and this will count against your grade!  

Thursday, March 10th:

For the first 30 minutes, we will form study groups to prepare for exams/any missing work from the first six week grading period.
Following studying groups, we will do a peer edit for our mandala essay!  We are almost finished with the Mandala project. :)