August 29th

We finished discussing the five types of adolescent development, which we related to the acronym of Pepsi. We then moved on to discussing common roadblocks to development that people may face and the challenges associated with each one. Students were given the rest of the class period to create a road map of their life so far, including any roadblocks which may have changed the course of their life thus far. This will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday. Students will have a tardy quiz on the 5 parts of development on Tuesday.

August 28th

Students finished discussing and watching movie clips about the eight stages of development. We also discussed another theory about stages of development which we nicknamed PEPSI for the first letter of each word. They will have a quiz tomorrow on the five stages of development.

August 27th

Students started learning about the eight stages of development that teenagers pass through. They watched short clips from various movies to see examples of each stage in action. Students also learned how to do their journal entries and what I was expecting and how their journal entries would be graded.

August 26th

Students reviewed the class disclosure, human sexuality policy, PG video list and the course content. They also have a $5.00 lab fee and two permission forms due to me by August 29th. If a student is on a fee waiver, they need to talk to me by this deadline.

August 25th

Students were welcomed to class and we discussed what Teen Living is and some of the activities they will do doing throughout the semester. RATTLE traits and emergency procedures were also reviewed. Students were given a survey of what they would like to learn in the class this semester( http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KwW_2bIm5aea7OLxDLLaZdFw_3d_3d) . They spent the rest of the class time getting to know the other students in their class by playing a get to know you game for treats/prizes.

August 23rd

Welcome to Teen Living at Fort Herriman Middle School. I hope that you have an enjoyable experience this semester in class. In order for you to have a good time and learn, you must participate! This means that you need to participate in class discussions, activities and out of class activities which will include La Caille, blogs, interviews, and a little bit of homework. Remember that this class does count as high school credit to graduate, so don't blow it off!