This week in economics it was a lot of review over past materials they may have had in past classes and next week we will continue with that, but also start adding in some new information. It is really important in the first unit to make sure all of the students have a solid base of information, so when we move on in the near future, they can understand the material better. Next week we will be focusing on the main economic goals and questions that different types of economies face. We will look at how the different types of economies answer the 3 main economics questions as well. The students will also have an opportunity to look at current data for a few countries and try to tell which type of economic system they belong to.
In Social Issues we have spent some time getting to know one another because in this class we are going to spend a lot of time discussing big ideas and topics affecting our country and the world. We started with bias and stereotypes and will be moving into education today. Next week the main focus will be on education, both at the national level and the world level. Social issues is a really great class, but the students have to be willing to participate. My hope is that once we get deeper into the topics they will be excited to discuss them.