Last full week of leap month

In this last full week of February, days are just a little longer, this Wednesday will be a little shorter - LATE START ODD day, and soon there will only three months of school left. This week the order of business is as follows:
World Geography  - Unit Test on Wednesday 24th and beginning the new unit on Environment.

IB European History - 19th Century Humanities, we take a break from our regular text and explore art and literature in 19th Century Europe. See: 19th Century Humanities.

IB Philosophy - This week we continue looking our look at philosophy and contemporary society looking at Jihad vs. McWorld and the Clash of Civilizations to explore media. liberty and rights, and our current understandings of what it means to be human. Friday we will look at Chapter 6 in Creating Capabilities.

Things to be on the look out for this week:
For geography themes in conflict and environment: Water riots in India
Presidential Election Politics, Who Is Running For President?

Everything Old is New Again...

New semester, new classes, same teacher, slightly different students....

We are six weeks into the spring semester so only fourteen more weeks to go with some interruptions of state tests, spring break, among others that remain unknown.  So here is what we are looking at for the week of Valentine's Day:

World Geography - finish Population unit and link to Development

IB European History - Zeitgeist Presentations to assess the Forces of Modernization and making Connections for the 19th Century. Blogging assignment: Part 1: Your Answer

IB Philosophy - First draft of IA is due Tuesday, Feb. 16th, Continue working with Philosophy and Contemporary Society looking at Liberty / Rights and Media.  Prescribed Text: Martha Nussbaum's Creating Capabilities Ch. 5

Things to be on the look out for in the world: 
Death of a Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Constitutional Considerations
The Week In Review
For Fun:  MLB Spring Training