Resources
Financial Portfolio
Monthly Budget worksheet
Financial Portfolio overview & requirements
Buying a Home worksheet
Apartment worksheet
Public transportation worksheet
Checking/Savings/MM worksheet
Household Inventory worksheet
Expenses worksheet
Investments worksheet
Credit Card worksheet
Bankrate--compare checking, savings, MMA, credit cards, mortgages
Salary finder by college major
Salary finder by career
This or That
US History
Historical Literature Booklist
The Way We Weren't article
The Way We Weren't Questions
History of Slavery video--Africans in America: the Terrible Transformation
Racial Bias Tests
AIM GRL Opportunities
Donald Trump's Secret: Channeling Andrew Jackson
Donald Trump & Reconstruction Era Politics
Government
Federal Government Overview
Racial Bias Tests
Machiavelli Extra Credit
Why Machiavelli Still Matters
Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Recommended Books
Machiavelli's The Prince
The Roots of Fear
Prompts for The Prince
Lincoln, the Great Campaigner
The President and The Prince project
Debate Format
Letters of Recommendation
Letter of Rec Requirements
Economics
My Happy Inflation Days & Questions
Macroeconomic Terms
Slipping Middle Class Status & Questions
Economics GRL articles
Read "The Altruism in Economics" & define the following key terms/concepts
Read "Rewards for Students Under a Microscope" & answer the following questions
Read "The Economics of Tidying-up" and define the following terms within the context of the article: sunk-cost fallacy, status-quo bias, diminishing returns, prediction folly, loss aversion
Read "Straight A's with a Burger as a Prize" and respond in writing to "What incentives is the school district offering, do you think they will work, and do you think they are ethical?"
Read "A Trophy Hunt That's Good for the Rhino" & explain how the invisible hand (market system) is saving the rhinocerous
Read "Tax Soda, Subsidize Vegetables" and respond on Google Classroom to the following Qs: 1) What basic economic belief or principle is at the heart of this argument; 2) Do you agree or disagree with this idea and why/why not? 3) Do you think it could work (and why/why not)?
Psychology
Psychological Disorders Project
Recommended Books
Happiness articles
Cheer Up: You Can Learn to Be Happ
A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day
New Gauge to See What's Beyond Happiness
20/20: What Makes People Happy?
Psychologists Now Know What Makes People Happy
But Will It Make You Happy?
How to Improve Your BQ & ODIR scores
In defense of the bell quiz--it's a good way to learn! Frequent Tests Can Enhance College Learning (NY Times)
Key to improved retention is repetition
Methods for repetition & retention:
1) PLAN--incorporates repetition & "scaffolding" of information
2) HQ--very good for ODIRs as you must explain your answers
3) Read--take notes--re-read--rewrite notes/make flashcards
Habits of Mind
Habits of Mind descriptors