Weekend Reminder

Soc Team,

No Soc Forum for this weekend!

Take a look at the Observing Culture Project due next Friday. Feel free to knock it out this weekend if you have a chance to go to a restaurant (of any kind).

Sociological Investigation Assessment

Soc Team,

To conclude this unit on Sociological Investigation, I am giving you three options for your assessment.

1) You may, with a partner, take a traditional paper quiz

• If you choose to take the paper quiz, you will have the first thirty minutes or so to corporately gather and study with the other students who are taking the paper quiz.
• After this time has expired, you are to situate yourselves with your assigned partner to take the quiz.
• As usual, you may discuss your answer with your partner and come up with a common answer for the questions. You may not use notes. You may derive and submit divergent answers to any given question.

2) You may, with a partner, conduct an in class observation of another class

• With a partner, select a class you would like to visit and contact the teacher of that course. 
• Upon gaining permission, visit the class for sixty minutes.
• Decide in advance what research orientation you will be employing and how you will go about your observation.
• In addition, decide in advance or shortly after arriving what data/variables you will pursue. 
• Record where you visited, what you observed, and specific data around the chosen variables (e.g. amount of the class that was participatory, number of students who touch their face and how many times they do so, enthusiasm of students, etc.).
• Return to the Soc classroom after your observation and draw at least two conclusions from your data. Note the reliability and validity of your conclusions.
• Note at least one correlation. State why it is either a correct correlation, spurious, or unclear without further study.
• This option is due by midnight on the day the observation is conducted.

3) You may, with a partner, conduct an out of class observation (on your own time)

• This option is much like the one above but conducted outside of class time and not at school.
• Follow all of the above requirements but be sure your provide even more explicit and careful discussion of what you observed - both generally and specifically.
• This option is due on Wednesday of next week (Oct 29)

When you have finished your responsibilities for the above, you have three options for how you can use the remainder of the period (this is primarily for those who choose option one and three):

• Gather together with others and discuss your Sociological Investigation Project (experiences, observations, creative spurious correlations, choice for changing California culture, etc.)
• Work on the terms for the upcoming unit (found on Classroom)
• Work on your observations for Monday (found on Classroom)
• Study quietly

Quick Reminder

Soc Team,

Quick reminder: the Sociological Investigation Project is due tomorrow.

Make it happen!

Weekend Reminder

Soc Team,

I hope you enjoyed our social change action this week! Let's continue to love our neighbor as ourself!

This weekend:

 - You have your Soc Forum on Focus. Be sure to respond to the prompt and then respond to two of your peers.

 - The survey for our Sociological Investigation Project is up and ready to go. You can either read this to people orally or print it out to administer it. I decided to limit who could post to the survey online to only you and your classmates. This way I can see who has posted and who has not. And it ensures that we are in control of all of our data.

 - Remember each of us are responsible for administering the survey to ten people (eight of which are strangers). Hint: Open with the fact that you are a student doing work for school. This usually encourages people to participate.

 - The survey needs to be submitted online by Tuesday, October 21st by 8am.

 - The project is due Wednesday, October 22nd. You will have Monday and Tuesday in class to work on this.

Loving Our Neighbors

Soc Team,

Here is the game plan for us to love our neighbors tangibly and well here at MVC:

Mondays: No Gossip or Trash Monday! 
Not only don't participate in gossip but actively don't tolerate it amongst your peers. And pick up trash on campus. Not only your trash but the trash of others. [This is not required but encouraged.]

Tuesday: Sincere Questions Tuesday! 
During lunch and/or after school ask follow-up questions and don't tolerate "Fine" and "Good" as answers. Ask follow-up questions such as, "Are you really fine?" or "How are you good?"

Wednesday: Complement a Stranger (Encouragement Cards) Wednesday! 
Go out of your way to get to know someone better than the surface and provide a sincere and specific compliment. And do this for someone you don't know well. You can also do this in the form of a card or email so they can remember what you said (this can also be done anonymously).

Thursday: Sit with a Stranger Thursday!
Thursdays have all high school students together. This is a day to actively serve those who are alone. Let's go to them and love them, ask them questions and serve them.

Friday: Live It Well Friday!
Love your neighbor well today!

Weekend Reminder

Soc Team,

We worked on spinning stats to finish out this week. Be sure you upload your work to Classroom along with the name of your partner(s).

We are on an observations weekend. Post three insightful observations of seeing the strange in the familiar by Monday.

On Monday we will roll out the plan for how we will work to serve MVC and change the culture for the better. I am excited!

Weekend Reminder

Team Soc,

With my foggy, sleep-deprived brain I failed to set up a forum for the weekend. Consequently you do not have a forum to which you need to respond.

And maybe it is a good thing because I do want you to be focused on your quiz for Monday. Study the elements of the study guide and be ready to work with a partner to demonstrate your knowledge and thought.

At the beginning of class before the quiz, I will be happy to field questions you might have.

Updated Plan

Soc Team,

It was so good to see you again! Thanks for all of your congratulations and prayers for my family!

After talking today, it seems clear we need tomorrow (Friday) to continue reviewing and honing our skills in preparation for our quiz. Therefore, the quiz will be moved back to Monday. And tomorrow we will tackle the material in earnest so you will be prepared.

Come in tomorrow with questions!