Expectations for posting responses on the blog

                                 

"I am not afraid, I am determined"   

Dr. Amy Acton, Director of Health, Ohio Department of Health, March 22, 2020

Hope everyone is doing well and staying home during this difficult time. Dr. Acton has been a very clear and calm voice here in Ohio. When we can't possibly know answers (and we just don't know all the answers yet), she has been great at giving us information that lets us know that there are experts who are making sound decisions based on analysis of scientific data. We are lucky to have very smart people like Dr. Acton looking out for us!

Seems like most people have started posting. This is good! Now would be a good time to review the expectations for posting on this blog.

• Use your CPS email and make sure you are logged in to Google and Blogger with your CPS email.

• Be professional and appropriate. This is a public site that can be read by others. You are representing SCPA so take pride in your work. Best writing practices (ie: proofread!!) are expected.

• You should be reading and watching the links on the blog page before responding to the prompt. Just slapping in a sentence that has no knowledge behind it or is your attempt to "wing it" at the last minute is disrespectful to your classmates and those who have taken the time to try and learn about the content.

• Prompts require that you answer the questions with the sophistication of a 9th grader. You need to make an argument and provide evidence for that point of view. Simply posting a one sentence answer that merely restates the question doe not indicate that you are giving your best work. 

• You should also be reading the responses of your classmates. In the coming days I will ask you to comment on what others have suggested. Again, a solid argument requires that you have read or listened to the material and that you have taken the time to answer prompts thoughtfully. This will be how I assess if you are doing the work. 

• If you have questions about the content you can respond on the Home page below or in your response on the prompt page. I am reading all responses as well so I will be able to answer you in a day or so. You can always email me at andream@cps-k12.org.

I will be checking to see that you have responded to the prompts on Friday evenings. Please make sure to complete your thoughtful comments by the end of the day (11:59pm).

Stay healthy!