While I can't discuss the contents of the midterm, I can say this: students who feel they need a crutch, be it asking questions, a certain electronic devise, etc., had better adapt, and quickly. We are doing ourselves no favors by having testing scenarios that do not accurately depict the testing scenario this May, nor future testing scenarios next year.
From that podcast we listened to last week about setting priorities and having goals, adversity and hardship go hand-in-hand with success. Without understanding the bitterness of defeat, we can never truly understand the joy that comes from our triumphs. That contrast needs to be truly ingrained as a part of your experience today as high school students, and tomorrow as university students and professionals. Please take the time to ask questions (in-class, after-class, email, etc.) of me, but don't be afraid to ask them of yourselves either.
Next week is a short week, as is the week of 2/21. 2/27 is a full week, however, as is the week of 3/5. As it stands right now, we will complete chapter 15, 16, and 17 for the next midterm, and then ch. 18, 19, 37, and 38 for the final midterm of the semester.
Chapter 15 homework will be due next Tuesday, 2/21. However, Chapter 16 homework will be due 2/24. I would have had Chapter 15 be due 2/17, but its a holiday. I also aim to have Chapter 17 due 3/2, with a midterm the week of 3/5. I am also thinking about having a 2-day midterm on both 4/4 and 4/5, due to tight schedules on both days. This would give us the weeks of 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, and 5/7 solely for exam prep and Country-project research in the library. During those four weeks, we will practice multiple choice questions, complete several 45-minute free response sections, dive deeper into domestic and international macroeconomic analysis, and challenge ourselves to succeed where others have failed.
The homework for Chapter 15, "Monetary Policy," is #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. (only 8 questions!). Chapter 16 is #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 (again only 8 questions!). The most important goal of these chapters is to definitively understand the role of monetary policy in maintaining economic balance and growth, as well as understand the Phillips Curve. You will be asked about the Phillips Curve on the AP exam, so the better you understand it, the more successful you will be.
Have a good weekend. Hopefully will see some of you tomorrow night at the "Snowflake Serenade." $15 at the door, or so I'm told.
Mr. Joy
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