I experimented and used a lot of photos and graphics in this post which serendip isn't always 100% on board with so I've posted it online. 

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 Thrill of Disaster, Thrill of Fight or Flight

A professor asked me at the beginning of the year why I enjoyed horror films so much. I watch them regularly, of all different qualities and sub-genres, and I plan on writing my senior English thesis on zombie films and the human unconscious. Why would I want to watch such terrible, terrifying, and often gruesome narratives—especially when the “real” world is disturbing enough on its own?

Anonymity, Authenticity and Healing:

Secrets of Truth-telling Revealed

There are two kinds of secrets: those we keep from each other, and those we keep from ourselves.

--Frank Warren

In class, we have talked about the idea of where dictionaries and reference materials fall on the spectrum of reliable sources. On a spectrum where one end was reliable and the other unreliable, we came to the conclusion that these types of materials were considered much closer to the reliable end. With traditional dictionaries, like the Oxford English Dictionary, there is usually an unseen authority that decides what words are worthy of being included. Urban Dictionary, which is much less traditional, has definitions approved by users who can sign up to be an editor of the dictionary for free. Should dictionaries really be considered more reliable only if they have a select group of people

"You create the world of the dream, you bring the subject into that dream, and they fill it with their subconscious…"

-Inception

Grade 4

Teacher: Keith Sgrillo

School: Coebourn Elementary

Goals:To use the grant money to improve student learning, experiences, and assessments.

Grant Money Use:

1. To enroll the class in the math program IXL.com.  This site provides many opportunities for the students to challenge what they know, receive immediate and long term feedback, and rewards.

2.IXL provides both cognitive learning inscentives as well as behavioral inscentives.

3. The remainder of the money allocated will be used to refurbish school supplies such as markers, notebooks, glue, poster board, and other necessary supplies.