Class,
For Wed, July 16: read UNIT 3: McCaslin, Stoll, and Goodman
For Thurs, July 17: read UNIT 3: Minnick, Krutch; also read "Why I Am Not Going to Buy A Computer" by Wendell Berry
For Fri, July 18: read Freakonomics chapter 2; Group #1 Summary/Question presentation; QUIZ 1
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Finals Schedule
All,
Thursday is our last day together. We've laughed, we've cried, we've talk about crack gangs. It's been fun.
If you have not done so, please consult the final exam schedule. Also, remember that I will have food for you on Thursday (Presentation Day!), so come hungry.
Thursday is our last day together. We've laughed, we've cried, we've talk about crack gangs. It's been fun.
If you have not done so, please consult the final exam schedule. Also, remember that I will have food for you on Thursday (Presentation Day!), so come hungry.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Finishing Freakonomics!
Freakonomics #5: Chapters 5 and 6 (pages 133-188).
Compose a 2-page, typed, double-spaced paper that addresses the following questions:
Based on the chapter, describe "good parenting" versus "bad parenting." What makes a child "good" or "bad?"
Is there a discernible pattern in how certain names move through the population over time? If so, describe it.
Compose a 2-page, typed, double-spaced paper that addresses the following questions:
Based on the chapter, describe "good parenting" versus "bad parenting." What makes a child "good" or "bad?"
Is there a discernible pattern in how certain names move through the population over time? If so, describe it.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Health and Wellness Reading
For Thursday: April 10
Read 288-310 in Foundations (Ellison). It's a good, basic overview of college student health.
Take an honest assessment of how much sleep you get. Do you think you should get more? Less? Are you getting about what you think you should?
Read 288-310 in Foundations (Ellison). It's a good, basic overview of college student health.
Take an honest assessment of how much sleep you get. Do you think you should get more? Less? Are you getting about what you think you should?
Monday, March 31, 2008
Freakonomics #4
One question, two parts for your writing on Freakonomics chapter four ("Where have all the criminals gone?"). Have a typed, double-spaced, two-page paper ready for Thursday's class on the following question.
What are the most compelling explanations for the drop in crime during the 1990s? What makes these explanations so convincing?
What are the most compelling explanations for the drop in crime during the 1990s? What makes these explanations so convincing?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Freakonomics #3
This is the writing assignment for Chapter 3: Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms?
This is due on Thurs, March 20 at class time.
Answer the following questions in a 2-page, typed, double-spaced paper.
1. What is "conventional wisdom?" What are some ways it comes into being?
2. Explain how a "tournament" or "winner take all" labor market works. Why would a street-level drug dealer be willing to accept low pay and poor working conditions? Give your own examples of a tournament type of labor market.
This is due on Thurs, March 20 at class time.
Answer the following questions in a 2-page, typed, double-spaced paper.
1. What is "conventional wisdom?" What are some ways it comes into being?
2. Explain how a "tournament" or "winner take all" labor market works. Why would a street-level drug dealer be willing to accept low pay and poor working conditions? Give your own examples of a tournament type of labor market.
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