After you've created your blog...Here's your Week #1 Blog Assignment (due on Oct 6)

For  your first assignment, please consider and respond to the following questions as separate posts:
(Note: Do this in a brief, essay-like, blog-style fashion. Be sure your writing is crisp (to the point), break it up into paragraphs and check that it’s free of spelling errors. (You need only share what you’re comfortable sharing in this public domain). Remember, each title is a new post...

Title: An educated citizen
How were you educated? Where were you educated? Private/public schools? What values does your family place on education? Is it important, not important, and what's the proof of that...How far do you intend to go with your education? Anything else you’d like to share in this post?

Title: Stories from my educated youth

What have been some of your educational experiences? Tell us a couple of stories from your own educational experiences. What do you remember about school? What were your favorite school memories? What do you remember about what you learned when you weren't in formal school (e.g. summertime)...

Title: Life long learning
In your opinion (please do some researech on this) what is your definition of what it means to be a lifelong learner? Give examples of life long learning in everyday life...Site your sources (beyond your own opinion). :-)

Before our next class, please go into each person's blog and see what they've found out...make some comments...

Welcome to Class!!

In preparation for this semester's class,, please complete the following tasks:
1. Create a blog here, at blogspot.com
2. Decide on appearance-I prefer it not be dark background with light printing-hard to read!
3. Name your blog (your name)’s Education in Modern Society Class (just like mine is titled).
4. Be sure you activate your account (if necessary)
5. In "settings", archive your work weekly - this will allow us to access your weekly posts more easily
6. Email me and the members of the class the link to your blog so we can become a "follower"
7. You should have this completed by Wed. Oct 5th.
8. Questions? Don't wait til the last minute! email me at kriordan@d.umn.edu


Thank you!!