defenitions

      what we did in class on Friday was talk about the blog a little more about the blog and read a message to Garcia.

Agora- "Was the central spot in ancient Greek city-states.  The literal meaning of the word is 'gathering place' or 'assembly'. "

Arete- " in this basic sense, means excellence of any kind."

Polis- the word "city" in Greek.

The year of 508 BC- "The city of Athens was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Hippias.

Socrates- " was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Many would claim that Plato's dialogues are the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity."

The death of Socrates- "Is a 1787 oil on canvas  painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis Davis.  Like many of his works from that decade, the painting focuses on a classical subject, in this case, the story of the execution of Socrates as told, by Plato in his Phaedo."

The Socratic method- "Named after the classical Greek philosopher Socrates, is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas. It is a dialectical method, often involving a discussion in which the defense of one point of view is questioned; one participant may lead another to contradict himself in some way, thus strengthening the inquirer's own point."

What the ancient Greeks meant if they called you an idiot- "In ancient Greece, the inventors of democracy set up a law that required every person to vote, regardless of who they voted for. If anyone was found not voting, the person would be publicly marked and labeled an idiot, someone who thought their own personal needs trumped those of the society around them, and over time, the word "idiot" has evolved into today's usage."

5 point action plan

1. get better grades
2. study harder
3. pay attention as mush as I can in class
4. do all my homework
5. get better handwriting

First Day

This morning when I got dropped off, I was a little nervous for my first day of high school.  The first thing I did was go to the stations.  The first station was the brown room, where the freshman learned about up-coming events.  The second station was in the lower gym, where we talked about the rules and regulations.  Next, we went to the upper gym to get our pictures done.  Last was the library, where we learned how to treat the school.  after all the stations, freshman went to  the auditorium to listen to a guest speaker.  He was funny, and told us how to make our lives at John Carroll fun and worthwhile.  After all of this, we had our first class. When I got to the chorus room for orchestra, we talked about concerts, trips, and concert dress.  Next I had Human Geography.  We looked at the website and got the homework, and that was pretty much it.  Next was computer support.  Again, we went over the rules about the dress code.  the class I had after that was free MOD.  I had lunch and started some homework.  In my next class, English 1, we played a game to get to know each other better.  I went to Algebra 1 and we went over the rules, and then was French 1.  We said prayer in French, and then we went over the rules for that class.  we then went over some French.  I went home after that, and it was a fun day at John Carroll.