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Welcome Back to School!!
Two Semesters of On Your Own meets
Career and Family graduation requirement.
(Move cursor over image for 4th Period On Your Own)
Course
Description
On
Your Own is a two semester course that meets the Career and Family graduation
requirement. On Your Own is a course that prepares students to face the
challenging transition from high school to the world of being on your
own The first semester covers journal writing, decision making skills,
goal setting, communication techniques, relationships with family, friends
and self, dating, engagement, marriage customs, health, nutrition and
more. The second semester covers time mangement, making a budget, checking
accounts, credit cards, insurance, buying and maintaining a car, cooking
made easy, doing the laundry, sewing basics and more.
Instructor:
T. Myers
Room 253
593-5300 x5354
Prerequisites: Must be in 11th or
12th grade
Course Text:
none
Credit:
Two semesters of On Your Own fulfils the Consumer and Family graduation
requirement.
Course
Assignments:
Semester One
1. Six applied learning projects (two per six weeks)
2. Three article reviews (One per six weeks)
3. Daily Journals
4. 3 Movie reviews
5. Attendance Grade
6. Notebook
7. Final exam
Semester Two
TBA
Requirements
and Expectations
1. Due to the interactive nature of the course, you are expected to have
a good attendance record . You can not make up class discussions or speaker
presentations. An attendance grade will be given at the end of the
semester.
2. You will be expected to keep all returned papers in a notebook format.
You will receive a note book grade at the end of the semester.
3. The grade you receive will reflect the quality of the work you submit.
A portion of each grade will be allocated to presentation and neatness.
4. All papers must be typed (unless otherwise advised) and must include
YOUR NAME.
5. No food will be allowed in the classroom.
6. You will be expected to follow the Valhalla High School discipline
code as outlined in the student handbook.
7. I do not like to write referrals or spend my valuable time tracking
down your parents to discuss your behavior.
8. The classroom computers are for class work only. YOU MAY NOT CHECK
E-MAIL OR SEND E-MAIL FROM THESE COMPUTERS. CHAT ROOMS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
A few things I shouldn't have to mention:
* You need a pass to leave class. Please do not leave without one.
*Inappropriate language is inappropriate.
*Please do not mess with anything that is not yours. (Explicitly, my stuff.)
*Cell phones are prohibited in class.
*Clean up your mess!!
Semester
One
Unit
1: All About You
Who Are You?
* Where you’ve been
* Where you’re going
* Carpe Diem
Who
Are You When No One’s Looking?
*What are values/ ethics?
* Character anyone?
* Integrity?
* Honesty?
* Can you hear your conscience?
* Empathy for others
* Your code of ethics
Your
Personality
* Traits and temperament
* Half full or half empty?
* Attitudes
* Emotions
* Emotional intelligence
* Am I cooked yet?
Making Decisions
* Need verses wants
* Your values/ethics
* Setting goals
* Determining priorities
* Considering consequences
* Taking risks
* The role of reason and intuition
* Steps in the decision making process
Miscellaneous
Mental Things
* Understanding boundaries
* Self-destructive behaviors
* Procrastination
* Bad habits
Unit
2: Your Health and Wellbeing
Your
Health
* Nutrition basics
* Reading food labels
* Finding the fat
* Your body image
* Diets verses life style change
* Exercise
* Managing stress
* Pit falls
* Tobacco, drugs and alcohol
* Compulsive behaviors
Your
Meals
* Menu and meal planning
* Shopping for food
Learning
To Cook
* Reading a recipe
* Learning cooking basics
Understanding Your Sexuality
* Parts is parts
* STD’s and Aids
UNIT
3:Your Relationships
Communication
Skills
* Verbal and body language
* Learning good communication skills
* How to resolve conflicts
Your Family
* Your cultural heritage
* Ethnic identity and customs
* Family type
* Family composition
* Family life cycle
* Family problems
Your
Peers
* Peer pressure
* The importance of friends
* The definition of a friend
* Same sexed friends
* Opposite sexed friends
* Guidelines for being a good friend
Your
Love Life
* Dating
* Crushed or in love?
* The up side:
* Understanding our differences (Mars vs Venus)
* Learning to be romantic
* The down side
* Breaking up
* Emotional /physical abuse
*Date rape
Your
Romantic Future
* Choosing a life partner
* Understanding commitment
* Engagement
* Marriage
* Wedding customs
* Wedding expenses
* How to have a good marriage
* Understanding the heartache of divorce
Your
Life Cycle
* Birth
* Child
* Adolescent
* Adult
* Elderly
All
Good Things Come To An End
* Adjusting to change
* Coping with loss (losing a job, a dream, a relationship or the death
of a loved one
* Grieving and healing
Today
Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life
* Carpe Diem!!!!!!
Semester
Two
TBA