NOTE: Due to an OVERWHELMING response for this class, I have had to cut off enrollment.
However, I WILL offer the class again the Week of June 17th if you are still interested. PLEASE check back here for more details on how to sign up for that class.
I apologize for the inconvenience. Who knew Supply and Demand would be so popular!! :)
I am offering a FREE 5 day course on the basics of Supply and Demand. It is designed for high school students but enrollment is open if parents would like to join in as well. While there is no obligation at all with this offering, I am recruiting for my Fall 2013 Online AP Macroeconomics class (please go HERE to find out more about that).
Class will be held Monday through Friday the week of June 10th. Time will be 10:00am Central Time. Classes will last at least 1 hour and 15 minutes each.
If you are interested please click on the link below and sign up.
Once the class fills up, I will e-mail you with more information
HERE is a listing of the Demand and Supply objectives we will cover. Or go HERE to Mr Welkers Website where the objectives are nicely explained.
May you always be in equilibrium. Thank you!
sounds great but already taking summer school during those hours.
ReplyDeleteI may offer the same class at different times throughout the summer so you might want to check back. THANKS!!!
DeleteDo you teach from a Keynesian or Austrian perspective? Also, will there be live interaction? (Do you expect the students to chime in, and if so, my what method?) Thank you for your time.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the inquiry. I will do the best I can to address your points.
DeleteI will lecture "live" and students can ask questions via a the chat box. I can also turn on microphones and/or webcams if students want to ask questions or express thoughts. There is also a "breakout room" function that I might utilize as well. I also have multiple choice questions that I bring up for students to answer so I can assess how students are doing as we go along. If you want to see some of the resources I use here is the link to the specific unit on Demand and Supply---
http://haywardeconclass.blogspot.com/p/unit-2-supply-and-demand.html
The rest of my resources are there as well.
I try to teach a balance between the two viewpoints and let students make up their minds. The AP curriculum IS biased toward the Keynesian approach (that is no secret to AP teachers around the country). I consider myself an educator, not an indoctrinator so I present both sides. When I do insert my own opinion I make sure to tell students I am doing so.
Here is what I think my students will tell you after taking my class: I am an advocate of low taxes and low regulations, but not an advocate of no taxes and no regulations. I believe we need a social safety net (so did Hayek!) but not one that promotes dependency. I dont like Federal policies that are implemmented (by either Party---Medicare Part B--Bush, Obamacare for examples) without much discussion or a rigorous cost benefit analysis. By this measure, you might assume I am not a fan of a lot/most of Federal legislation---and that would be mostly correct.
At the beginning of a semester I teach my students a little bit about Frederic Bastiat and have them read "The Seen and the Unseen" and "The Broken Window Fallacy" (go here for more on him is you are not familiar http://www.econlib.org/library/Bastiat/basEss1.html ) Bastiat, I would say, is the spiritual leader of the Libertarian movement.
Students find both of those selections two of the most influential things they have ever read. I teach through the prism of the basic philosophy---"What Would Bastiat Do/Think!!" :)
An economically free people with strong private property rights operating under a limited/restricted (but funded) government is my overall vision of how things work.
In sum, I want students to be equipped to figure things out for themselves. I am not one to tell students they are wrong about something that is open to interpretation depending on their (or their parents) viewpoint(s). I inform and give students the tools to form their own views.
If you need more clarification, let me know. Glad to help!
I truly appreciate your detailed reply. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are offering this! My oldest is in 3rd grade now, so we won't be joining, but I hope you offer it again in the future. (different anonymous than before)
ReplyDeleteThank you. I have had students as young as 8th graders but not below that...yet. I will try to hang around long enough for your 3rd grader!!! :)
DeleteMy son would be very interested in this course. What on-line platform do you use for your classroom? Is it Blackboard Collaborate or something else? He does have a conflict on Tuesday will it work for him to go the other days and miss Tuesdays session?
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Thank you for your inquiry. Yes, he certainly can attend on the days he can. I will record the sessions and make them available to students who miss class or might want to review.
DeleteI use what I would call the poor cousin to Blackboard---www.wiziq.com. It is works great for me and is MUCH cheaper too!!
Below is a link to a recent tutorial we did in preparation for the AP Macroeconomics test given a couple of weeks ago. It will give you an idea of the set up and how it works. You will want to fast forward through the first 15 minutes or so. I usually let students log on early so they can ask questions and make sure the technology works.
Let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you!
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1246134-ap-tutorial-tuesday-may-14th
Do you have an email list so that when you open up for the next class I can be contacted? I just know that I'm going to forget to come back and check here. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes, absolutely. Please send me a message at homeschooleconomics@gmail.com and I will notify you. Thank you!
DeleteI'm trying to find the link to sign up for the free 5 day class. "Please click on the link below and sign up."
ReplyDeleteWhat am I missing?
Thanks for the help.
I had to take the link down. I had way more request for the class than I anticipated. I will repeat the class again either this month of in July. If you send me a message at homeschooleconomics@gmail.com I will put you on my e-mail list for the next class. I apologize for the inconvenience.
DeleteGene Hayward
I know that I signed up on Thursday, May 30, 2013. But, I don't have an email confirmation from you yet. Should I be worried? Or, due to overwhelming demand and your supply (just you!) should I wait for your confirmation?
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