Tiger Battalion JROTC

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Blog #15 Leadership and Lessons I Have Learned

You are halfway completed with you final this week and you last task is to prepare for your essay tomorrow. Your task is to write at least a one page essay on how you have improved as a student/cadet over the past 4 months. Also state why you are planning on staying with the program and how has it helped you as a young student. Remember to use the 14 leadership traits and 7 Army Values to support your work. I know that some of you will be leaving JROTC at the end of the year so your input will be invaluable to making our program a better one for future cadets.

The Second Part of your Essay is to write a One Page Essay on the book that you read about your leader this past month. Remember that you have two pages to write so I hope that you are ready for your task in class tomorrow. Thanks again for your work and progress and I look forward to your award ceremony this next month.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Blog #14 Healthy Happy Hearts, we are what we eat...

We are almost at the end of the Semester and one of your last tasks while we are studying about eating healthy and managing our body weight is to find a story of video that promotes good health. Post the story/url to our blog and comment on the story, remember to comment on comment on at least one of your peer's work and have a great time with your Regents Testing that is coming up. Good luck on your Semester Finals as well. Thanks again and here is your video.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Blog #13 A Healthy and Happy New Year to all...

Happy New Year cadets and I hope that you had a wonderful time off. If you made your Goal/New Year Resolution, you are a large part of the population in the U.S. As you know, if your resolution is not achievable, you will not be successful with your goal and will stop trying by the end of January. To help you out, just remember that it only takes 30 days to make something become a habit. So if you walk 1 mile each day for the next 30 days, you will start to enjoy your walks and will be more likely to keep walking and want to become more involved in other exercise. What are you going to do this semester to improve your fitness? What is your goal and how will you achieve it? Post your answer and add your video/URL that supports your goal. Don't forget to comment on a peer's work and let's start 2015 off with a Healthy New Year!

Monday, December 29, 2014

Blog #12 Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I hope you are enjoying your time off for the Holidays. As promised, here is your "Term Project" worksheet. Remember to follow the instructions for your work and this is not a "BOOK REPORT"! I hope you have enjoyed your book and learned that leaders do in fact come in all shapes and sizes and that they don't have to be from the Government or the Military.

Your assignment for this week is easy since we are coming upon our New Year of 2015. You must post 1 Goal/New Years Resolution that you are going to achieve this year and explain how you will do so. Post a video/article that is related to you goal and remember to comment on one of your peer's work as well. Easy as pie and you will be done in no time. Remember to have a Safe New Years Party and come back to school healthy and happy on the 5th of January, 2015.

Here's wishing you a Happy New Year in advance.

Term Project 2015 PDF File

Term Project 2015 MS Doc

LET2 Textbook Part1 PDF

LET2 Textbook Part 2 PDF

Cadet Reference JROTC #6

1. Make resolutions. People who make them are ten times more likely to achieve them (Norcross, Mrykalo & Blagys, 2002)

2. Be realistic. You are not Superman. Reflect on what you have tried in the past, what has worked, and has not worked. If you have succeeded whenever you made a short list of goals, then make a short list. If you know you forget your goals in February, set a reminder in you Calendar App to rewrite you resolutions at 9AM ever first of the month.

3. Be practical. Making a New Year's Resolution to get into shape is not going to help anyone. Make a resolution instead to go the gym every other day, or to go for 30 minute walks every morning. Make your daily tasks concrete and measurable so you can clearly see what you did and did not do.

4. Be accountable. Tell other people what you're hoping to accomplish. Choose people who care about you and will support your efforts in achieving your goals. Let them know you would appreciate their support and their checking in with you to see how you are doing every once in a while. Sign up for something. When you sign up, it's hard not to show up, and a deadline can do wonders for motivation.

5. Be patient. Heed the wisdom of an old Daoist saying: "A thousand mile journey begins with one step." Note that it doesn't say, "A thousand mile journey is complete in one step," or "in one day," or "before you know it." The Daosists were mystics, but they were idealists. Take yourself at a pace you know you will keep up with, and try to break any World Records. Even one step every day amounts to seven steps in a week.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Blog #11 Leaders that light your way to the future...

Since we are reading about leadership and managment, your task this week should be a relatively easy one. You must select a leader from the 20th or 21st Century that is a positive role model and read an autobiography or biography about that person. Below is a list of possible selections but they are not the only ones to choose from. You must select your person, then find a web-site about the individual and post the URL back to our blogk and you must then explain why you chose that person. The last thing that you must do is to comment on at least one other cadet's work. Remember that leaders come in all shapes and sizes and also from all areas and walks of life, not just from the military or politics. Anyone that has had a profound positive effect on society as a whole is up for grabs. Don't forget that there are 4 parts to this assignment and the you must complete all 4 parts to get your full credit for this homework assignment. See the list that follows for ideas and remember that if you can't find your book right away, you must select a different leader as quickly as possible. Your book must also be at least 100 pages in length.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Blog #10 Assets of a Manager and how they are important...

Since we know that there are 4 Management Resources, your task this week is to explain which resource is the most important to you. Post your response with your reasoning along with an Article or Video URL about your Manager Resource. Good luck and here is my Management Resource:
People:

Monday, December 1, 2014

Blog #9 Management VS Leadership

You've learned about Management and Leadership in JROTC and have discovered some interesting fact about both. Your task for this assigment is to post which area is most important to you and describe why you made your selection. Post an article or video to support your point of view and remember to post your comments on one of your peer's work. Take the time to examine the 4 management resources as well as P.O.C.D.C. and make this an enjoyable assignment for all. Hope you enjoy the following video.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Blog #8 I have so much to be thankful for, what about you?

Since the holiday of Thanksgiving is this week, I think that we should all reflect on what we have to be thankful for and post our opinions to our sight this week. Once you have posted what you have to be thankful for, next select a video to support your post. Good luck and I'll start the blog off with my own personal comment. "I am thankful for a loving and caring family that helps me through thick and thin. I have been blessed with great friends throughout my life and those two items are just the tip of the iceberg". Here is a video that I found that sums up my feelings.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Blog #7 What makes a good leader? Ask Colin Powell...

We are learning about Leadership and what makes a good or great leader. The Army says that there are 14 Leadership traits that help make a great leader. You need to watch the video of Colin Powell and then select which of the 14 leadership traits you feel is the most important. Post your opinon and explain why you chose that particular trait. Find a website/URL or article online that supports your trait and post it back to our site. Lastly as always, remember to comment on your peer's selections and you will be on track with this assignment. Here is your video:

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Blog #6 Obama and the Executive Order

Hi again Cadets. Your task is/was to watch President Obama's press conference and see what action he takes with his Executive Order on Thursday night. Once you have watched the conference, give a brief synopsis of what he said and also respond with your personal feelings about the situation. Once you have posted your information/point of view, make sure that you post a URL/Website that supports your information. As we discussed earlier in class, there are quite a few myths surrounding the Executive Order so now is the time to set the record straight. If you add new information to our knowledge, then you are truly becoming a better citizen. I look forward to your posts and can't wait to see what you find.