apsi day one welcome
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Two Truths and a Lie
Two Truths and a Lie
• I’m a civics teacher• I’m from Winston-Salem• I’m the president of France
Two Truths and a Lie
• I have two sons and one wife• I own a bakery• I have won five Olympic gold medals in
downhill water skiing
Two Truths and a Lie
• I got into teaching because it seemed like fun to get paid to read and learn
• I got into teaching because I wanted to make a difference
• I got into teaching to teach for the money!
Two Truths and a Lie
• The average high school student will spend more time in front of a TV than a in front of a teacher by the time they graduate
• Over half of American teens have a TV in their bedroom
• There is a high frequency that high school teachers can set their cell phone ringers on that their students can not hear
Two Truths and a Lie
• Less than one in seven Americans can locate Iraq on a map
• More citizens can name the three stooges than the three branches of government
• More people vote for American Idol than for President
UNCSA
How do dancers learn to dance?How do actors learn to act?How do musicians learn to play?How do painters learn to paint?How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
UNCSA
• Why do they work so hard?• Why do they practice?
Politics
How do students learn politics?Do Politics!
Citizens
How do students learn to be citizens?Be citizens!
AP GoPo
• Engage• Show the importance• Show the connections• Practice, practice, practice
At the APSI we will learn
US GoPo contentAP methodologyTo unlock the mysteries of the AP examHow to dance the Macarena
Welcome aboard
• Now sit back and enjoy the flight!