Lesson One – #TheMcClungs2012 Yesterday we held the 3rd Annual McClungs Award Ceremony…and it was kind of a big deal. All together 80 students were recognized yesterday for their “achievements” in my class and the entire ceremony with off without a hitch. We had several former students come by to visit, including students that are [...]

Today in class we are continuing to watch 50 Years Later, a documentary about the desegregation of Little Rock Central. As we watch the movie it becomes clear that although Little Rock Central is integrated it still remains segregated on many levels. In class we also talked about the neighborhoods that surround Central High School [...]

Today we celebrated the 3rd annual McClung Awards! The McClungs is the most prestigious awards ceremony in all of education. It all started three years ago when I decided that the normal school awards ceremonies were a bit lame because they only recognize the top tier students academically. So I decided to host my own [...]

McClung Alumni Lafayette accepting this Life Time Achievement Award Coleman accepting the Life Time Achievement Award Ortiz accepting his Distinguished Alumni Award Logan accepting her Distinguished Alumni Award Brennan accepting the Best Ice Cream Mixer of the Year Award Mr. McClung

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Today we will begin watching the documentary Little Rock Central 50 Years Later. In this movie my students were introduced to the harsh reality that racism and racial separation still exist today even after 50 + years of racial desegregation. Mr. McClung

Blake Young is very talented in many ways. Not only is he a very intelligent young man, but he is also an excellent shot and disc thrower…oh yeah, and he is very musically talented. Blake recently informed me that he was working on a parody song to the tune of “Pumped Up Kicks” about track [...]

.prezi-player { width: 480px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; } Little Rock Central on Prezi Today we will begin our unit on the Little Rock Central Crisis and we will kick it off by discussing the the need for integration and the plan to integrate in the state of Arkansas. The Prezi above includes the [...]

Your band of the week is Sleigh Bells. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Sleigh Bells is composed of Derek E. Miller (songwriter, guitarist, producer) and Alexis Krauss (vocals). Miller was formerly the guitarist for the hardcore band Poison the Well, and Krauss was a member of the teen pop group Rubyblue. Krauss also appeared in [...]

One of my favorite lessons is our annual stock market challenge. Each year I issue a challenge to my students to try and make as money as they can, fictional money as they can, by investing in the stock market. Students are given $1,000 to invest and can choose anything they wish. Students always have [...]

Lesson One – Return of the Brad Couple of months ago one of our dear friends at school relocated to Indiana because their parents got a new job. Brad has been one of my runners for two years now and ever since he left our school we have definitely felt a void on our XC [...]

.prezi-player { width: 480px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; } Red Scare and Civil Rights on Prezi Today in class we will be discussing several topics from the 1950′s. We will discuss civil rights, the red scare, post war issues, and women’s rights…get pumped! Mr. McClung

Yesterday in class we discussed civil rights in class and more specifically the advancement of women and African Americans. In class we talked about the cultural differences between the our current culture and the culture of the 30′s, 40′s, and 50′s. In class I shared with my students a excerpt from a home economics book [...]

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…mmmm, drop… Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York, New York. The group consists of Mike D (Michael Diamond), MCA (Adam Yauch), and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz). The Beastie Boys began as a hardcore punk band in 1979, first appearing on the compilation cassette New York Thrash before releasing their first EP, [...]

Normally I’m not a big fan of using cell phones in the classroom, however today we were able to put them to good use. Today I introduced the stock market challenge to my students…in this challenge they are given a fictional amount of money, $1,000, and asked to invest it whatever they deem as worthy. [...]

Lesson One – Running Man Cross country try-outs were held this past week and we had quite a turn out. Over 60 kids showed up this week to try-out for cross country…which is by far the most that I have ever had try-out. Our program is growing rapidly and we are continually getting better each [...]

Today in class we will be starting a new project in which we will take a look at the stock market and actually hold our own mock stock market in our classroom…in order to accomplish this task we will need to use the CNN Money website to research stock. You will be using the suggested [...]

Today in class we will be discussing the “Red Summer” of race riots in American. More specifically we will be discussing the Elaine (Arkansas) Race Riot of 1919. This was a riot that created over a dispute over wages for black sharecroppers and would end with terrible violence and military action. In class we will [...]

As we continue our conversations about the boom of the early 1900′s, today we will discuss the bust that always follows a boom. We will have a review over the Great Depression as we get ready to start our great stock market challenge…stay tuned. Mr. McClung