Andrew was absent from class today.

As Andrew is quite informed about the Coronavirus , we discussed recent developments in the USA and in other countries. We addressed the current situation with the cruise ship docked off the coast of California, and what course of action constitutes the best way to proceed with those on board. In that regard, I informed Andrew that testing kits are being delivered by helicopter ,and we examined who should be quarantined and for how long. We then identified other countries fighting the spread of the virus ,including Iran. Andrew voiced little sympathy for the infected Iranian population, but this led to a discussion of the reliability of the data the public is receiving from countries that do not have a free press. I defined the term "free press" , and Andrew then identified some countries ,like the US, that do have a free press, and we together identified many that do not such as Russia, China ,Iran and Saudi Arabla. In that regard, we reviewed the murder of the Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. We looked at some pictures of Khashoggi as well as pictures of him walking into the embassy where he met his untimely demise.

Today Ayden and I discussed in detail the results of the Super Tuesday Primaries and the horrible tornados that hit Tennessee yesterday. We also read about them on line.

I substituted for Bari. I followed her lesson plan to discuss the Super Tuesday primary elections in 15 states and American Samoa. Katya answered all the questions as per the lesson plan as well.

I substituted for Bari. I followed her lesson plan to discuss the Super Tuesday primary elections in 15 states and American Samoa. Taylor answered all the questions as per the lesson plan as well.

In today's lesson, we caught up on current events.

1. Current events - On the web site, “The DOGO News - Kid's news articles! Kid's current events, she read an article titled, “ Sun's First Close-Up Image Is Mesmerizing! “ and “Groundhog Day”. We discussed both articles.
2. Conflict resolution – On Brain Pop she watched a video on the best ways to solve conflict and resolve a problem / conflict.

Today we reviewed current events...specifically last night's State of the Union history, State of the Union address highlights, the opposing party's response, and the indeterminate results from the Iowa caucuses. Did Buttigieg come out ahead?

Bobby learned the difference between a caucus and a primary. He also learned why both are important to the candidtates.This year, a 30 second commercial shown during the Super Bowl is going for over 5 million dollars. Bobby watched a brief video explaiing why companies spend so much and how companies try to build an emotional connection to their product. Additionally, Bobby leaned that scientists have found four new species of walking sharks.

We reviewed current events for the first thirty minutes this morning.