“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers

strength from distress, and grows brave

by reflection.” - Thomas Paine

“We don’t see “Self-reflection is the school

things as of wisdom.” - Baltasar Gracián
they are, we
see things as “The greatest of faults is to
we are.” - be conscious of none.” - Thomas
Anaïs Nin Carlyle

“Knowing yourself is the beginning

of all wisdom.” - Aristotle “Self-reflection is a humbling process. It’s
essential to find out why you think, say, and do
“The unexamined life is not certain things . . . then better yourself.” -
worth living.” – Socrates Sonya Teclai

2nd Trimester Presentation of Learning

Sarah Gorbatov (VV)
”You cannot have a meaningful life
without having self-reflection.” -
Oprah Winfrey
“We do not learn from experience . . . we learn
from reflecting on it.” - John Dewey
“This above all; to thine own self be true.”
- William Shakespeare
Artifacts of
Learning
Antigone Mock Trial Defense Closing
Statement

Title of artifact: “Antigone Mock Trial Defense Closing

Statement”

Statistics: grade = 20/20, effort = 100%

Status: succeeded with.

Link to document - document

 All the Light We Cannot See Book
Project

Title of artifact: “All the Light We Cannot See Signpost

Journals and Final Independent Reading Deliverable”

Statistics: grade = 0/68, effort = 25%

STATUS: grappled with.

Links to documents - document1, document2

Habits:
Dedication and
Motivation
Unit 2: The
Pursuit of
Justice
 What Does It Mean to Be Civilized?
What is My Responsibility as a Citizen?
What Happens When Your Personal Morality Conflicts
With Your Responsibility as a Citizen?
What Are the Levers That We Use to Make Ethical
Decisions?
How Does the Talmud Inform Jewish Citizenship?
What is the Relationship Between Being Jewish
and Being a Citizen of Your Land?
Ethical
Decision-Making,
Perspective,
Civil
Responsibility,
and Collaboration
Ethical Decision-Making ... How Has
My Ethical Thinking Changed?
My Changed Perspective: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
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:‫ אֵימָתָ י‬,‫ ְואִם ֹלא ַע ְכשָׁיו‬.‫ מָה ֲאנִי‬,‫שׁ ֲאנִי ְל ַע ְצמִי‬

ֶ ‫ וּ ְכ‬.‫ מִי לִי‬,‫ אִם אֵין ֲאנִי לִי‬,‫הוּא ָהי ָה אוֹמֵר‬
He [Rabbi Hillel] used to say: If I am not for me, who will be for me? And when I am for myself alone, what am I? And if
not now, then when?

15

:‫ ֶו ֱהוֵי ְמ ַקבֵּל אֶת כָּל הָאָדָ ם ְבּ ֵסבֶר ָפּנִים י ָפוֹת‬,‫ אֱמ ֹר ְמעַט ַו ֲעשֵׂה ה ְַרבֵּה‬.‫תוֹרתְ ָך ֶקבַע‬
ָ ‫ ֲעשֵׂה‬,‫שׁמַּאי אוֹמֵר‬
ַ
Shammai says, “Make your Torah [study] fixed, say little and do much, and receive every person with a pleasant
countenance.”

17

‫ ֵמבִיא‬,‫ ְוכָל ַהמּ ְַרבֶּה דְ ב ִָרים‬.‫ ֶאלָּא ַה ַמּ ֲעשֶׂה‬,‫ וְֹלא ַהמִּדְ ָרשׁ הוּא ָה ִעקָּר‬.‫ וְֹלא ָמצָאתִ י לַגּוּף טוֹב ֶאלָּא שְׁתִ יקָה‬,‫ כָּל יָמַי גָּדַ לְתִּ י בֵין ַה ֲח ָכמִים‬,‫שׁמְעוֹן בְּנוֹ אוֹמֵר‬ִ
:‫ֵחטְא‬
Shimon, his son, says, “All my days I grew up among the Sages, and I did not find anything good for the body except
silence. And the exposition [of Torah] is not what is essential, but the action. And whoever increases words brings sin.”
Civic Responsibility: Feminism and the Eradication of Sexism
 My Collaboration With Others

Rube Goldberg Machine - 6/10 points

Antigone Mock Trial - 7/10 points

Chavruta (Partner Learning) Protocol - 7/10

points
2nd Trimester
Highs and Lows
& My Goals for
the 3rd
Trimester
 My 2nd Trimester Highs and Lows

Lows: losing our desert water bottle and pulley during Rube
time, Monday art classes, taking the most awkward photo with
R. Koslowe for no apparent reason, math classwork in
general, THIS, etc.

Highs: snow tubing at Camelback, leaving school early on

Mondays and Wednesdays, the Antigone mock trial, Jonah: A
Documentary, comparing ourselves to characters in “The
Office,” my elevator rides at lunch, Cheez-Its, etc.
 My Goals for the Next Trimester

GOALS:

- going to class every day and taking it seriously.

- doing my homework and submitting it in a timely fashion.

- not being so much of a perfectionist.

- asking questions.

- exploring and trying new things.

- making a commitment to reach out to others.