Monday 2/10/25 - What life skills have you learned in high school that will help you live independently after high school? Which skills do you think are essential for your success after high school?

Some life skills I have learned in high school that will help me live independently after high school are time management, managing money, self care, and communication skills. After high school these skills will help me by keeping a healthy and balanced life. I think that all of these skills will be essentially after high school. Time management is important for all aspects of life and throughout our days, from the moment we get out of bed until we go back to sleep. Managing money is a new skill I picked up on during high school that I will need throughout my life, since it becomes more and more important to be responsible with money, as time goes on, eventually end up having to pay off expenses and allocate funds. Self care is another important life skill I've picked up on more during high school, as part of my success is my health and happiness (health is wealth). Last but not least, communication skills, are vital to getting the help I need and for helping others. 

Summary: Today, we worked on a NewsELA assignment in class about differing perspectives on whether it would be necessary to have to update the Constitution for the betterment of the country. There was a quiz and two prompts to write about in the assignment.

Reflection: I learned that the US Constitution hasn't been perfect since its creation, and needed to be amended historically to guarantee the original rights and freedoms promised in the document. An example being the Reconstruction amendments, which protected citizens natural rights from being infringed upon by not just the federal government, but states as well.