December, 2017

North Tahoe High School provides this great service for all grades, to include Freshman (which is where I think it has the most value). They sit you down and ask about your goals, your motivations. They map out your class schedule for the entire 4 years. The emphasis is on maintaining goals: per class, per year, for 4 years. The message is clear: you are here for a purpose, this is a journey, and it needs to be taken seriously.

And, of course, Annika stood to the challenge. Talked about gymnastics, about college, about how her grades are important to her.

And with that, here is the result. There may be slight changes, but this is all Annika’s intent – she didn’t try to avoid any challenges (look at all the AP’s).

High School Curriculum

Niki, Britta and I spent the past weekend together mostly at home, and while playing The Game Of Life I recognized (again) characteristics of Britta that being a smile to my face. To wit:

– Britta loves to be the banker; I think it is party the responsibility, and partly that she keeps busy and is fully involved in the game. Analytical.

– Britta will always be one step ahead. As the banker she notes in advance that the next player will soon pass a payday, so she will have the money ready to give to them right after the spin. [Actually, she was giving the money to you prior to the spin, but I asked her to slow it down and wait as it could be a bit confusing.] Attention to detail.

– When it is her turn Britta will spin, and before the wheel has stopped she will move her piece one place and then wait – the implication being she knows she is going to at least move once. Meticulous.

– When it is her turn and she is one space away from some Stop (getting married, night school, having kids, etc) she will simply move to the space and save the time of a spin. Logical.

Love it!