What is the 2010 Deficit?

What is the US 2010 Deficit? Discuss your thoughts as you read this number. What might this mean for your country? for you? are you concerned?

Why did the Dow Jones take a tumble?

What caused the Dow Jones to take a tumble today? Read the article following the link above-- click on the title. Read the article and then comment on the reason given and make a prediction of what will happen this Fall and winter.

Who has the largest Economy in the World? Second? Third?

What does the term superpower mean to you? How important do you think it is to be in the top 2? Read this article and comment on why this is an issue and what countries are shifting in ranking. What does this mean for our future world economy? Give your opinion, but state facts from article to support your thoughts.

Click on the title above and it will take you to the article.

Why Are We Using Blogger?

Why use rownomics.blogspot.com? One of the main purposes of this site is to help better educate each of you in what an article about economics might look like, second, it gives us a place to discuss what we believe that article/video clip means for our country or the world's economy. My hope is after reading the articles(or viewing clips) and sharing some dialogue we can then study the concepts in this course and can apply real world events and discuss how they pertain to the curriculum.

Rules are simple:

1. You must respond to minimum of one article or video clip per week that I post on this site.

I may post more than one article per week-- you choose the one that you want to respond to, however, I would encourage you to read all articles.

2. Your response must follow school guidelines of appropriate language, just as any assignment given in class.

3. Your response must show evidence of details mentioned in the article or clip.

4. Yes, you can respond to what another person posts-- but be respectful in doing such.

5. If you do respond to what another person say, that is fine, however, you must support your position by showing further evidence from your reading or viewing

6. I will post articles throughout the week and your response must be completed no later than midnight Monday night of the week following the posts.

7. You should always get back onto blog to make sure that your post is on the site.

8. Each of you will need to request to join the blog-- only members can post remarks. However, keep in mind -- literally the world can read the articles and your remarks. And for your knowledge--- they do.

9. I do not want any of you to put your full name on the blogspot. I would like for each of you to use the screen name which should include= your first initial, full last name and the period I have you for example lrowland3. This will make it very easy for me to grade your posts.

** You will need to create a gmail email account. I will walk each of you through this process in class.

10. Looking forward in reading your thoughts and sharing conversation with each of you.

If you have further questions, please see me.