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2.11.08
My first day at ACES and I worked with Joe in the “Design It� group. The project for today’s session was to design an entirely new game and come up with a set of rules for it. The students had already started on their games the week before, so I helped them to elaborate on the rules and finish making some of their game pieces and equipment. After finishing we worked on math homework, and I helped a few students who were doing fraction and decimal problems. After the homework period was finished we went into the gym and played basketball.

2.25.08
I worked in the “Design It� group with Joe again, but this time with an older group of students. The project was the same as last time, but instead of finishing they were just starting the project. Since I had been there to help the last group finish their projects I had a good idea of how to help the students get started on their games. After working on their projects some of the students worked on homework, but most had none. We went to the gym after doing homework, and most of the students played soccer or basketball.

3.10.08
I switched groups today and worked with T and the 6th graders. They worked on homework most of the time, and were doing an assignment that required they interview each other. I didn’t need to help the students with their homework much, so a majority of my work consisted of walking to their lockers with them when they needed to get something. I went with them to the gym after the homework session was done again.

3.24.08
No ACES Scheduled

4.7.08
No ACES Scheduled

4.21.08
I worked with the “Design It� group again and there were only three students in the group this time. The project for today was to draw a picture of condensation, evaporation, or sublimation happening. The pictures they drew were very creative, and they put a lot of effort into them. When they weren’t working on their pictures I administered a survey that ACES requires to their students. I asked them questions about stuff such as how much they liked school and ACES. It was nice enough to go outside today, so when they were done with homework went outside to the playground.

5.5.08
No ACES Scheduled

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After discovering my first semester that 8am classes weren’t as fun as they sound, and switched it up for the spring. After strategic organizing I’ve managed to have my earliest class start at 10, and have enjoyed the extra sleep that is associated with it. However, by waking up later I’ve also discovered that Olga, our custodian, chooses to clean our bathroom between 10 and 11 every day. No big deal, I just schedule the rest of my morning routine around it. After a week or two everything was going smoothly, I could usually even manage to get back from breakfast right as she was finishing up. So imagine my disappointment when one morning instead of greeting Olga with good morning as she finished mopping, some punk had the closed sign on the door and had just started. This was unacceptable, threw my entire day off.

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Much like Goldsworthy’s work, Minneapolis along with the rest of the metro area draws a great deal of its energy, flow, and transformation from various bodies of water. The first major settlement in the area was Fort Snelling, and its location was selected solely for its place on both the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. From there settlement expanded rapidly along the rivers at first for access to trade routes and later to use the rivers to power mills.
Today the land of 10,000 lakes still relies on the water for a great deal of its economy. The lakes and rivers still offer some industrial uses, but there is now much more of an emphasis on tourism and recreation. Today the waters also serve as borders to different neighborhoods and cities, like the East and West Banks for example. Minneapolis, like Goldsworthy’s work, needs the water for its inspiration and its style.

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