Thursday, January 30, 2025

 


To my future students,


I am learning much where I am today.  I am learning much about who I am because of the difficulties that I have faced in the past.  I have learned most recently that I get frustrated and impatient when a simple task that I am trying to do will not happen.  I was trying to pay my rent online last night and the internet was not operating as it should.  Now I am not talking about I'm just impatient and it would load fast enough.  I'm saying it wouldn't load.  I remember the days when the first speed of internet that existed was called dial-up.  It operated over a phone line.  A phone line is also called a landline.  It was slow and the routers would make a very peculiar high tech sound in the late 1990's.  

My internet was slower than that.  Mrs. Garcia, being the wise woman she is suggested I do it in the morning.  I huffed and puffed because I couldn't get my way in the moment and eventually surrendered.  I closed the computer and said I would do it in the morning.  

When I woke up this morning (which was unbelievably early 3:35am) I went right to the computer and payed my rent.  The internet was fast.  I was delighted that it was able to be done and done quickly.  

Sometimes in life you simply have to do what you want later.  Be willing to let go.  Don't waste your energy on being upset that you didn't get to do what you wanted when you wanted.  I could have paid my rent with actual money as well so it would have been completed for sure.  I would just not be able to do it when I wanted in the fashion I wanted.  It will work out.  

I hope this helps you.  Learn from others mistakes.  


A learner like you,


Mr. Garcia


Thursday, September 26, 2024

Rap Performance Date: 9.30.2024

 9.26.2024

Your Rap Performance is on Monday September 30th 2024!  Make sure you are ready.  Attached below is the rubric for your review.  

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Students,

This is your work for your paper that is due on Monday March 20th.
The name of the paper is "How did all life begin?"
You need to provide ten bits of evidence to support your theory/position in how all life began.  You also will be doing a full page of typed material at no larger than 12 font.  If you choose do this paper in handwritten form then you must do a full two sides of a paper otherwise it will not be accepted.  You also must use your evidence to support your theory/position on how all life began.


Have a great day.
Mr. Garcia

Friday, February 24, 2017

Research Team Activity

Hello Students and Happy Friday,

You and your new research team are going to search for evidence on the origin of everything.
Work together to find evidence.
No interpretation of evidence is needed or desired.
Just gather the evidence.
Discuss which evidence should be used.

Possible topics to get you started are:
Biology
Microbiology
Rocks
Stars
Fossils
Catastrophic Weather

Question that we will be discussing on Monday that should guide your research: What part does history play in our quest to find the origin?

You guys are awesome and I am so glad that I get to learn with you this year!  I am thankful for each of you.

Mr. Garcia

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Evolution Discovery Questions

Hello students,

Here are some questions for the day.  Please answer these questions digitally and be ready to provide a copy digitally or by paper.  

1. What is a theory?

2. Give an example of a theory?

3. What is a hypothesis?

4. Give an example of a hypothesis?

5. What is a scientific law?

6. Give an example of a scientific law?

7. How do a theory, hypothesis, and scientific law differ from each other?

8. What part does evidence play in each of these?

Friday, May 8, 2015

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

Here is the rubric for your Ecosystem Posters.  I haven't assigned a due date yet because we will be working on these in class this next week and I will let you know when it is due on Tuesday 5.12.15.  I will not be in class on Monday and if you comment on this post I will give you a free 100% on a homework assignment of your choosing!   Please respond before Tuesday 12:00am and you will receive your extra credit.   Have a great weekend!  Don't forget to click the link above to have access to the Ecosystem Rubric. 

Always a pleasure,

Mr. Garcia

Monday, April 13, 2015

UK Project

Hello Students and Parents,

Here is the rubric for the film that you all are making for the project.  Please feel free to contact me by email if you have any questions.  My email once again is mateo.garcia@browardschools.com.  Here is the rubric.  UK Project rubric 

Have a great week and I look forward to learning with you. 

Mr. Garcia