Welcome, Class of 2020, to 8th grade English! My job is to prepare you for your future. Here's the problem: I don't know EXACTLY what jobs will be booming 5 years from now. I DO know that businesses are already starting to tell us teachers what skills their future employees NEED to have (because right now, their employees can't do a lot of things that they should be able to do).
So, as we read, write, discuss, collaborate, create, fail, succeed, and learn together this year, we'll be keeping the future in mind. The next time you think to yourself, "Why are we doing this?", check out the infographic below, and if you don't see how it connects, say, "Miss Humphrey! Will this help us become capable and awesome adults?" I am excited that each and every one of you will be learning alongside me this year! Go Timberwolves! |
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