Is Math Education Practical

The December 8th New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an editorial titled "Who Says that Math Has to Be Boring" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/opinion/sunday/who-says-math-has-to-be-boring.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0 ) After reading the article, comment on the blog why math is to be perceived as boring.  Additionally, state the author's views as well as yours.  Be prepare to summarize the article for your classmates as well as relate your views and the author's before your classmates for extra credit.

Does Migration Help or Hurt Countries?

The Dec/ 1st New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "How Migration Hurts Poor Countries" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/30/opinion/migration-hurts-the-homeland.html?ref=opinion&_r=0)).  Read the article, summarize it in the blog and state the author's and your views.  Be ready to discuss these in class before your classmates for extra credit.

Are the Feds on the Right Track

The Sunday, Nov. 24th New York Times' Business section includes an article entitled "Why the Exist Music May be Hard to Hear" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/business/in-fed-policy-the-exit-music-may-be-hard-to-hear.html?_r=0).  After reading the article and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion and be ready to discuss it in front of the class for extra credit.

What's Happening to Obamacare?

The  Nov. 17th Sunday Review section of the New York Times includes an article titled "The Three Burials of Obamacare" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/opinion/sunday/douthat-the-three-burials-of-obamacare.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading it and summarizing its content in the blog, state your opinion and the author's be ready to explain your views and the author's in class for extra credit,

The Sunday, November 10th New York Times includes an article titled "Embracing the Millennials" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/jobs/embracing-the-millennials-mind-set-at-work.html?_r=0).  After reading it and summarizing the article in the blog, state your views about the subject matter and the writer's assertions.  Be ready to discuss the author's and your views before your classmates for extra credit.

The Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article entitled "Why Attractive Candidates Win" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/opinion/sunday/health-beauty-and-the-ballot.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading the article and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion and the author's.  Be ready to share your views (as well as the author's) with your classmates for extra credit.

The October 20th New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "How to Feed the World" (link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/opinion/how-to-feed-the-world.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 )  After reading it, summarize the article in the blog and state your views and those of the author.  Be ready to share your views and the author's before your classmates for extra credit.

The New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article entitled "How Activist is the Supreme Court?" see link:  (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/sunday-review/how-activist-is-the-supreme-court.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading the piece, summarize it in the blog and state your opinion.  Be ready to discuss your views and the author's in class before your classmates.

Do Rich People Care Less?

The New York Times' Sunday Review section includes a opinion pieced titled "Rich People Just Care Less" (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/rich-people-just-care-less/?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading the piece and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion and the author's.  Be ready to discuss you views and the author's before you classmates for extra credit.

The Miami Herald's, Issues and Ideas Section includes an article by columnist Leonard Pitts entitled "Miami's Systemic Inequity" (http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/09/28/3655308/leonard-pitts-shame-on-miami-for.html).  Read the article and summarize the author's views as well as your own in the blog.  Additionally add other instances with which you might be familiar to prove the author's assertion of inequities.  Be ready to discuss you views and the author's before your classmates for credit.

A Great American Devide?

The Sunday, Sept. 22nd New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article, by Robert B. Reich, entitled "American Bile" (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/american-bile/?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading the article and researching basic information about its author, summarize Reich's views in the blog and state your own.  Be ready to discuss your views and the author's before your classmates for extra-credit.

The Sunday, September 8th, 2013 New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article entitled "The Hands-Tied Presidency," (link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/sunday-review/the-hands-tied-presidency.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading it and summarizing it in the blog, state your views and relate these views to current affairs (President Obama, the situation in Syrian and the U.S.'s involvement).  Be ready to share your views and the views expressed in the article before your classmates for extra credit.

The Sunday, September 1st, 2013 New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes a piece entitled "Who Will Prosper in the New World" (link: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/31/who-will-prosper-in-the-new-world/?ref=todayspaper&_r=0  ).  After reading the article, summary its content in the blog and state your opinion about the topic.  Be ready to discuss your views in front of your classmates for extra credit points.

Do Poor People Have More Stress?

The Sunday, July 28th New York Times' Sunday Review section has an article entitled: "Status and Stress" (see link: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/status-and-stress/?ref=opinion&_r=0 ).  After reading the article and summarizing it in the blog, state your views about the topic and the author's opinion.  Be ready to speak about this in class (if we have time to engage in extra-credit) for possible extra credit.

Who's Your Daddy? Does it Matter in Getting Ahead?

The July 21st New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article entitled "Who's Your Daddy?"  (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/whos-your-daddy/?ref=opinion). After reading the article and summarizing the author's message in the blog, state your opinion.  Be ready to discuss the author's and your opinion in class for extra credit points.

Have Gender Roles Changed When it Comes to Sex?

The Sunday, July 14th New York Times' Sunday Styles section includes an article entitled "She Can Play That Game, Too." (  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/fashion/sex-on-campus-she-can-play-that-game-too.html?ref=fashion&_r=0 ).  After reading the article and summarizing it on the blog, state your opinion (also in the blog).  Be ready to share your views about the article as well as the author's before your classmates for extra credit.

Is it Cold War over Again?

The July 7th New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article entitled "A New Anti-American Axis?" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/opinion/sunday/a-new-anti-american-axis.html?ref=opinion&_r=1).  After reading the article and summarizing it in the blog, write whether you agree or disagree with the author an why. Give an overview of the article and state the author's and your views to your fellow students in class for extra credit points.

The Sunday, June 30th New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article entitled "Germans Loved Obama, Now We Don't Trust Him" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/opinion/sunday/germans-loved-obama-now-we-dont-trust-him.html?ref=opinion&_r=0)  After reading and summarizing the article in the blog, state your opinion as well as the author's.  Be ready to discuss your views and the author's in class for extra credit.

Is it about the message, or is it about the data?

The Sunday, June 23rd New York Times Magazine's principal article is titles "Is Selling a President Any Different from Selling a Pizza?" (Link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/the-obama-campaigns-digital-masterminds-cash-in.html?ref=magazine&_r=0  ) After reading the article and summarizing it in the blog, state your views.  Be ready to share your views as well as the author's in class for extra credit.

The Sunday, April 21st New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an opinion piece titled "Questioning the Mission of College" see link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/bruni-questioning-the-missionof-college.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
After reading the article and digesting the information, summarize the piece in the blog and state yours and the author's opinions.  Be ready to discuss these in class for extra credit.

Is this 21st Century Slavery?

The Sunday, April 14th New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article titled "Indentured Servitude in the Persian Gulf." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sunday-review/indentured-servitude-in-the-persian-gulf.html?ref=opinion&_r=0. After
 reading it and summarizing it, comment on the author's views and state yours in the blog.  Be ready to discuss the article and the author's and your views before your classmates for extra credit.

ARE CEOs of Major Corporations STILL Making Way Too Much?

The Sunday, April 7th Sunday Business section of The New York Times includes an article titled "The Infinity Pool of Executive Pay" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/business/executive-pay-shows-modest-2012-gain-but-oh-those-perks.html?ref=business&_r=0 ) which discusses some of the changes that have taken place regarding the pay of public companies' CEOs.  After reading the article, summarize the author's views on the blog and state yours.  Be ready to discuss your views and the article's author's before your classmates for extra credit.

Are We Headed in the Right Direction?

The New York Times' March 31st Sunday Review section includes an article titled  "Sundown in America: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/opinion/sunday/sundown-in-america.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 after reading it and summarizing the author's point of view in the blog as well as stating yours, be ready to share both views with your fellow students for extra credit.

The Sunday, March 24th New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an opinion piece titled "Life After Oil and Gas." (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/sunday-review/life-after-oil-and-gas.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading it, summarize the article on the blog and state your opinion about the subject.  Be ready to explain the author's views and yours to your classmates to extra credit.

Again, Affirmative Action. What is it?

The Sunday Review Section of the March 17th New York Times includes an article titled "Does Affirmative Action Do What It Should Do? (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/does-affirmative-action-do-what-it-should.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  Read the article, summarize it in the blog and state your opinion.  Be ready to discuss your views and the author's in class for extra credit.

Liberals Against Affirmative Action

The Sunday, March 10th New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article titled "The Liberals Against Affirmative Action" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/sunday-review/the-liberals-against-affirmative-action.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0).  After reading the article and commenting about it on the blog, be ready to discuss your views and the author's in front of the class for extra credit.

22-22-22? Is that fair?

The Sunday, March 3rd New York Times' Sunday Styles section includes an article titled "No-Limit Jobs" which discusses employment possibilities for young graduates.  After reading it:(http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/fashion/for-20-somethings-ambition-at-a-cost.html?ref=fashion&_r=0) summarize it and state your opion in the blog.  Be ready to discuss the article and your views in front of the class for extra credit points.

The Price of Public Violence

The Sunday, Feburary 24th' New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "The Price of Public Violence" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/opinion/sunday/the-price-of-public-violence.html?ref=opinion&_r=0) which comments about recent events and their consequences.  After reading the article, summarizing it in the blog and stating the author's and your opinion, be ready to discuss your views and the author's in class for extra credit.

The Sunday, February 17th New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an opinion piece titled "Why Gender Equality Stalled" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/opinion/sunday/why-gender-equality-stalled.html?_r=0).  After reading it, summarize the article in the blog and state your opinion regarding the author's views.  Be ready to discuss the article and your views in class for extra credit.

The Sunday, February 10th New York Times' Sunday Busines section includes an article titled "Battling College Costs, a Paycheck at a Time" see link(http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/business/college-costs-battled-a-paycheck-at-a-time.html?ref=business&_r=0).  After reading the piece and summarizing in in the blog, state your opinions regarding the topic and some of the options described in the article.  Consider the proposal by Gov. Scott regarding Florida's bachelor's programs.  Be ready to discuss the article and your views on the topic before your classmates for extra credit points.

The Sunday, February 3rd New York Times' Sunday Review section includes are article titled "Can We Be Healthy and Rich" (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/we-can-be-healthy-and-rich/?ref=opinion).  After reading the piece, summarize it and state your own views n the blog.  Be ready to speak to your classmates about the author's views and yours in class for extra credit.

What are the Advantages of Education for All?

The Sunday, January 27 New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "Revolution Hits the Universities" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/opinion/sunday/friedman-revolution-hits-the-universities.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading it, summare the article in the blog and state your views about the topic.  Be ready to discuss the article and your views in class for extra credit.

Do Management Skills Matter when Choosing Politicians?

Sunday, January 20th The New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an aritcle titled "Managing the Oval Office."  After reading the article (see link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/opinion/sunday/managing-the-oval-office.html?ref=opinion&_r=0) summarize it in the blog and discuss yours and the author's opinions.  Be prepare to discuss the article, your views and the author's in front of the class for extra credit points.

The Sunday, January 13th's New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article by columnist Frank Bruni titled "Democrats Behaving Badly" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/opinion/sunday/bruni-democrats-behaving-badly.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading the aticle and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion about the piece and say why you agree or disagree with the author.  Be sure to familiarize yourself with the workings of persons described in the piece to be able to make an intelligent analysis

The New York Times' January 6th's Sunday Review Section includes an article titled "How to Choose a College" (link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/opinion/sunday/bruni-how-to-choose-a-college.html?_r=0).  After reading the opinion piece, summarize the author's views in the blog and state your opinion.  Be ready to discuss your views and the author's in class for extra credit points.