Today in human geography class, we were very relieved to learn that Mr. Schick was willing to give s another try on our quiz that everyone failed the day before. Though he thought it would be an easy quiz for us, he would soon find out that everyone would most likely be failing his class afterward. I guess taking a retake helped some people, but can we just conclude that pop quizes ar enot the way to go? That sure would solve my problem in this class. After we retook the quiz we got in groups for a grade on population pyramids. Yes more grading. At least this time we might be able to pass it. I'm also not good at timed testing. So I guess taking a timed test was good for practice. This is how class went today.
Research Kiva.org . Describe your findings, such as their goals, methods, efficiency, and reputation. Research potential borrowers. Find at least two borrowers and describe their business, their reasons for wanting a microloan, their past history, etc. Look at the big picture. Check out the city and country they live in, and describe what effect their location has on their need to borrow. Write your findings in an essay and post it to your blog. This should be a well-written, informative, and possibly inspirational essay that shows how much you have learned about developing nations, poverty throughout the world, and ways of dealing with this difficult situation. Kiva.org is a site that is used by about a million people who lend money to those in need. When you go onto the cite, you will find different profiles on some one or a group of people and a biography of why they want the money you might be willing to lend to them. This cite seems to work very efficiently as y...
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