We are studying the PArty Caucus and congressional leadership. Liz Cheney has been ousted as the third most powerful congressperson in the house because of her condemnations of Trump's promotion of the "big lie" that he really won the 2020 election. How does congressional leadership affect party politics in America?

We are studying different theories of motivation in Psychology.  The students made motivational posters. Here is one of them:

We are examing the politics of government stimulus checks in Gov. It is goverments job to give money to its citizens? How will it impact our monetary and economic policy in the future?

In Psychology we are learning about learning. Right now we are studying the contributions of Ivan Pavlov to the idea of classical conditioning and B.F Skinner to that of Operant Conditioning. The students motivate me to teach when they are engaged. Who is conditioning whom?

The US Capitol was under sige on January 6 as our class watched Congress and our elcectors attempts to Certify the 2020 election. On Jan 20  President Joe Biden was sworn is as the 46th POTUS of the US. My students will end Economics and start US Gov next week.

December 14, 2020—electors vote in their States

The electors meet in their respective States and vote for President and Vice President on separate ballots. The electors record their votes on six Certificates of Vote, which are paired with the six remaining Certificates of Ascertainment. The electors sign, seal, and certify six sets of electoral votes. A set of electoral votes consists of one Certificate of Ascertainment and one Certificate of Vote.

December 23, 2020—electoral votes arrive

Electoral votes (the Certificates of Vote) must be received by the President of the Senate and the Archivist no later than nine days after the meeting of the electors. If votes are lost or delayed, the Archivist may take extraordinary measures to retrieve duplicate originals.

the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November" equaling the Tuesday occurring within November 2 to November 8.

Well, what a month. We have had Presidential Debates, Presidential Covid-19, Supreme Court Nominations and Economic Uncenrtainty. Will Congress enact more stimulus before the November Election? In Econ we are examining different types of Economic systems and the relation between Government and Private Industry in Answering Key Economic Questions. 

Ok students. It feels like are up an running with the distance learning program. Microsoft Teams, Aeries, remind, youtube, etc. So much technology! I hope we are back in the classroom soon. Until then make sure to  complete your assignments. See you soon in my virtual classroom.