what do I have to say

Happy Thanksgiving!

What can I say...hmmm...my group for econ got together last weekend to work on our last class presentation. I'm glad I decided to work in a group because I had the opportunity to work with people I didn't talk to before. At the same time it is difficult to work in a group sometimes. You all have ideas, all have your own styles of doing things. But collaboration is key...I mean we are going to be doing collaborative stuff for the whole rest of our lives, at work, even with our families. So overall it was a good experience and I hope we do well.

That's about it, I guess. I'll be glad when this semester is over. It has been way more than I expected.

class presentation

For my econ for teachers class I did a lesson plan on the great depression. In my lesson I went over the possible causes for the great depression. In doing the lesson i gained a greater understanding on how greatly things are affected in the economy by other events - it really is a ripple effect. For example, I did an activity that showed how different jobs were effected by other jobs, how people being laid off in steal affects people who sell cars, and how people losing jobs affect restuarants and clothes, etc. It totally makes sense. When i was doing this I thought of my cousin, she works at a restraunt, and was talking about how less peole were coming in, and how people at the restraunt were losing jobs. Same thing as in the lesson. But seriously don't take this as a recession scare. There's really no way we could have another depression as bad. I really wish there wasn't so much doom and gloom in the media about it.

macro

In my Economics for Teachers class we've been going over macroeconomics.Doing the overview in class makes me realize how much i don't remeber from when I took a specific macro class.I understand the concepts of GDP and why stability is important. I remebered how GDP was calculated and the different types of unemployment. But there was one thing, specifically, that was over my head.The Professor showed us a calculation to figure out the equivelency of gas prices in the1950's and today; and showed how if gas prices are about $2.40 that that's equivelent to the 1950's price of $0.27. I saw the calculation I saw how it was done, but how does that make sense??? I don't care if gas prices are equivelent to a price in the 50's it doesn't make me feel any better. The other thing that bothers me, although not totally related in hopw women's work at home doesn't figure into GDP. I get it- you can't put a price on it really... blah, blah, blah. But it should be. Because belive me, I stay at home,...IT'S WORK!