Understanding the Times

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Understanding the Times

• Course orientation

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Course Description

• Understanding the Times is a culmination of Bible
  courses a student will have taken throughout
  his/her career at KCS. It is not a verse by
  verse exposition of any particular book of the
  Bible. Nor is it a doctrinal treatise on any
  particular biblical theme. Rather, it is
  designed primarily to answer the question how
  shall we then live?, in view of who God is and
  how He has instructed us as serious 21st Century
  Christians. What we have then in this course are
  the implications of the Gospel as they relate to
  21st Century Christians and Christianity.

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Course emphasis

• Not
• high volume of work
• ability to memorize lots of data and remember it
  long enough to pass the test.
• But rather
• to learn to think critically, consistently and
  creatively from the perspective of a Christian
  world and life view.

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Class format

• Lecture
• Questions based upon lecture
• Verses/quotes
• Topical discussions
• Unit exams
• Reading/worksheets based upon reading

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Student materials

• Binder
• Power point lecture notes by units
• Textbook
• Understanding the TimesDavid Noebel
• Workbook
• Bible
• NKJV The Thompson Chain Reference Study Bible

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Student preparation

• This is a university level preparatory class
• Therefore, each day students will be expected to
  come to class with binder (notes), writing
  materials (pens, pencils and paper) and other
  items necessary for the scheduled activity of any
  particular day.

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Grading and Assessment

• Daily 33
• Tests 33
• Discipline 33

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Daily

• Worksheets for each textbook chapter assigned
  worth 25 points
• Daily question points 5 per question
• Verses/quotes10 points originally and 5 per
  review
• Discussionpossible of 25 per topic
• Extra credit25 points per assignment

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Daily grades

• 90 of best a/4
• 80 b/3
• 70 c/2
• 60 d/1
• 59 and below f/0

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Tests

• Generally (there are exceptions) 1 test worth 100
  points per unit.
• Most of the test content will be based upon power
  point notes.
• Test content patterned after questions asked at
  the beginning of each class period.

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Test grades

• 90 a/4
• 80 b/3
• 70 c/2
• 60 d/1
• 59 and below f/0

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Discipline/demerits

• Unexcused tardy
• cell phones
• disruption/discipline issues

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Discipline grade

• Demerits
• -0 a/4 -1 a-/4
• -2 b/3 -3 b/3 -4 b-/3
• -5 c/2 -6 c/2 -7 c-/2
• -8 d/1 -9 d/1 -10 d-/1
• -11 and ff 1 point disciplinary referral

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Cumulative grade

• 12/a 11/a-
• 10/b 9/b 8/b-
• 7/c 6/c 5/c-
• 4/d 3/d 2/d-
• 1-0/f

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Grade examples

• A student has
• tests 87 b/3
• daily 75 c/2
• discipline -4 demerits b-/3
• cumulative grade of 8/b-

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Observations

• Life is dailyprepare daily
• what is the concept?
• What data--biblical and otherwise supports the
  concept?