Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions 
of students and parents.

1. Do I need to bring my textbook to class everyday?
2. What do I do if I am absent?
3. Why do we need to know this?

Do I need to bring my textbook to class everyday?

NO!  We are fortunate to have a classroom set of texts, so take 
your book 
home and leave it there.  I will ask you to bring them back at 
the end of 
the 
school year.

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What do I do if I am absent?

Get well, first of all.  When you return, get the notes you 
missed from a 
classmate as soon as possible.  See me (Mr. O'Connor)for any 
missed 
assignments.  Depending on how long you were out and the nature 
of the work, 
I will give you a fair amount of time to make it up.  
IF YOU MISS A TEST - you will be expected to make it up AS SOON 
AS POSSIBLE 
(usually within two days).

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Why do we need to know this?

There are many important reasons why you need to know the history 
of your 
country.  Here are just a few of them:
1. You live in America, you should know its history.  
2. Many men and women made great sacrifices and overcame great 
struggles to 
make this country what it is today.  We pay respect to these 
efforts and 
sacrifices by studying them.
3. By examining the actions of those that came before us, we can 
learn from 
both their failures and successes.
4. By studying the injustices of the past, we can better 
recognize the 
injustices in the world today, and work to erase them.
5. By understanding the government and the political process, we 
become 
better, more informed voters.
6. You have no idea where your life's path may lead you - prepare 
yourself 
for anything by learning as much as you possibly can.

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