Economics

Economics is taught in a two-trimester sequence.  Students are encouraged, but not required, to take both trimesters of the course.

Get a Financial Life

Taxation and Representation

 Instructor: Dr. Ziskind

phone: 610-922-2462

email: mziskind@jbha.org

 Course Guidelines:

- All work that you turn in should be written legibly or typed.  Use standard 8.5”x11” paper.  Please staple your papers before you get to class.

- Assignments are due on the due date.  If, for some reason, you are unable to print out an assignment, you may email it to me as a Word document attachment, and it will be considered on time.  After you send the email, please check to see that I confirmed receipt. You MUST turn in a hard copy the next day.

- Extensions will be given in some circumstances if they are requested in advance.  The new deadline will be final.

- There will be regular homework, quizzes, projects and in-class activities.  Current events will be discussed.

- Your grade will be calculated as the number of points received out of the number of points possible.  I will inform you of the point value of each assignment as it comes.

Classroom Respect:

• Teachers and students are entitled to a respectful learning environment.

• Class begins promptly.  Please come on time.
• Conduct that inhibits teaching or learning will not be tolerated.
• Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion.
• Everyone is expected to listen to and consider opinions different from his or her own.
• Critique and challenge ideas, not the people who hold them.

Academic Integrity:

• Your class work is a reflection of your character.  It should be honest.  Cheating is an act of disrespect towards your classmates, your teacher, your school, and yourself.  It will not be tolerated.  While discussion of assignments with a classmate can be helpful, the final product must be your own work.  During tests, avoid the appearance of impropriety, as well as actual impropriety.
• Review carefully the information about plagiarism in the school handbook.  The best guard against plagiarism is citation.