Open House Information

https://quixoticpedagogue.org
(406) 461- 8651 (home)
(406) 324-2262 (school, worst option)
dpogreba@gmail.com (best option)
@mrpogreba (Twitter)
Parents are welcome to visit at any time. Just check in to make sure we are doing something interesting and check in at the office.
Remind Text Messages

Books: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (maybe), The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Other Units of Study: Classical Persuasion, Logical Fallacies Propaganda Education Reform, Satire, Race in America, Wilderness, Politics and Protest, AP Test Prep/Weeks of Doom, Death of a Salesman
General Expectations
- One paper (either new or revision) each week, with new essays typically due Sunday at 12 p.m. via Google Drive.
- A vocabulary quiz each Friday
- Research Paper on Education Reform (November-December)
- Three Weeks of Doom
- Typically, intense, close readings of 8-12 pages a night. Longer assignments of 20-30 pages/night when we read fiction.
- No Red Ink grammar instruction
AP Exam: $94, May 15

Units of Study: Conspiracy and the American Mind, Student-Selected Unit 2, Student-Selected Unit 3
Major Assignments: Individual Research Report, Team Multimedia Presentation, Individual Written Argument, Individual Multimedia Presentation, End of Course Exam
Limited Direct Instruction Second Semester
AP Exam: The process begins in February, with students completing work through the end of April. There is also a test date on May 7. The test costs $142.

Philosophy and Current Events: Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Environmental Philosophy, Economic Philosophy, Gender, Justice, Existentialism
Speech and Debate: Issue Debates, Mock Congress, Model United Nations, Elevator Pitches, Impromptu Speeches, Interpretation of Literature, Team Debates

Major Works: Homegoing, Fools Crow, Anthony & Cleopatra, To Kill a Mockingbird, Outliers, 12 Angry Men, The Underground Railroad, Things Fall Apart, Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Other Units of Study: Latin Roots and No Red Ink
General Expectations
- 4-5 pieces of writing each quarter, revisable until the student is satisfied with his/her grade
- A vocabulary quiz (Latin Roots first three quarters) each Friday
- Typically 20-30 pages of reading over 2 nights, depending on the complexity of the text.