Today, the instructor provided the students with a backgrounder assignment on the Rise and Crash of the Stock Market during the Great Depression. The backgrounder helped explain the impact of "Insider Trading" and "Buying on Margin" which are two of the main causes for the rise of the market in 1928 and its subsequent crash in 1929. As a comparison, we examined the impact of the Sub-Prime ARM Mortgages in 2008 and how the over usage of sub-prime mortgages mixed with over-inflated home prices drove the market and REITS (Real Estate Investment Trusts) into falling categories.
Tonight's Homework: Finish Unit 10 AP Chapter Questions...study for tomorrow's Unit 10 Exam and finish Rise and Crash questions for Friday.
About Me
- Mr. Gull
- Before I became a high school history teacher, I spent 14 years in the corporate world where I specialized in Healthcare Administration. In addition, I spent 3 1/2 years participating in professional sports (Satellite Professional Tennis Tour and Professional Golf Mini-Tours). In 2005, I found I really loved working in the classroom, so I returned to graduate school to earn my Masters degree in Education. I CAN'T IMAGINE DOING ANYTHING ELSE...I LOVE WORKING WITH MY STUDENTS!
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