Guided by Kids will continue to host classes via videoconferencing, and we will give this our best attempt this week, with a trial Zoom meeting on Wednesday, followed by a class on Thursday.

I have already emailed students/parents to let everyone know this. I will follo...

I just wanted to let everyone know that we of course cannot have Guided by Kids classes as scheduled.  The Kroc Center has stopped all programs, and it would be impossible and unwise for us to find any other place to meet.

If the situation changes, I will let students a...

After talking with our hosts at the Kroc Center, and after looking at developments today, with attendance restrictions at the State Basketball Tournament in Lincoln, and other advisories regarding the corona virus (COVID-19), we are going to make a cautious decision no...

For class tomorrow night, March 5th, at the Kroc Center at 6 p.m. you should bring all the work you have done on your informative or persuasive speech.  Ms. Shudak and Mr. Robertson will work with you and give you feedback on what you have done so far.

We will also cont...

We will have two guests--high school competitors from Millard West--doing their informative and persuasive speeches for us, as models to help us out in preparing our own speeches for middle school competition.

We also know what our debate topic is for this year--Resolve...

Remember, we have no class meeting tomorrow night but return for classes at the Kroc Center on Thursday, February 27 at 6 p.m.  For that class, you should bring all of your work done on your informative or persuasive speech--research, a starting outline, an introductio...

All schools/clubs participating in middle school debate have voted and narrowed topics down to two choices:

1) Resolved: The Right to Bear Arms should be Limited

2) Resolved: All U.S. Public Universities should be Tuition-Free for All Students

At class this Thursday, Feb....

I hoped to be able to post the final choices for the middle school debate topic we would vote on tonight in class, but not all votes from middle school programs are in from others who participate in debate.

Tonight we should have at least one inspiration speech redo, an...

We will meet at the Kroc Center tomorrow, Thursday, January 30, at 6 p.m. to finish up the inspiration speeches.  We will also be discussing several proposed topics for debate this year, and then voting for one or two of the topics we think would be best for debate thi...

I have been checking the weather forecast this morning, and it looks like we will see dropping temperatures all day, along with snow.  This will mean some bad driving conditions tonight.  

So we will not have Guided by Kids class tonight and instead will meet...