Spring Break!!!

Hey! For spring break this year i'm going Up North! We get to go by the lake, go hiking, spend time with family, and RELAX!!! I am SOOOOOO ready for a break! I also love kayaking and reading up there too! It takes about 6-7 hours to get there! It's a LONG car ride when you have two little sisters sitting next to you! I'm very excited to go, even if my sisters drive me crazy! I also like going shopping too!

Health Care in The Supreme Court

This blog post is about the new health care law that the Supreme Court is considering. It is for my 21st Century Skills class. If it is passed it will require that every American will have to have health insurance or pay a fine. This law is called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Some people agree with this law, but others don't. Some Americans feel like the federal law is forcing them to buy something that goes against the constitution. I don't really have an opinion on this, because I think I would need to know a little more about it to tell how I feel.

Minimum Wage and Child Labor Requirements

This post you are reading now is a post from my 21st Century Skills class at school. It is about child labor and minimum wage for teenagers with jobs. The hours a teenager under 16 can work during the school year is no more than 3 hours per work day, no more than 18 per week, and they are not allowed to work after 7:00pm. During the summer time they can't work more than 40 hours per week, and no more than 8 hours per day. They cannot work earlier than 7:00am and no later than 9:00pm. The only rules for teenagers ages 16-17 cannot work earlier than 5:00am on school days and can't work any later than 11:00pm.

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In Minnesota there are 3 different minimum wages depending on the size of your business. The minimum wage for a large employer it is $6.15 per hour. A small employer is $5.25 per hour, and the training wage is $4.90 per hour. These are all state minimum wages. There is also federal minimum wages. The workers can earn this amount plus any other money they earn like a tip.

Mentor Interview

Hey! I have a few questions for my mentor, Patricia Alexander. I hope you answer these! If anybody else wants to answer any of these questions you sure can!!!!!!!! 


1. What do you enjoy during your free time?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. Do you have any pets?
4. What's your favorite movie?
5. What is your favorite song?
6. Where do you live?
7. What is your favorite book?


Thanks!!!!!!!

Amazing Blogs!!!

Hey! You should check out these blogs!
Liana's - I love her background! lianas-place.blogspot.com
Tessa's - Her blog posts are really fun to read! tessas-space.blogspot.com
Jen's -  I love her pictures and the fish!!!! jensblogisthebest77.blogspot.com

About Me

Hey! My name is Grace and I am in 8th grade. This blog was created in my 21st Century Skills class at school. In this class we learn about different things on the Internet and computer. We also blog and talk about current things going on in our community, state, country, and around the world.  

by Khairil Zhafri

One of my favorite things to do is go hiking, especially with my friends and family. I also enjoy reading, school, and being with my friends and family. I play the flute and I am in choir. I have one dog named Hobbs, he is a Goldendoodle. I love going on walks with him and play outside with him. I also love hanging out with my friends! We have so much fun together. We go to each other's houses, go to movies, and go shopping!