Should Kids Be Spending More Time In School And Have A Shorter Summer?

As I was reading the MSNBC article More School? Obama Could Trim Summer Break. The article talked about how Obama thinks that studnets in the United States are spending to much time out of the classroom which puts us at a disadvantage to other students around the world. He also states that he thinks the school day should be three hours longer, we should go to school saturday and sunday and that school should go longer into the summer. As I was reading this made me think does Obama really think that students will go to school on the only two days they have off? I mean if you think about it we are in school for five of the seven days of the week and we really need those two days. Not only do we go to school that much but teachers also assigne homework to us every night. It also made me think how does he expect kids to get involved in school. If you go to school till dinner then have to go to practice there will be no time for homework. Also if you are on sports or plays and have to go to school on the weekends then when will you be able to play your games or performances? Iam not a big fan of this because as was mention in the article later on don't you think teenagers are allready over loaded and this would just make it worse. This affects me because if this comes true than I might have to go to school longer in high school.I really do not like this and think kids need there time away from school so I hope two things 1. that if it does come true he thinks about it hard and 2. he comes up with what is best for everybody not just him.

Being Home Sick and Staying Caugt Up.

As I was reading Mr.Fich's blog "H1N1, Skype, And A Possible Tipping Point". He was stating that it is getting to the point where just because you are sick does not mean that you should be behind. I found it to be quite interesting how people who are home sick can stay connected through skype. This matters to me because if I was sick I could stay caught up. As you get farther in education the more you miss the harder it is to get caught up. Other people should care about this because if they are sick then it would be less like missing school. The turning point of this is that we might not have to go to school because teachers can skype their teachings. We can watch when ever we want but on the other side there are some negatives because students might not do their work, people who need help wouldn't get help as easily and it would be harder to communicate with teachers. This makes me wonder if before I graduate, if we will have skype network or if we will actually have to go to school. Some background knowledge I have is that you need the child teacher interactions and student to student interactions so this makes me wonder if when skype learning network actually happens if youth social abilities will be lower because they don't have to communicate as much with others. This also makes me wonder how teachers are going to grade papers and if all of the teachers assignments will be in internet/computer form. This really got me thinking about how technology and sickness will change our learning environment. This also got me thinking that technology will change our learning because we will not have to carry home text books and we will always have what we need preaty much wherever we are.

Teen Birth Higher In More Religous States

As I was reading "Teen Birth Rates Highest In Most Religious States". I found it interesting due to the title, it really got me thinking. Why would people go against there own religious beliefs? This matters to me because I am a teenager. Other people should care about this because it is happening to other people in there world and this could happen to peoples children if they are not careful. I think this is sad because why would teens want to have children before they are really ready? The consequences are that the teens will have another person to take care of.

Should All Students Get A's???

As I was reading "The Possibility Of More" It made me start to think what would happen if teachers gave all of there students A's just because. As Mr. Krause said if I give all my students A's then they will just not work because they will already have the grades they want. This made me think that yes I would work to keep my grades up but I am not sure I would work all the time to keep it up. This helps me learn that if you want something you have to work for it it will not just be there for you all of the time. This is relevant to me because yes I would like all A's but I must work for them. A consequence is that if you don't try you get a bad grade and you need to try.

The New Literacy Of My Time

As I was reading “The New Literacy” article it really made me start to think about how the technology that I use in my everyday life outside of school could help me in school. The article mentioned that before the internet came once you left school you would never right another paragraph. I have a hard time believing this is true because when you fill out a job application you have to put things such as your experience. Another point in the article that stuck out and made me question was that through the media that we have today it has given kids the chance to long papers that were complex while also making them work together. This article really got me thinking.

As I was watching “The Machines Are Us/ing Us” I found it interesting how we are the ones that have to store all the information on the web. This video really got me thinking about how we really do have to start rethinking copyright. My question is if you copyright means that it is yours and no one can copy or reproduce the product without talking to you yet anybody can change information on the web then is there really a copyright for the web? This is connected to the world because everyday teachers use a computer, everyday teachers use phones. We use the machines all the time. This article got me thinking about the machines we use daily and how much we use them.