I would have to say that my dad is the most important thing to me. He has always been there for me and always helps me out. He taught me everything that I know about in football. He inspired me to play and try hard even though I wasn’t very good in the beginning, but now he has helped me to become a very good player. He always takes me to places I have to go, and makes time for all the activities that I have going on. Without him I don’t know what I would do because he is great and I rely on him for so much support and help. He is definitely the most important thing that I could not do without.
Archive for the “Weekly Entry” CategoryThere are many reasons for starting to use technology at younger and younger ages. Our teachers are preparing us for our rapidly advancing world. Many businesses are starting to send work across the seas to other countries that have people who will do it for less money than workers in America. Starting in the past couple of years, classes around the world have been using more and more technology in classrooms. They still teach kids what they need to know like reading, writing, and other communication skills as well as the regular math, history, and science. Now that more classes are being taught using technology, kids will be ready for what jobs lay ahead of them, because by the time someone like me is getting a full-time job, technology will have dramatically advanced. Some jobs won’t even exist that I was planning on doing when I start high school! I think this is a very important part of a student’s education, but not the most important. Learning how to communicate with people in ways other than technology would be something to learn first. Technology is the easier, faster way, but sometimes you have to use longer ways, which everyone should know how to do. There is no technology that is 100% guaranteed to work when you need it. It is also important because your job opportunities will be greater if you know how to use machines and computers compared to people who just learned the basics of school. You will be more likely to be hired for your job. Teaching this at school is very important for that edge over someone else looking for the same job. These skills are needed to keep up with the rest of the world or else you could end up being left behind. You will need to know how to work machines in probably every job eventually. The business you are probably won’t have the time or money to teach you how to work their machines and you could be replaced with someone more experienced. I think that everyone is watching and reading everything we do. If we try to get a job, our employer will look at what we did on our blogs and wiki’s to see if we would be a good worker for them. What we are writing now will stay with us for the rest of our lives because anyone can see what we did at anytime. People are using students like me to test to see how we work at young ages with technology, and how it could positively or negatively affect our future. We are the first generation of this and our futures will depend on this knowledge that we are being tested with. If all goes well, more and more schools across the world will start using technology and soon our planet will be rapidly expanding in technology and communications. Anything and everything we do is being watched and scrutinized, and then changed for the next subjects. I commented on this blog http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=157874&blog_id=524616&position2=6 and this is what I said: Hello! I am a blogger from CollaborationNation. Our teacher has asked us to comment on someone from another country’s blog and ask you what you think when you hear the words United States and some symbols you would use. If you could please comment back on my blog with your answer at my blog: http://mmr08.learnerblogs.org/ I will update this post when I receive a response. High school is a few months away. Many people have different feelings about it like fear or eagerness. I definitely am one of the people who is excited for high school. I don’t think I have anything to fear really, because I learned from 5th to 6th grade that there is nothing to be afraid of. I am hoping that I do good in my honors class, and figuring out where to go, but I think I’ll get the hang of it. I think that I have to step up how how hard I work, becaue there are more classes, more work, and I will be doing some sports. I think all together high school is a pretty big change for most people, but I think I will handle it well. For some reason pictures wont post on here:(
I think that Barack Obama has a really good chance of be elected in November. Everyone I know likes him and most want to vote for him. The Republicans aren’t doing very good in the race for president as I have read, so this only helps what I think. John Edwards is falling behind, so Barack’s only true competition is Hillary Clinton. Most people I know do not like her. Barack Obama is a very smart person, and from what I’ve watched and read about him, he seems like the best candidate. These are the differences between democrats and Republicans Healthcare: Gay Rights: Military: Gun Control: Abortion: Prayer in School: Taxes: Death Penalty: Flag Burning: Natural environment: Minimum Wages: Race Relations: I think my brother has been a big influence to me. He is someone I always look up to and go to for help. He is a big reason why i got into football, because he plays,too, and I wanted to do everything he did. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have played football, and I would’ve been missing out on a lot. He is also helping me learn an instrument, which is really cool. I think that my brother has had the biggest influence on my life, and it was in a good way. I wonder why someone came up with the where’s waldo books. I have no idea where they got the name or why e is dressed in a red striped shirt. I used to always “read” that book and they has always been a question in my head http://ab1r08.learnerblogs.org/2007/12/05/im-thinking/#comment-55 http://pnr08.learnerblogs.org/2007/12/05/how-to-store-information/#comment-33 what activity is so well suited to face-to-face contact that it can’t be replicated online?Question by Ben Wilkoff I think going to school is really important. I think that school gives kids personality and has them stand out. When you’re on the computer, it’s harder to show that personality. Kids cannot interact as well with their classmates if they’re limited to typing out words and using smileys. Face-to-face is a way of improvinghow you socialize with other classmates. On the other hand, working on computers at home is a much more comfortable setting, and there is way less pressure. Many kids are uncomfortable with the school setting and they might have trouble doing speeches in the front of the class. Online they have nothing to worry about, and that can in fact help their grade. Students also don’t have to get up at around 6:00 or 6:30 in the morning. They can get up later, look at what the teacher wrote on the blog or wiki, and do the assignment. This also would create less problems for the teachers. They don’t have to deal with sleepy kids in the morning, or even tell the students to stop chewing gum or stop listening to their ipod. A comfortable environment is one of the most important things that the students should have. I think that if schools were replaced it would help many people in some ways, and hurt them in others. Personally, I think having computers would be better. |
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