PLN #20

“Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution? Well…Maybe” by Will Richardson matters because it talks about how students would eventually teach each other even in elementary schools (teachers would just be a supervisor). Letting students teach students in a classroom in just not within America’s reach. This article matters to me because I would like to see student’s teaching other student’s so kids would be on the right level. Student’s being the teacher can result in not enough learning, learning something that’s not true or not learning at all. How will student’s play they can’t take their teacher, who’s a student, seriously. “Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution? Well May…be” matters to education because this would put peers in the teacher’s seat and let them drive the class. With a student teaching other students they all learn and they develop public speaking skills and organization. This article matters to the world because this would be a bad idea because teachers would lose their jobs and there wouldn’t be a degree for teaching. Colleges would lose a course and if students would be the teachers then they wouldn’t get as much useful information. In a college course I would fell more confirmable with someone who has real world experience. A revolution would be nice, but do we need it?

PLN #18

“Tis’ the Season for Technology” by Gary Stager talks about how schools are mobilizing for the new technology phase in America. Only once in America’s life time, did students have more technology in their house than the schools. “Tis’ the Season for Technology” matters to me because know I will have tools at school that aren’t regularly available at home. Sure I have a laptop but, I don’t have access to a teacher to ask questions to. This article matters to education because schools are going overboard with the holiday sales this year. There making IPod labs! What educational benefit does this offer to the students? Sure they can take video and record sounds, but really!? With the ever dwindling school budget we need to conserve it for the old stuff like books, paper, pencils, the huge monitors, and projectors. If the school still has more money left over then why are we complaining about the schools budget? “Tis’ the Season for Technology” matters to the world because technology is becoming a virtual part of our lives.   It seems that technology and education go hand and hand.

PLN 19

“Boys and Boredom” by George F. Will matter because the human race is the only thing on the planet that can sustain boredom.  That is why so many of our preteen and teenage boys look to audio and video entertainment. This matters to me because “Fifty years ago, the onset of boredom might have followed a two-hour stretch of nothing to do. In contrast, boys today can feel bored after thirty seconds with nothing specific to do.” To tell you the truth I was bored from reading this article by the bottom of the third paragraph. Why can’t I focus on one specific thing? These matters to education because in a technology advanced classroom, such as my English 9 class, won’t kids wonder off and play computer games. I have seen people do this and I have done it quite a lot myself. Could this be another reason why America is falling behind in reading, writing, math and science against other countries? “Boys and Boredom” matters to the world because I have seen this only in countries that are super powers, which makes me think, why is only affecting only those countries? I believe the answer to be that in a super power country people have money and time for luxuries. Boredom is known a part of the human race.

PLN #17

“What if?” by Karl Fisch matters because it talks about the fact that cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices used for entertainment are frowned on by schools. The truth is that these can be used to excel students learning and prove helpful in classroom settings. For example a student can us a iPod or a iPad for background music for a presentation. This article matters to me because today I used my phone to write down my homework, but I had to ask for permission to us it, why? Cell Phones can be for good reasons like a bunch of people have iPhones which can access the internet and be a useful device in classes where you don’t have access to a laptop. Personally I don’t think schools ever gave iPods, cell phones, mp3 players, etc., a chance to be useful in the learning environment. “What If?” matters to education because every day student brings iPods and cell phones to school. Scene the school systems budget is getting smaller every year what if the school system took advantage of the technology that students have in their pockets? This article matters to the world because corporations don’t like people using Facebook or Twitter in the work space, but I can be used to contact other countries, other companies, corporations or in your own building. Instead of spending thousands of dollars for a service that is free through Facebook or Twitter, to contact other workers with reminders, information etc in order to increase productivity for products the company makes. Why won’t society cell phones, iPods, iPads, mp3 players, facebook, twitter, etc, a chance to be used in a professional learning or working environment?

PLN #16

"All eyes on Colorado Senate race" by Kevin Simpson, Allison Sherry, and Michael Booth matters because everyone is talking about the race for the senate seat in Colorado. Whoever will be elected is probably going to make a splash with their senate seat. This matters to me because I was learning in Spelling and Vocab. today and my teacher talked about freedom versus safety and I am wondering is that how these two men function, one if fighting for our freedoms (Michael Bennet) or our safety (Ken Buck). Also, If I influence someone else's vote there are making a vote off of my assumptions that I have only got from commercials or short little articles in ads online. This article matters to educations because either of these people could affect the school system for good or bad. I don't know their views on education but these two men will have a lot of political power compared to a principle who wants to avoid whatever they want to inflect on the school system. These matters to the world because as of the senate they can vote on how foregin affairs, which we have already screwed up, with other world powers or for new laws that may restrict our freedoms or give us some back. Micheal Bennet and Ken Buck are going to make a splash in our country and ourselves.

PLN #15

"School Would Be Great if it Weren't for the Kids" by Alfie Kohn matters because it stats that we should be blaming the students for the majority of drop outs and bad grades. Students are to blame, we are given the material and what we need to do to succeed but we just blow it off or don't put in the work ethic. This article matters to me because I know this is the truth and saw this in my self. It seems that blaming students for poor grades would be a great American past time, it should be like screaming at a baseball game. Instead the people that actually accuse the teachers wouldn't blame their kids because they're their little angles.
This article matters to education because everyone thought teachers need to up thier game, but the students need to carry thier own wieght too. The majority of Students always have blown off work or saved it for the last minute because we are too lazy to do it or we forget. Students do need to be blamed from a educational stand point. This article matters to the world because I think this idea has only struck the US, and everyone is just watching us for our next move against this very persuasive argument. Bennet and Buck are being dismal against each other with all the attack ads on the web. The world might soon follow, but will teachers, students, principles, etc, submit to this idea or just blow it off?