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After watching the video, “How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World”, I was very interested. This video was about how cognitive surplus could change the world because it would affect the whole entire society in a positive way. This matters to me because this would give me more accurate information. This matters to education because I could get the best information for assignments. This matters to the world because people all over the world need accurate information. This video interested me a lot.

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After reading the article, “25^th floor of Cheesman Park Condo Burns”, I was surprised. This article is about a 25^th floor in a 26 floor building burning badly. This matters to me because my grandparents used to live in that building about five years ago. This matters to education because people need to learn how to not let their condo catch on fire. This matters to the world because there are condo’s all over the world. After reading this article I was surprised.

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After watching the video, “Changing Education Paradigms” I was very interested on the topics that were talked about in this video. This video talked about how the public schools base their teaching on the industrial age and are not preparing us with what we need to know, and also boring us. He compares school to a factory, the kids are in age groups and go through the grades and come out and start working. This matters to me because I am in school and it makes me think about what I am learning and how bored I am everyday in class. This matters to education because this is about schools. This matters to the world because people all over the world get educated. This video was very interesting to me.

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I read the article, “Wreck Backs up I-25 for miles” and I was shocked. There was a five car accident on I-25 near dry creek. This matters to me because I live next to this entrance on I-25 and if I had gone onto that road I would have been stuck in 20-30 minutes of traffic. This matters to education because people need to learn how to be safe while driving. This matters to the world because people all over the world drives. I was shocked after reading this.

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After reading the article, Boys and Boredom, by George F. Will, I found out that boys get bored very fast compared to other people, and other animals. This matters to me because if I get bored then I don’t want to learn as much as when I’m not bored. This matters to education because if everyone gets bored in school then kids won’t listen to their teachers as much so they will not learn. This matters to the world because people all over the world get bored a lot. This article made me realize how short of a attention span boys have.

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I read the article, why do I have to study [fill in the blank]? , by Mrs. Smith. This article was about our class talking about what some classes in school that we have to take are for and why they are important. This matters to me because I want to only take classes that are important to me and that I want to be good at in the future. Classes that I don’t like or that are not important to me are almost a waist of time. This matter to education because the kids in schools are being forced to learn about things that  they may not want to learn about or may not care about as much as other classes. This matters to the world because if everyone gets to take classes that they want and that they liked then kids would do a lot better in school because they would know that what they are doing will matter to them and they will like it. In this article Mrs. Smith talks about how students don’t think some classes that they have to take matter to them.

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 In the article, What If ,on The Fischbowl, the article talks about how students are not allowed to use technology in school, but also about how helpful it can be to us. This matters to me because i think that technology in school is a great idea. This matters to education because learning could become much faster and easier if technology is used right. This matters to the world because the future could be much better if technology was used in the best of ways and if people learned a lot in school. In this article it talked about technology in school.

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After reading the article,"Inmate Dies in El Paso County Jail" by The Denver Post, i found out that a 20 year old died in a jail from choking and caughing. This matters to me because i realize how quickly someone can go from being in good health, to being dead. This matters to education because jails need to keep their prisoners more healthy so they wont die. This matters to the world because if all jails were that bad then that would not be fair to the prisoners.

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In Alfie Kohn’s School’s would be great if it weren’t for kids, it says that the students are a big reason for kids not doing well in school, not just the teachers. This matters to me because if i get a bad grade or do bad on a test i know that it can also be my fault. This matters to education because if students started trying harder in school then the world would run alot more smoothly and there would be more jobs. This matters to the world because if the whole world's students tried as hard as they could our world would be much better.

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After reading the article,"Broken Line Spews Natural Gas in Longmont", by The Denver Post, I found out that a natural gas line was hit by construction workers and people in the area had to be evacuated. This matters to me because i dont want to become sick because of natural gas. This matters to education because people need to learn how to warn construction workers about natural gas lines and construction workers need to learn how to not hit them. This matters to the world because, people could die if this happened more often.

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In Johnathan Rosenberg's Our Googley advice to students:  Major in learning, he talks about creative thinking and that people need to take their own education more seriously. This matters to me because, I take my education seriously so this article has to do with me. This matters to education because, If everyone is serious about their education then the world will have a good future. This matters to the world because if tour generation is educated than the world will run much better. taking education seriously and being creative is very important.

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After reading the short article,”2 Held in Boulder County Break-ins”, I started to feel less safe because two car break-ins happened. This matters to me because i am scared to get my family’s cars broken into. This matters to education because people need to learn how to keep their things safe from robbers. This matters to the world because car companies need to make it so cars cannot be broken into so people can not get robbed. All in all, after reading the article,”2 Held in Boulder County Break-ins”, I felt scared and less safe.

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            After reading the article,” 2020 Vision”, by Karl Fisch, I was surprised on reading about what the world will be come in the next ten years. The article says that Google will combine with many large companies and will become a very big influence on everybody’s life. This matters to me because all of these changes will have a great impact on my future success. This matters to education because this will change the way everybody learns. This matters to the world because Google will become very powerful, many more technologies will be invented making learning faster, easier, and better, and the world will be much better off. All in all, after reading the article,” 2020 Vision”, by Karl Fisch, I realized how much the world will change in the next ten years, as well as my education, and my life.

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             After reading the article,” Two Killed in Englewood Crash” I found that two people in my area had dies in a car accident this week. This matters to me because it makes me realize how dangerous cars are and how fast someone can go from doing just fine, to dieing. This matters to education because kids need to learn how to drive safely because anyone can die in a car accident at any time. People need to be aware about how dangerous driving really is and think about what they are doing at all times while in the car. This matters to the world because there are many drivers all over the world and if everyone is driving recklessly than many people will get badly injured or even die. In conclusion, after I read the article,” Two Killed in Englewood Crash”, I realized how dangerous driving is.

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In the article,”Rigor Redefined”, by Tony Wagner, he talks about what students need to learn to be successful in their lives and for our future generation to be the best it can be so the world will run well. This matters to me because i want to be a successful philanthropist in my life. This matters to education because teachers need to know what to teach their students in order for them to be successful. This matters to the world because if schools don't teach our generation the right things than the future will not be good. All in all, in the article,”Rigor Redefined”, he talks about what students need to learn in order to be successful in their lives.

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            In the article,” Woman Hit By Car in Gas Station Identified”, a woman was hit by a car at a Arapahoe County gas station. This matters to me because this is in my community and I want to be safe. This matters to education because kids at schools could be hit too. This matters to the world because there is a person out there that is careless and can make other people in danger. All in all, in the article, “Woman Hit By Car in Gas Station Identified”, a woman gets hit my gas station in Arapahoe county.

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In the video, "Web 2.0... The machine is us/ing us", by Micheal Wesch, It made me think about how the internet gains its information and how much information it gains a day, this matters to me because one day the internet and all machines could know everything. This matters to education Because soon the internet could gain so much information that we would not need books any more. This matters to the world because, if the internet knows everything, there would not be a need too find information anywear besides the computer. All in all, in the wideo "Web 2.0... The machine is us/ing us" by Micheal Wesch, it made me think about machines, and how much information they are getting and how they are getting it.

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After reading the article, “Car Thief Nabbed near Jeffco Elementary School”, I felt less safe than I usually do. This matters to me because I wouldn’t want my car to be stolen because cars cost alot of money. This matters to education because people need to learn how to be safer when it comes to robberies by locking car doors, or just being more aware. This matters to the world because people don’t want to get there cars stolen and people want to live safely. All in all, after reading the article, “Car Thief Nabbed near Jeffco Elementary School”, I felt less safe than before reading it because I don’t want to get my car stolen.

What matters

There is a lot of things that matter to me...


Skateboarding matters to me. Skateboarding will never get boring. I can skateboard anywhere there is concrete. I can skateboard with my friends or alone and it is just as fun ether way. My favorite tricks are the Inward Heel flip and the double kicks flip. Skateboarding in competitions is very fun too.

Family matters to me. My family helps me with a lot of things and makes sure that I do well in school.

Friends matter to me. Without friends I would be bored all the time and would have nothing to do.

Snowboarding matters to me. Snowboarding is one of the most fun things that I have ever done. It is an activity that I can do with family and friends and is good exercise too.

Lacrosse matters to me. I think lacrosse is the most fun sport there is. I like how the game is played, and I have met many friends while playing it too.

School matters to me. School teaches us everything we need to know in order get have a good life. With out it I would not have a good enough education to get a good job and make money.

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In the article, “Footprints in the Digital Age” by, Will Richardson, It was very interesting how when someone googles you they can find out a lot about you. This matters to me because in the future, if someone googles me I want them to think good things about me. This matters to education because; Collages can Google you to see if you really are a good person for that certain college. This matters to the world because anyone can find out about anyone now and if someone is a misanthrope, they can hate you even more. In conclusion, I find it very interesting how Google can affect our lifes so much.

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I read the article,  "Woman killed as jeep falls more than 1,000 feet, "by, Yesenia Robles and I thought it is sad how a woman fell from about 1, 200 ft - 1, 300 ft and died near Georgetown Lake. This matters because it is tragic when people die. This matters to me because this person was very unlucky to have fallen off of a cliff. This matters to education because it is important to know about new and important events around your area. This matters to the world because now they know that they have to make the roads safer and this could have affected many people. All in all, after reading the article "Women killed as jeep falls more than 1000 feet" I felt sad about what had happened.

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In the article Is Google Making Us Stupid by, Nicholas Carr,  I disagree the google is making us stupid. This article was about how we do our thinking and reading in a book verses on the internet or off of google. I can connect to this article because on the internet i usually just skim the text, but when reading a novel, i actually read every word. This connects to education because schools use the internet as a source of information a lot. And if students don't actually read and learn from them than the schools might need to change something. This connects to the world because, everyone is starting to think differently and skimming articles so books are becoming less important. All in all, I disagree with the article Is Google Making Us Stupid.

What matters to Davis

 There is a lot of things that matter to me...

      Skateboarding matters to me. Skateboarding will never get boring. I can skateboard anywhere there is concrete. I can skateboard with my friends or alone and it is just as fun ether way.

      Family matters to me. My family helps me with a lot of things and makes sure that i do good in school. 

      Friends matter to me. Without friends i would be bored all the time and would have nothing to do. 

      Snowboarding matters to me. Snowboarding is one of the most fun things that i have ever done. It is a activity that i can do with family and friends and is good exercise too.

      Lacrosse matters to me. I think lacrosse is the most fun sport there is. I like how the game is played, and i have met many friends while playing it too.

      School matters to me. School teaches us everything we need to know in order get have a good life. With out it i would not have a good enough education to get a good job and make money.

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After watching the video, A Vision of Students Today by, Michael Wesch, I found it very interesting. This video matters
because it is saying that more technology is coming and students in college need to start learning in different ways and
newer things. The video basically shows many different stats about students and what do, how they live, and how much
school related work they do. This connects to me by how many hours students spend on, T.V, the internet, school, and sleep. This video connects to education by showing how unimportant most things we do in school are, and showing what we really need to know to get to where we want to be in life. This connects to the world because in all schools around the world they are teaching the same type of things, rather than more important things we need to know. In conclusion, this video made a lot of sense. I think that it was right about everything it was saying and I understood what it was for.