PLN2

Dear David Warlick,
I agree with your article “Are We Wasting Children?”, because I think that this a common thing happening in schools around the U.S. Kids get to stressed out and end up quitting and dropping out or failing. At my school, I think that the staff tries their very best to keep kids on track so they don’t end up dropping out. However, this may not be the case in other schools across the U.S, and kids are dropping out commonly because of their stress. I don’t think my school is wasting our children, but I do think that other schools could be wasting their children. All in all, I think that some schools around the U.S are wasting their children, but I don’t think that my school is because my staff tries very hard to keep their kids on track and to not drop out of school.

PLN1

Dear Mr. Karl Fisch,

I read your article, "Dear Denver Post: No More Horoscopes" , and i agree on what you are saying. I think that the horoscopes are pointless, and are taking up space that could be used for more educational, and important information in the paper. If people new about news from around the world, like science, i think that our society would be much more educated and aware of what is happening in the world around them. But instead the news paper is using the space for horoscopes. This makes me question what the purpose of the news paper is for. I hope that the Denver Post will replace the horoscopes with more important articles that could educate people so that they are aware of important things going on in the world.      

PLN 23

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.

PLN 22

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.

PLN 21

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.

PLN 20

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.

PLN 19

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.