Sunday, January 25, 2009

the fishbowl

I looked at the fishbowl did you know video, and I must admit, a lot of this stuff surprised me. I never would have guessed some of the facts. It's mind boggling how the world has changed. Things that we do everyday, like texting, would never have been thought of ten years ago. I remember when a cell phone was the size of a suitcase.
I'm also amazed about a lot of the facts about China. But I can see how it would be the number one English speaking country in the world. America has changed so much lately. And the internet has made this all possible. I wonder what technology will be around in ten years? The possibilities are endless.

Post 3

I think that the access program is a great idea. Why not offer kids in some schools classes that they wouldn't have access to? I know personally, when I was in the seventh grade, the school that I was assigned to didn't offer the advanced math that I needed so I had to transfer. This program lessens that hassle by offering the classes over the computer.
I bet it costs a lot but Its worth it. Every kid deserves an equal opportunity in schools, and right now some kids are being essentially punished for where they live at or the school that they have been assigned to.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Blog Post 2

So, I read about the alex thing and I disagree with it. I dont like this whole, students should be able to do certain objectives thing. It only leads to teachers not having any flexibility in what their teaching, and students only caring about whats gonna be on the test. I remember in high school, it was just teachers teaching what was going to be on the CRT because thats how they and the school were graded. And I know me personally, I only cared about getting the questions and memorizing the answers so I could spit them back out on a test and get an A in the class.
But I can see the flip side of this too. That students should walk out of certain classes knowing certain things and having certain skills. For example, an American history student should have a general idea about what the civil war was.

Blog Post 1

HI everyone. My name is Bj Moore. I'm 18 and a sophomore. My major is secondary ed/English. My hobbies are hanging out with friends, talking on the phone, and playing basketball. I love sports especially football and basketball. I played point guard in middle and high school. As far as football, I am a big Florida fan, Go Gators! I am from mobile and graduated from Mary G Montgomery high school and I live on campus.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

First Post

Hi world. This is my first ever blog post