RyanL2014

Dear David Warlick,

I am a fellow student, and I have been able to connect to your blog. No students begin school hoping to drop out, they start by thinking and hoping to get to college and make a difference in the world. As the year commences unfortunatly some of these students feel the need to drop out of school. Many people wonder why kids would want to throw their lives away, but kids drop out mainly from these four reasons, their parents, classmates, teachers, and the school district. Some school districts find that a certain student is not very smart, and not efficient, but what they are forgetting is how will these students gain intelligence and how will they learn to obtain efficieny. All four of these factors can make students feel miserable and persuade them to drop out of school, causing them to throw their dreams of college and making  difference in the world all away. So I think school districts are a big factor in why kids stay in school, but not the only factor.

From Ryan Lamb

RyanL2014

Dear Will Richardson,

     I would have to agree with your blog on how kids are not using their full potential. Students could use their maximum potential if they were taught right. I am a student myself ending my first year as a freshman, and I can tell you that I have not done as well as I could and should have, and now I must try to catch up for all my wasted potential. If a student has the proper resources, this would be a simple task, but many schools do not have enough money, with budget cuts and lack of supplies and space. Any student can achieve greatness. Thank you for explaining it better to me, and I sm going to try to use all of my potential in my remaining school years.

RyanL2014

Dear Admin,

     I completley agree with your idea on online education. Kids can not concentrate as well in class, and computers allows them to get work done, and be motivated to do their work correctly. When friends are around, ot is hard for kids to get work done, and they do not try their hardest. Kids can also look things up if they do not know something, causingthem to be the teacher, causing them to learn more and more. I am a high schooler, and I will admit that I have trouble getting my work in on time because I have so many people to talk to and spend time with. On the other hand, kids could learn from themselves, a teacher, and classmates. I feel online courses would end up being the most helpful for students.

RyanL2014

Dear Karl,

      I read your blog on CSAP, and how it is changing to the TCAP. This really interested me, and I agree with you on how tests are changing all over the United States. Kids have been taking CSAPs for years, and it will be interesting to see how these new tests will go, and if they are more helpful then just regular CSAPs. This information is good for all students who want to do well in testing, and students would be wise to know how this test works to do well.