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.

RyanL2014

In Clay Shirky's "How cognitive surplus will change the world" he talks of the struggles going on in Kenya, and how they do not have much resources and they are in trouble. then he talks of hope or benediction that all of the Kenyan citizens rely on. He then goes into talking about how education is changing in the world, and so is technology. When he talks about surplus he is talking about people who are doing nothing and need to fill in and be moreoutgoing if they want to succeed. This matters to me because I am one of these people who do not use my head and money for the right uses. This matters to education because it is up to the students in schools to fix problems in the future. This matters to the world because if we want to succeed and excel in life we need to increase are education levels. My question for you all is are you using your time and money wisely?

RyanL2014

In the article "Man robs 16th Street Mall bank" by Kirk Mithell a man robbed a bank near 16th mall. The man had no weapon, and he robbed the bank at around 12:12pm. Thankfully no one was injured and it is unknown how much money was taken.This matters to me because I want to live in a crime free neighborhood. This matters to education because a lot of people lost money. This matters to the world because bank robberies occur all the time. My question for you all is are you threatened by crime?

RyanL2014

In RSA Animate's "Changing Education Programs it tells how all the world is going to change education because students are doing less work and it is time to join the economy. Education believes that students have to many benefactors and should have less priviledges. This matters to me because I am a student myself, and I feel that the education is tough how it is and education does not have to reform. This matters to education because so many students are trying to learn now as it is. This also matters to the world because millions of students will have to learn a new way to learn. My question for you all is does education have to change?