AGENDA:
Morning Reflection: Azana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xe6nLVXEC0
1. Read over article:
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Historical-Fiction
2. Conduct research. Create a padlet of imges for setting and character descriptions. Sketch out your characters and the conflict. Fill out "Exit ticket" for today
3. Work on your short story.
4. HMWK: Read to page 107 for Tuesday. I will have more books for you on Monday (please don't worry if you do not have a book about catching up).
"Don't Stay in School" was a perfect representation of what needs to change in our public school systems. What was different about this video was that the rapper gave alternatives to subjects such as math and science that are usually not necessary for domestic use in adulthood. For example, why are we learning about the quadratic formula when none of know how to do taxes? This is a perfect way to communicate to youth that have this same opinion to stand up and try to make a change.
ReplyDeleteThe video "Don't Stay In School" discussed the irony of education in schools when they say "we'll prepare you to achieve later in life" yet a lot of kids don't know how to pay bills, how to get a house, how to even decide how and who should they vote outside of their socialization.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of problems with the school system in that they force upon subjects for the betterment of our educational career, but what happens after that? What happens when you graduate and what happens when you're kicked out of school or home and your homeless what are going to do then? Use mathematical equations to help you get a job, without an actual, feasible degree? Or what to say in a job interview, or how to take care of yourself medically?
It brings up a loot of questions of how and what an educational system should present to each new generation, and points out the flaws of it as a whole system of socialization.
"Don't Stay in School" was a very truthful video of how unimportant some of the things we learn in school are. They don't teach us things that may actually help us in our everyday lives and not just in the careers we may pursue. Why waste time learning about some ruler of ancient Greece when we could be learning about how to pay our taxes. Frankly when we leave highschool most of this won't matter depending on what job we'll take on.
ReplyDeleteI thought the guy in the video "Don't Stay In School" made some really good points about the necessity of some school subjects. Many people have the same weaknesses as he described in not knowing how to vote or who to vote for or raising babies or figuring out laws or the economy. However, I don't think that the correct response is to not stay in school, but that there should be some reforms or time set aside to try and help with these deficits.
ReplyDeleteThe "Don't Stay in School" video was something that made a lot of good points on how pointless some required subjects seem in high school. In school, we are not taught how to do basic everyday things that would help us in our adulthood so that we don't feel as lost when we get there. If we were taught about things that were relevant to us today, and weren't sheltered in the fantasy that is school, many people would be better prepared to take on the real world. Knowing how to graph equations and memorizing random dates in time will most likely not be used that much, if at all, once all of us become adults. The education system has many negative points that need to be addressed, but in this day and age, it doesn't seem like those who can actually do something about it care.
ReplyDelete"Don't Stay in School" points out what everyone complains about on a daily basis in every single one of their classes. The video pointed out how we are learning impractical subjects over things that will help us in the long run in life; most of us don't know about taxes or mortgages but when we leave high school we're meant to just know how to be an adult when we weren't taught one useful thing that would be beneficial to our adult life.
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ReplyDeleteThe video "Don't Stay In School" really sparked something inside of me. The artist had a really great point; schools are educating us on the wrong things. When I first saw the title of the video, I was a bit skeptical, but then I heard the things he was saying, and it was all so true. I enjoyed listening to it, because a lot of what he was saying I've heard other people around me say, and I've even said similar things myself. The way he compared the knowledge the school gives us versus the knowledge that is really fundamental to surviving in the world we live in, I was really awestruck. It was a great morning reflection overall.
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The “Don’t stay in school” video was actually very empowering. It was weird but how ever he had good points about problems in school education and the things that are taught Vs. the things that should be taught. The basic things teens will need to know when they get out of high school are not taught in school. Instead we are taught about things that most people never end up using outside of school. The video was weird because it’s almost like he was yelling the whole time, however the use of turning it into a song/rap was a good way to get teens to listen more and spread the idea of the #dontstayinschool.
ReplyDelete"Don't stay in school" was a truthful video about the education systems. I agree with the person in the video, not everything we learn is practical. We should have some control of what we learn about, we can't let others dictate our lives when they don't even know us. School is supposed to teach us lessons but some of the times the lessons are impractical and useless. I want school to be an environment where I can learn and grow, but to do that the educational systems need to think about the students and not themselves. Not every child is good on reading or math or taking tests , but if you actually introduce helpful lessons for everyday life maybe test scores wouldn't be so low, or kids wouldn't drop out. Everyone needs support and the schools aren't providing what everyone needs to survive in life.
ReplyDeleteThe video “Don’t stay in school” was intense. Mostly because of what he was saying, also the passion he was speaking about this subject with. I’m not sure what country he is from but our school system includes a little more practical information than where ever he is still not enough. This video made me think of classes like home and careers which taught students a lot about being adults. Luckily health is very practical, but there are still so many courses that many of us won’t use later on, this video amplified that.
ReplyDeleteI can also relate to this video because it was the way I felt in high school, although all the academic stuff was interesting to me. I discovered later that the math I learned was important to know in building sets in theater class in college, and I later built furniture for my first apartment. Science has often had practical uses as well, although I didn't know it at the time. English, of course, has been so valuable to me, making me a lifetime learner and reader.
ReplyDeleteOf course there are things that you cannot learn in high school until you actually encounter it. I knew nothing about paying taxes or getting a mortgage, but there are professionals out there who you work with and learn from. I think that teachers should try to make the subject matter they teach relevant to their students' lives and also not "teach" but open up opportunities to talk about "real life" issues.
I enjoyed the video "Don't stay in school" because it talks about how the things we are required to learn in school are things we'll rarely or even never need to know how to do instead of teaching us how to do things useful like pay a mortgage on your house.
ReplyDelete"don't stay in school" was true that we learn in school about pointless information that anyone isnt gonna use, instead of learning about the real world problems. that dose not mean drop outta school dropping out isnt the answer but its true maybe in a certain grade you should start learning about the real word and all the things you have to learn. with me i am book and street smart but i know more about the real world then school information yet i stay in school to learn that on top of learning each day more about the real world
ReplyDeleteThe video "don't stay in school" is a video that brings a great point to the table. it relates to everyday discussions students and teachers have. Students are not exposed to the important issues they will need to face in life. School should be a place that prepare you about preparing how to live healthy in a everyday life.
ReplyDelete"Don't Stay in School" touched on the push for a more practical world of education. One that teaches students how to be adults and take care of themselves in the real world. This is something that the schools have pulled away from, choosing math equations and scientific terms over bills and basic human rights. Things that we memorize just to pass a test, and then forget. Throughout your early education you aren't taught about the real things that you will need to know as an adult. This is something that should be corrected.
ReplyDeleteI chose the video "Don't Stay in School" because I'm sick and tired of learning subjects and information that is not practical in everyday life. Schools shouldn't teach us things we don't need and force us to learn it because it part of the curriculum. Then adults say we are getting an education to get a job and be good citizens, but how can I be a good citizen if I don't even know my rights as a citizen. And it's not our job to learn of all these things, it's the teachers job to teach us things we need in our adult hood. But that's what Home and Careers was, but they got rid of that class because it wasn't part of the curriculum. I learned more about life and financial responsibility in a financial seminar I took during my job then I ever did in school. Like why should we learn about the American West when we should be learning how to at least register to vote. Like he said we shouldn't have to learn things we don't need in our everyday life. Everything he said was absolutely true.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there are many topics that could be deemed unnecessary in the adult lives of most people and that schools should offer more practical courses, such as doing your taxes or buying a house and getting a mortgage. School provides important structure in our lives and helps us become better accustomed to the structure of adult lives. Schedules, deadlines, and dealing with people are important factors in the lives of almost everyone and school introduces these things and helps us with them. "Don't Stay in School" brings up many good points about wasting time with impractical classes.
ReplyDeleteThe ‘’Don’t Stay in School,’’ video was interesting and touched upon a very important subject that no one seems to think about daily. The man talked about school and how they don’t necessarily teach about what will happen in our lives eventually. We drag on the facts of U.S. and Global history and they don’t teach about tax, or what our human rights are. It was a powerful video and it clearly expressed the issues we have doing in our everyday lives, but never get directly taught to do so. Mortgage being paid, buying a house, doing taxes, all are things we learn, but why do we go to school for 12 years to get out and don’t know anything about being an American citizen?
ReplyDeleteThe video just strengthens the idea of certain clases not being important or even mandatory in life, gaining knowledge of the past that wont help my future at all, it seems as if the more the education system introduces new systematical class and methods for math the more students fall out of a passion for school.
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