Tyler Aikens
August 30, 2012
English 9
Buchwald

A Vision of Students Today PLN

A Vision of Students Today, a video created by the students of Kansas University portrays what to expect in the future of education in the world. As the video begins, it reveals a gargantuan classroom in which students are expected to learn. After just a few words from the students, I can already tell that with the distractions, money wasted, and the multitasking that is included in their daily basis, college is not very pleasurable. They asked a simple question, “What is it like being a student today?” 200 students made over 360 answers, and all 200 students seemed to be at a disgrace. They spent thousands of dollars on textbooks that they never open, very few teachers know them, and the overwhelming cost and wages in the world all seem to be piled on top of their desks. They say technology is the solution. They say they will solve these problems, but they have yet to prove anything.
A Vision of Students Today, created by Kansas University, I believe, offers and considers many different changes that can and should be made. The first change that I believe would solve problems would be to minimize the class sizes, helping to create a better learning environment for the students. They say technology is the solution, but I believe that it is a problem. To many students are on Facebook or chatting with friends. At the end of the video, I could not help but notice the man writing on the chalkboard and this sparked an idea. let us reel back time to maybe twenty years ago, back when education rarely consisted of computers more sophisticated than a calculator. Why? Because this way of learning is obviously not working.

The Three Little Pigs Summary

Tyler Aikens
August 26, 2012
English 9 1st Hour
Mrs. Buchwald

The Three Little Pigs

If you have ever read the story of the three little pigs,  you probably have realized the importance of hard work and effort.

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who were looking to build a home for themselves. Two of the three little pigs did not like the fact that they would have to put hard work into there houses, so they found the simplest, easiest way possible. One pig built his house out of straw while the other pig built his out of sticks. Once the pigs were done, they sang and skipped over to their brothers house to find that he was using sturdy bricks. Soon after the three brothers were finished, the big bad wolf had come along to attempt to eat the pigs! The wolf had easily huffed, puffed, and blew the delicate, effortlessly built houses to pieces. The two bigs raced frantically to their brothers sustainable house that the wolf found he could not blow down. The wolf was determined to get the pigs, so he jumped into the house through the chimney. He fell directly into a boiling pot of water, dashed off into the woods, and never attacked the three little pigs ever again.

This classic story of the three little pigs is sure to encourage many that hard work and effort will pay off someday.

TEST POST 

TEST POST 

TEST POST 

-TylerA2016