Semester #9...computers for students!!!!!

Some educators believe that every child in every school should have access to computers. Others believe that the value of computers in the classroom is overrated and that computers may actually interfere with the learning process. In my opinion, I believe it is very important that computers should be in the classroom, or have a computer room for all the students. Technology is what people need now and days and help with many things. Students can do research on the computers from what a teacher may have assigned to them for a project. It is a really good resource for all students from middle school to college. I believe all those ages in school should have access to computers at school and even at home for their homework (if needed).
Daily technology use in core subject-area classes, frequent technology use in intervention courses, and a low student-to-computer ratio can play a critical role in reducing dropout rates. A federal investment in mobile computers for every child would pay huge dividends with the national productivity. Technology is an investment, not an expense. About almost fifty percent of all schools would say their dropout rates are going down, but for schools that have implemented a program called one to one computing programs, that figure is about fifty-eight percent. For schools that are implementing one to one programs effectively, employing strategies such as regular formative assessment and frequent teacher collaboration, that figure jumps to about eighty percent. A one to one computing is giving a student a Mac or Windows laptop. This really helps students not to dropout of school. The difference in lifetime tax revenues between a dropout and a college graduate is approximately two hundred thousand dollars. Schools with a one to one student-to-computer ratio are cutting the dropout rate and reaping this broader benefit.
There were 3.7 million-seventh graders in the United States public schools in fall 2007, according to the Education Department’s most recent Digest of Education Statistics. If the federal government spent four hundred dollars to supply each seventh grader with a mobile computing device, and then did this for every subsequent class of seventh graders, the cost would be about 1.5 billion dollars per year. The high school graduation rate of the United States students has ranged from seventy-one percent to seventy-four percent for the last decade. A rate of seventy-four percent means nine hundred sixty-two of the seventh graders from 2007 likely will not graduate. If just one-tenth of these potential dropouts were actually to finish school and go on to college, that would result in ninety-six thousand two hundred more college graduates and about nineteen billion dollars more in tax revenues over the next forty years.
Yes, this is a hypothetical scenario that relies on a few assumptions. The first being that the lower dropout rates in schools with one to one computing programs are a result of these programs and not some other factor. I believe this will work, keeping kids into school. I believe the educators that argue that every child in every school should have access to computers is correct.

"My living room..." (SETTING)

My living room is a place of fun and enjoyment.  A place where the family is always together and connected. We may not always want to watch the same things so we have two televisions. That way, if my dad and I are watching a game and my mom and sister want to watch something else, they can.
Many specail moments have happened in the living room at my house. It was during Christmas when a lot of family had came ocer for the holidays. We would play games like karaoke. We dance and sing and just have all the fun we can have. We do this almost every year. It is a really great time. My living room during the holidays is the place to be.

"Cats and Dogs..."

Cats and dogs are clearly unique creatures, yet as the two most common house pets comparisons often arise. There are good reasons why cats and dogs have such distinctive personalities and behaviors. Likely the biggest difference between cats and dogs is their social patterns and interactions. Dogs being pack animals, the members of their pack or family are critical to them. They look for a leader, and may try to take the leadership role if they don’t perceive that another member of their pack is the leader. If a person does not take the leadership role, dogs often experience behavior problems. This is quite different than the way cats interact. Cats are not pack animals, and don’t look for a human leader to follow. While they are more independent than dogs, they aren’t solitary animals as some perceive them. However, the relationships they form are based more on behavior, treatment, and territorial and survival concerns. A cat that is treated badly will rarely stick around, where a dog that is treated badly will often return as they are connected to those people regardless of their treatment. In the wild cats do form groups, but this is influenced by whether there is enough food to hunt, and if they are willing to accept another cat into their territory. Cats hunt independently and don’t share their food as dogs do. Consequently, the basic ways dogs and cats interact with people and other animals are fundamentally different.

"Basketball..."

James Naismith was the Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891. James Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario and educated at McGill University and Presbyterian Cllege in Montreal. He was the physical education teacher at McGill University (1887 to 1890) and at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts (1890 to 1895). At Springfield College (which was then the Y.M.C.A. training school), James Naismith, under the direction of American phys-ed specialist Luther Halsey Gulick, invented the indoor sport of basketball.

"Formal and Informally..."

When you dress for a formal occasion that is when you are usually going to a party, get together, or if you are going to work. Women usually wear nice skirts with a nice fitted shirt and some high heels. They can wear nice slacks. They can also wear dresses. Jeans and sneakers are not clothes that you wear if you are going to a formal occasion. Guys wear he easy stuff. I believe that they have an easy outfit because they can just wear slacks, ties and nice shoes. That is what people wear when you go to a formal occasion. When you go to an informal occasion, people can wear whatever they want. You can wear jeans, shorts, sneakers, t-shirts, Crew necks, hoodies, hats and etc. Informal wear is usually what you feel is comfortable.

"Raw and Cooked foods..."

RAW, GO LIVE :)
Why Raw? Why not!
Live Raw or (read backward) Evil War
Raw food is perfect
Cooked food is not perfect
Raw food is alive
Cooked food is dead
Raw food heals
Cooked food kills
Raw food is nature made (God made)
Cooked food is man made
Raw food has full calories
Cooked food has empty calories
Raw food is simple
Cooked food is complicated
Raw food has live enzymes
Cooked food has dead enzymes
Raw food brings health, happiness and harmony
Cooked food causes diseases, depression and deaths
Raw food is a blessing
Cooked food is a poison

"Spicy and Sweet foods..."

The comparison between spicy and sweet foods is that they are all foods. Everybody eats either one of them. Another comparison is that they both have some foods that are nasty but some foods that are good. The difference is the taste. Spicy foods have hot sauce, jalapenos, pepper or anything to make it spicy. There is a certain type of bitter taste that spicy food contains. Spicy foods also have the tendency of making you go to the restroom. Sweet foods are different. When you say sweets, some people think of candy or desserts. There are not a lot of foods that are main dish and are sweet. Most of the sweet foods are in the end when you order some ice cream or some cake. They both are in different categories. The thing that I hate is when people try to mix the two together. Those two completely opposite taste cannot combine that good all of the time. It is like trying to mix oil and water together, it cannot happen.

"Weather..."

Pleasant weather (higher temperature or barometric pressure) was related to higher mood, better memory, and ‘‘broadened’’ cognitive style during the spring as time spent outside increased. The same relationships between mood and weather were not observed during other times of year, and indeed hotter weather was associated with lower mood in the summer.

"Public school and homeschooling..."

Regular public school classrooms are not, by nature, relatively calm environments, especially at the elementary school level. However, that does not mean a student cannot thrive in such an environment. In fact, supporters of regular public schooling argue that the chaos of the classroom is actually what children need to succeed.

Humans are social creatures. That is the belief of many regular public school proponents. Children should interact and to work with one another in order to build real, vital skills needed in the real world. For example, the advocates of regular public schooling believe that learning the reading process can certainly happen effectively at home. After all, they say, most kids do learn to read at home. However, the goal of public education is not to teach students simply how to read, solve math problems, or to solve scientific equations. If that was the case, home schooling would be the best option for everyone. 

"Understanding and knowledge..."

Understanding and knowledge are two different words and two different meanings. Understanding is a process that takes time and requires energy for intellectual intelligence. Knowledge is familiarity with facts, which you may have learned through study, observations, or personal experience. Understanding you can distinguish or judge between two things. To understand something you have to gain the meaning or essence of something. Understanding is also called intellectual, it is a psychological process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message. Knowledge acquisition involves processes: perception, learning, and communication. The term knowledge is also used to mean the confident understanding of a subject with the ability to use it for a specific purpose. What knowledge and understanding do have in common is that they both work hand in hand. In order to attain knowledge of something you first have to understand the concept.  Without one, you cannot have the other

"Most effective teacher..."

I believe that the most effective teacher I have ever had was my eighth grade English teacher, Mr. Evans. He was a very great instructor. If  I had trouble with something he will explain it to me in a different way. He always pushed his students to do the best that they can do. With his ability to teach, I was able to understand everything thoroughly and effectively. I will always get A's or B's in his class. Aside from his professional skills, he was a good friend. He was easy to talk to and funny. However, I knew that he was still an adult so I still respected him. 
The books he made us read were very interesting. He will make us rethink about things in other perspective, which was very unique. He will also teach us about life lessons in a way that we can understand. He taught me so much about myself and how I can pursue my dreams. The sad thing is that he is no longer at my school anymore. He is my favorite teacher from High School.

"Sleepy..."

All moms put passion in singing"cradle song". Animals also sleep, even the plants. Everything that's alive needs sleep to survive. In the resting hours, the body makes internal repairs such as relaxation of muscles, the neurons repair themselves, the brain sorts things out, replaces chemicals and solve problems, the immune system increases and so. In the past, most people thought of sleep as a passive time. Today we know that sleep holds the mind and the body together. The lack of sleep can destroy our health. The more sleep-deprived we are, the more stressed we become and overtired.
Nerve-signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters control whether we are asleep or awake by acting on different groups of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain. Neurons in the brainstem, which connects the brain with the spinal cord, produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine that keep some parts of the brain active while we are awake. Other neurons at the base of the brain begin signaling when we fall asleep. These neurons appear to "switch off" the signals that keep us awake. Research also suggests that a chemical called adenosine builds up in our blood while we are awake and causes drowsiness. This chemical gradually breaks down while we sleep.
How do our bodies know when it is time to sleep? We all have an internal circadian clock that provides cues for when it is time to sleep and time to wake. This clock is sensitive to light and time of day, which is why having a good bedtime routine and a quiet dark place to sleep is so important. At the same time, a chemical messenger called adenosine builds up during the day as our bodies are busy using energy. The more adenosine builds up in the brain, the sleepier you will feel. Adenosine combined with the circadian clock sends a powerful message of sleepiness to your body. 
Insomnia almost always affects job performance and well-being the next day.
I hope I helped you a bit.

"I'm Coming Home..." (SONG)

Chorus]
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
tell the World I’m coming home
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday
I know my kingdom awaits and they’ve forgiven my mistakes
I’m coming home, I’m coming home
tell the World I’m coming

[J. Cole]
Back where I belong
I’ve never felt so strong eh
feeling like there’s nothing that I can’t try
and if you feel me put your hands high, high, high, hey
and if you feel me put your hands high, high, hey

This is my story this is my song
if you aint got the heart, don’t attempt to try this at home
it’s just a poem from a man once living wrong
now I’m in the zone, tell the World I’m coming home
been a long time coming, been a long time coming
this song feel like the greatest of all time coming
cause I do it B-I-G, I remember we would be high
who’d have thoguht we’d be running rap when we was knee high
to appreciate the sun you gotta know what rain is
or cause I’m famous you don’t gotta know what pain is
but I bounce back, would ya look at that
I take my spot at the top and I aint looking back

[Chorus]
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
tell the World I’m coming home
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday
I know my kingdom awaits and they’ve forgiven my mistakes
I’m coming home, I’m coming home
tell the World I’m coming

[J. Cole]
Hey, confusion like I was losing my mind
but one thing I never lose is my grind
my closet need a lot of cleaning now
I can’t sleep cause I dont like the sh-t I dream about
hey Dear Lord please help me get the demons out
and then help me get my genius out
and get back to what I had
if my good’s outweigh my bads, do you think my mistakes is gon even out (even out)
I guess try and see, it’s on my diary, I’m living for my kids
now they is just as fly as me
talk well, wonder if Andre Harrell knew how great I would be when he fired me

[Chorus x2]
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
tell the World I’m coming home
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday
I know my kingdom awaits and they’ve forgiven my mistakes
I’m coming home, I’m coming home
tell the World I’m coming…home

"New Language..."

Before you learn grammar, take classes, watch foreign TV, work from books, learn 2000 words using native speaker audio file. What good is grammar without words? How can you get anything out of a class without knowing the words. You will get frustrated and think you do not have a gift. But the truth is everyone has the gift to learn languages. How can you understand or speak to anyone without the words of a language? Learn the words anyway you can. Eveyone finds their own way.

I like flashcards. But mnemonics is good, or word list, but drill the words until you know about 2000 individual words. Then you can learn the grammar or anything else in a month or less. That is the secrete to learning a language fast.

"........"

Would you just listen and please don't say a word, just yet,
I'd like you to think back to the very first time we met,
How you felt around me? The memories we shared,
And just remember that once upon a time, you really cared.

Now think about how we parted, and how much I cried,
But please don't speak, remember that I never ever lied,
That I told you the honest truth about why we were to split,
But now I'd like you to know that my heart broke bit by bit.

The pain was deep, unbearable and painful, for so many years,
I'll never forget all the sadness, all the uncontrollable tears,
Slowly I am rebuilding my life, I am content with what I've got,
And although it is hard I am beginning to forget what I have not.

You were a special part of my life that I will never forget, 
A part of my life that broke my heart, but that I don't regret,
You gave me some happy memories that I'll keep in my heart,
Although sometimes I wish that you and I didn't have to part.

You were my first love and my true love, that will always be so,
After all of the heartache, sadness and never ending pain, I know,
You and I had something special and that will never change,
Because I love you and loving someone else will always seem strange.

Would you just listen and please don't say a word, not ever,
I'd like you to remember that once upon a time, we said forever,
That I had hopes and dreams, that I was the one who threw them away,
And this is something I will always regret until my dying day.

"Relationship with animals..."

Not everyone has a great relationship with their pets but many people do. They treat their pets as if they were a member of their family. A pet can become the best friend of to a person.  A pet can keep them company and occupied. With a pet they have something to care for and look after, they'll be able to feed it and show them love. A pet can develop a relationship for anyone of any age. People usually want a pet because they like that specific animal, others want a pet for the companionship. Any pet can win over someones heart. If you look after a pet, they will show you their gratitude and over time you will begin to develop a relationship with that pet and begin to love them. Anyone who owns a pet, the pet becomes an important part of their life. Pets can teach humans how to care for another living thing. Relationships that people have with animals is important because animals sometimes need the help of humans to take care of them, they can not always survive on themselves. Animals can become a big part of someones life and when they become part of a family they bring benefits to the family. However, it is important to show them who is boss still because sometimes their animal instincts can harm others. It is important to show them how to behave, like tricks or commands.

"Life without cell phones..."

Considering that technology is advancing everyday and new inventions are forming, life without the invention of cellphones would be completely different. Now a days people rely a majority of their life on their phones. People can not step out of their house without having their phone in their hand. If they forget to grab there phone, they will go back in get it even if there drove five minutes away already. People use their phone to communicate with their friends, family, or they also use it for business relating topics. Cellphones are so advanced that you could practically do anything with a cellphone. The majority of cellphones can provide you with Internet access, and some people use this opportunity to check their emails if they have important business or school emails they are waiting for. The majority of cellphones also provide a camera and a video recorder. With this service you no longer need to bring a camera along where you go. Because cellphones are advancing everyday and they provide all these features and more modern life would not be the same without cellphones. To some people cellphones is an item that must be with them all the time for any purpose, they no longer use a cellphone to only make a call. If cellphones are banned people will probably have a hard time without it because it has evolved so much already.

"Barbados..."

Barbados is the most easterly of all the Caribbean islands. With a history based on three

centuries of continuous British rule (1625 - 1966). This pear-shaped island, measures 21 miles by 14 miles with a population of around 255,000 and although relatively small, each coast holds it's own special attraction.

 The sophisticated West Coast is home to some of the best beaches with calm water and clear snorkeling. The South Coast is great for windsurfing and boogie-boarding, but it is renowned for it's lovely atmosphere and nightlife. Heading east the rocky, wave lashed coastline is the least developed, with picturesque headlands and coves. Inland Barbados is quiet and rural, with fields upon fields of sugarcane dotted with old plantation houses. Don't miss the fabolous scenery of the Scotland District named so by the early explorers as it reminded them of home.

"World Poem..."

Not a day goes by and all I can do is think
As life as we know it is on the brink
That people today don’t know what to do
As the world ends and we do too

The wind whistles and the ground roars
People are scared as they close their doors
Families are praying for life today
As people with no houses go astray

Time goes by and it all goes dark
This tragic moment has made its mark
The streets go silent, not a word is spoken
Then thunder roars and the silence is broken

"Any Decade..."

If I could live in any decade, it would be years from now. Anytime such as 2100-2110. Almost 100 years from now. I would love to live in the future because this world would be much better. I do not believe there will be a lot of pollution from cars if any. Hopefully the cars will get there energy from the sun. Solar power energy. There may even be flying cars. The world will be much much better. That is why I would like to live in the decade of 2100-2110.