Presidency Project 2
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
2008 Presidential Election
Before I go into some issues that surrounded this election, I would like to reflect on this historic election. This election is unlike any election we have lived to see. On November 4, change happened when Barack Obama was elected president of these United States. I can't describe how I felt when he won! The debates and everything that went on were good and although I would've voted as a Democrat for Obama, if I could, I felt the candidates both had valid ideas. It's amazing for me to see this change in the world, and not only because he's the first black president, but because he has a lot of strong qualifications that make him right for the job. I think he will help this country turn back around. Yes I know there is a lot of work to be done but I believe he has what it takes to make that happen! I'm proud to say I lived to see this historical election take place and the experience was awesome. Also the new voters (primarily youth), helped tremendously with the outcome of this election. His ability to reach out to everyone and to get the votes he did was great!
The use of technology, such as Internet sites, helped people to determine who they were voting for. SNL (Saturday Night Live) had a big impact on the election of the next president. It made jokes about the election, but it also took the serious edge off and tried to make it humorous by interpreting what the candidates really meant. It helped people look at a different way and I think what they did really helped with the decision. Aside from the TV showings, youtube helped to show everyone all over the clippings of it, in case you missed it or wanted to replay it.
The Civil Rights Movement was something of huge importance and this 2008 election reflects the struggle and hardwork they went through to get to this point now. Martin Luther King Jr., as many others, would be proud to see the accomplishments this country has made over the years. The speech MLK Jr. gave about seeing a future where everyone of all colors come together is reflected not only in everyday life for the most part, but also in the fact that blacks AND whites AND people of other ethnicities voted for Obama not on the color of his skin but the "content of his character". The fact we have made it this far and continue to grow is astounding.
The use of technology, such as Internet sites, helped people to determine who they were voting for. SNL (Saturday Night Live) had a big impact on the election of the next president. It made jokes about the election, but it also took the serious edge off and tried to make it humorous by interpreting what the candidates really meant. It helped people look at a different way and I think what they did really helped with the decision. Aside from the TV showings, youtube helped to show everyone all over the clippings of it, in case you missed it or wanted to replay it.
The Civil Rights Movement was something of huge importance and this 2008 election reflects the struggle and hardwork they went through to get to this point now. Martin Luther King Jr., as many others, would be proud to see the accomplishments this country has made over the years. The speech MLK Jr. gave about seeing a future where everyone of all colors come together is reflected not only in everyday life for the most part, but also in the fact that blacks AND whites AND people of other ethnicities voted for Obama not on the color of his skin but the "content of his character". The fact we have made it this far and continue to grow is astounding.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Education: Obama vs. McCain: Post #4
As everyone can see below, I am following the Campaign K-12 blog. This blog talks about the educational system and the entries have to do with the presidential candidates' views. In the first blog of this week (October 14), the bottom part of the entry talks about an scholastic election poll that was taken by kids. From the results of the kids voting, Obama won over McCain, 57%-39%. The point of this was to show that this Scholastic Poll done by kids is used to predict the winner of the election, and is almost usually right except for a few exceptions in the past.
(click the picture spot if it doesnt show up on the blog... it will take you directly to the video)
In the October 15th blog, it talks about the final debate between Obama and McCain, on the education discussion specifically. It says that they haven't made it clear what they are going to do in regard to the No Child Left Behind Act. They talked about what they would do on education in their own campaigns. Obama talked about his support for early childhood education and about a $4000 tuition tax (college), and McCain brought up the need for teacher-recruitment programs such as Teach for America. Obama's support for charter schools does not make him popular with teachers or help him much but his other points will keep him in the running. This blog highlights other things related to education, which is mentioned in the debate, and more into what McCain and Obama plan to do for the education system.
http://edelection.blogspot.com/
This is another blog that my blog follows that also deals with education.
The last two blog entries that are more recent, deal with the presidential debate and what they said in regards to the education policies. They also talked about reforms needed for schools to improve.
This is a picture of McCain giving a speech on education and his views:
(click the picture spot if it doesnt show up on the blog... it will take you directly to the video)
In the October 15th blog, it talks about the final debate between Obama and McCain, on the education discussion specifically. It says that they haven't made it clear what they are going to do in regard to the No Child Left Behind Act. They talked about what they would do on education in their own campaigns. Obama talked about his support for early childhood education and about a $4000 tuition tax (college), and McCain brought up the need for teacher-recruitment programs such as Teach for America. Obama's support for charter schools does not make him popular with teachers or help him much but his other points will keep him in the running. This blog highlights other things related to education, which is mentioned in the debate, and more into what McCain and Obama plan to do for the education system.
http://edelection.blogspot.com/
This is another blog that my blog follows that also deals with education.
The last two blog entries that are more recent, deal with the presidential debate and what they said in regards to the education policies. They also talked about reforms needed for schools to improve.
This is a picture of McCain giving a speech on education and his views:
Monday, September 29, 2008
My Political Blog
Campaign K-12
Campaign K-12 blog talks about education at these levels, and news on rebuilding schools or the best way to educate students. These are two examples of the first two blogs. They present the recent issues going on and because of this 2008 election for president, they quote the candidates on the issues.
Compared to my other blogs, this blog deals obviously with a political issue (education in this case). The fashion and celebrity blogs are set up different. What I mean by that is when you go to the celebrity blog it has videos as posts and then a brief description of what the video is. The Fashion blog differs because the Campaign K-12 blog deals with important issues and goes in-depth, whereas the fashion blog entries are more about celebrities and their lives (also relates to their styles and other fashion related things), and the layout is more bright and glittery trying to appeal to people. The campaign k-12 layout is more of a serious blog, with serious matters.
One of the last issues posted was "Rebuilding Schools as an Economic Stimulus". In this entry they are talking about how Obama was renewing his call for a second economic-stimulus package which would help the economy. It was basically just talking about Obama wanting to create a $25 billion fund to help build schools and highways, which would provide about 1 million new jobs. (This was according to his "emergency economic plan".) After reading this, I think this could be a good idea because it helps provide jobs for people who are need of a job. I do not have prior knowledge of Obama's emergency plan or this economic stimulus package, but I think this is a good way to help people.
Blogs of Interest
Celebrity Blog
In this blog, there are updates frequently on the different celebrities. The most recent is one on Britney Spears. There are other links to see the blogs from the past. I am very interested in the lives of celebrites and like to see the latest news.
In this blog it gives updates on new clothes, styles, makeup and all the rest of that. I chose this blog because I love fashion and everything and I wanted to follow up on them. If your interested they have fashion tips and sites within the blog to look at. It is a nice set up and a good way to keep up with one of my favorite interests.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Dumbest Generation ?
After reading the Emory University English Professor's "8 Reasons Why We Are The Dumbest Generation", I asked myself whether or not I believed those reasons, and I'm sad to say I find them to be true. I agree that we are relying on technology to help with simple tasks, and spending time focused on things of lesser importance. In the following paragraphs I'll give 3 examples to support why I feel that we aren't as smart as we could be.
1. They don't read books -- and don't want to, either
I think this one is most important. Students tend to gravitate towards magazines instead of substancial reading books, unless required to do so in school. Books they get in school are to be read for understanding; however students take the easy way out by reading sparknotes and other sites that break down the book so they don't actually have to read it. By reading only the cliff notes, there's no depth of understanding about the book.
2. They don't store the information
Mark Bauerlein says that "Digital natives, however, go to the Internet not to store knowledge in their minds, but to retrieve material and pass it along. The Internet is just a delivery system.''
I agree with what he said because students use the Internet, like cliffnotes, and don't absorb the information in the sites, but use it to finish homework for the next day. Students also don't use the Internet to learn more but rather use it for entertainment purposes. Where some students use the internet for what it was designed for, others do not take advantage of the benefits the Internet has to offer.
3. Because their teachers don't tell them so
1. They don't read books -- and don't want to, either
I think this one is most important. Students tend to gravitate towards magazines instead of substancial reading books, unless required to do so in school. Books they get in school are to be read for understanding; however students take the easy way out by reading sparknotes and other sites that break down the book so they don't actually have to read it. By reading only the cliff notes, there's no depth of understanding about the book.
2. They don't store the information
Mark Bauerlein says that "Digital natives, however, go to the Internet not to store knowledge in their minds, but to retrieve material and pass it along. The Internet is just a delivery system.''
I agree with what he said because students use the Internet, like cliffnotes, and don't absorb the information in the sites, but use it to finish homework for the next day. Students also don't use the Internet to learn more but rather use it for entertainment purposes. Where some students use the internet for what it was designed for, others do not take advantage of the benefits the Internet has to offer.
3. Because their teachers don't tell them so
"Their parents don't check their bedrooms at midnight to halt the instant messaging..."Kids are drowning in teen stuff delivered 24/7 by the tools, and adult realities can't penetrate," Bauerlein says.
This statement is beyond true. Kids of all ages would rather focus on socializing or other teenage activities than learning or doing homework. Parents don't help the cause by not checking to make sure their kids are doing their homework or studying. Teachers can only do so much to educate a student; it takes a student who's will to learn for the teaching to be effective.
In conclusion, I agree with the statement that our generation is the dumbest, and that we don't use the Internet to our advantage. If students realized this, they would be better off in the world and reach their full potential. Teens are the future, but they need to embrace the information out their instead of finding the easy ways out.
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