action list 4.27.11

i chose venu habibi for my favorite blog. their blog has a variety of things. she makes personal blog post. i liked the one about cake boss. i used to watch that show all the time when it was on. its so amazing to see all the creative cakes buddy creates with the help of his team. i also like that she puts up videos and makes her blog personal.

action list 4.12.11

The house of Dan Martensen and Shannan seems to revolve around nature with all the green plants and the wide variety of the different trees it contributes to making the home have a calming peaceful atmosphere. in the first half of the couples picture they are all outside which suggest that they enjoy the beauty of nature and appreciate to a full extent. From just looking at the pictures you can see how relaxing and pleasant it would be to actually be there. the pictures allude that their home is a stress free environment. Inside the house is very lit up from the natural light coming in from the windows which enhances the beauty of the structure of the house. Dan and Shannon also seem to have an interest for paintings and art. The have many painting in various rooms of the house along with different decorating accessories.

where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Some of the students just by looking at their picture and their description of what they would like to do you can tell that that would be something they might choose. For example the first girl wants to be a hair and makeup artist. If you were to picture her working for a magazine doing hair and makeup you could totally see that. her appearance pretty much says it all. umm one i find hard to picture is the one girl who wants to be a physical therapist. if i were to ever need to see one i would want them to look nice and gentle but she appears more rocker type with her piercing and the way she is dressed. of course thats just a stereotype. The Asian guy i could see him as a doctor but hes not really setting his standards high. he mentioned in his little speech something about if he did do his work and hes only planning on going two years. at the beginning he mentioned that he wanted to be a pilot but he cant because of his vision so then hes going to be a doctor because thats what his family expects him to be. the red head girl who wants to be an actress has a long road ahead of her. in 10 years i hope to be done with college and be working in a hospital and in good economic conditions.

spring ?

So this past week i finally thought we had kissed winter weather goodbye for the rest of the year. Why am i not surprise to find out that i am wrong. Today its all rainy and it would not be so bad except for that fact that it cold and the temperature is just going to continue going down. I heard some possible flurries for Thursday and Sunday. Really?? Its officially spring and this is what we get. This kind of weather makes me wish that i lived somewhere warm..like California or Florida. But i just hope that this spring break it doesnt rain all week like its been the past few years. although last year wasnt too bad.

1000 awesome things

-Coming back to your own bed after a long trip.
i totally agree with this. I remember when i was
in elementary school and i went on vacation for
like 3 weeks. it felt so good when i got home to
sleep in my own bed again!

-Correctly guessing if the door is push or pull.
hmmm i dont think i find this "awesome" i dont
really try to see if i am right. usually i find
out once i have already tried opening the door
the wrong way and look like a complete idiot in
front of people.

-When a cop finally passes you after driving behind you for a while.
YESS!! that does feel awesome.haha even though
i know i am not speeding or doing anything wrong
i just feel paranoid when there is a cop around.
specialty if i am driving care free (not in a wreckless way)
then out of nowhere..BAM..the cop car appears. then when
it disappears its like..ahh..you can finally breathe.

action list 3-15

Should kids be allowed to control what they learn, how fast they learn, or how they go about learning it? In the " let kids rule the school" article that is exactly what eight students were chosen to test out. It would be nice to learn at my own pace and choose what i want to find out. I don`t know that it would work for me or even here at the school. first of all our school is too large to do something like that and it would most likely get out of hand. i feel like it would be successful in a small group like they did. I am not sure if it would work for me because i need teachers to guide me through things so that i can be prepared to go and do the assignment they assign. even though sometimes they assign things that are at a higher level than what we should be learning or that they have even taught. If we were all put in small groups to do this, i have to wonder how many students would actually take this seriously. There is a possibility that they will end up being in the same group as their friends and might get distracted along the way or feel like they can slack off since they arent really getting graded on it. Maybe if schools were designed so that we could pick classes that would actually contribute towards our future careers not as many people would be giving up on school. some of the classes i am taking or have taken i will probably never use in my life. so if our schedules were made just for us and had what we wanted to learn then so many students wouldn`t feel the need to drop out.

Spellbound Response

Studying, studying, and more studying is all the participants have done in the prior months. They have spent hours and hours learning how to spell the word, the origin of it, where it comes from, and how to pronounce it. Angela has worked very hard to prepare for the competition. She has used different methods to study that is fun for her; like making a crossword puzzle. Ashely also finds exciting ways for her to study, as she jump ropes with her friend she chants each letter of the word she is spelling. They both found ways to enjoy learning. Before the competition started Angela was nervous unlike Ashley who appeared calm. When it came to them spelling the word Angela was used a calm approach contrasting Ashely as she nervously freezes on stage. They both has similar reactions to their lost. Angela was not upset when she lost and said that she "felt relieved." Ashely says that its what she loves to do and that to her it does not matter what place she comes in. Over all the they both had similar tactics as well as the way they see the competition as.