Voki: Ms. Slack's Classroom

Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education

What Khan is doing is amazing. I never heard of these videos before today. He has a great idea. People learning at their own pace and being able to go over things as many times as they need to can make a world of a difference and not just in a classroom. I am going to visit this website now because I am very interested in working on my weaknesses and becoming better in math. I just think this is a wonderful thing. I just cannot stress that enough. This website has the ability to take learning to a whole new level. No longer will students be left behind, they have the opportunity to learn everything there is to know about math.

Sequestration cuts will shortchange students, universities say/ K-12 student database jazzes tech startups, spooks parents

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/03/02/cuts-will-shortchange-students-universities-say.html

The budgets cuts are a scary thing when it comes down to the future of education. I do not even want to imagine such a thing.  There are so many people who cannot afford to attend school on their own and if the government cuts the aid their will truly be no hope in expanding their education or the future of our country. Without the aid of the government many programs will be cut and many people will not be given the opportunity to succeed. Where is our country heading? What will our future look like if we do not come to a decision that is best for our people and out future?


http://news.yahoo.com/k-12-student-database-jazzes-tech-startups-spooks-121116195.html

In a way I like the program and how it tailors to students need individually. I just don't understand why they need all of the students personally information. They can assign a fake name or I.D number to associate with the students school file to recognize who they are. I think with this information being put in a system without parent permission allows for hacking and who knows what else. With all of the things going on in the world with identity theft I just would not feel comfortable with this.

Ken Robinson Says Schools Kill Creativity

I agree with what Mr. Robinson said because creativity is an important part of a child's life. Schools today are discouraging and breaking the creativity of children because they are more concern with what is marketable for the future. By this I mean that math, science, English, and etc are important for obtaining a successful job in today's world. Although this is true imagination is the key to life because if you can believe it you can achieve what makes you happy.