Summary Post C4K April

Blog Post #13

Progress Report on Final Project

For the final project I have partnered up with Abraheim Elalighe and we came up with many different ideas for final project. We are scheduled a meeting to come to the lab this Tuesday to figure out which subject that we are going with. So this Tuesday is the deciding day of which topic we are going with because we both been brain storming and researching for the best subject and also to bring both of our thoughts together.

C4T #4 Quantum Progress

How genius works: Paul Simon and Chuck Close

This blog is about Paul Simon and Chuck Close having thirty minute conversation between the two and includes many of their quotes and reflections. The topic the two gentlemen talked about was creativity. “Almost everything [creative] comes out of the work itself—every idea comes out of something you’re already doing.”-Chuck Close. “Like a sculptor you are removing to reveal what is already there.”-Paul Simon. These two quotes really stood out to me the most out this blog and basically breaking it down you need to be creative in everything you do in life.

Blog Post #12

If I had to create a Blog Post for an future assignment it would be "BLOG OF YOUR CHOICE". The instructions would be find and article or blog of your choice and explain what it is about and your opinion on that topic, and a link to the article you choose.

U.S. charges 3 big poker sites with fraud, illegal gambling
In an aggressive move against online gambling, federal prosecutors allege three Internet poker companies tricked banks into processing billions of dollars of illegal betting proceeds.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42613518/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/from/toolbar

For those who have not heard about this or do not even know much about online poker the U.S. Legislator arrested the owners of the three largest online poker sites and also seized 3 billions dollars through all of this. The sites where Full Tilt,Poker Stars, and Ultimate Bet. The kicker to all this is what the press is not telling you; yes they are focusing on the sites but the american players of these sites are basically have frozen online accounts now and coming from a poker player I personally know between a handful of people around about of $12,000 frozen. In my opinion the government there are so many huge fish to fry besides poker web sites. What happen to focusing on terrorist,The War on Iraq,illegal immigrants,drugs,and etc. I feel like this was a personal pay day for the legislator.

Blog Post #11

Blog Post #10

An Open Letter To Educators

Morgan Bayda in her post made many great points that I agree with and one that I did not like in Dan Brown's video. Some of the points that she made that stood out to me is that schools in North America are stuck in teaching styles which seem like they are from hundreds of years ago. Also she says she feels cheated from these long lectured class's and coming from my own personal experience I agree with her. When I attend these stone age teaching class's I catch myself zoning out because of boredom. I wish teacher's in all levels of teaching would take time and put some effort in to making there teaching plan creative. Students of all ages would benefit from better interactive teachers than just facts to be remembered. In Dan Brown video he made many great points that Morgan made on her post, but the thing that stuck with me the most is when he said he drop out of school because his reasoning was that his school was interfering with his education. Now I understand the point he is trying to make and before I say anything this is strictly my own opinion that he is now only hurting himself. Even though he feels he is being held down in his education and even if it he is its only for a short time period. What I am trying to say here is that if he suffered through a few years more of college he could show the world his own teaching style instead of bailing out with tail tuck between his legs and not proving anything. Brown seems like a very smart individual and if stuck through school he could have change lives of many through his way of teaching. I hope in the future Brown realizes his mistake of quiting school and finishes college.


Tom Johnson's Don't Let Them Take The Pencils Home!

This post was very inspiring and insightful to me. I took this post as do not be afraid to try new teaching styles and see what works and what doesn't. I feel like majority of teachers throws information at you just retain it to test time. I feel if teachers try to make teaching more interactive they would see a better result in more students.