The fischbowl-education # 2

For my second education blog, I read the "what matters" article that Mr. Fisch wrote. He wrote about what's essential for students to learn. I think that that's a very important subject facing students today. For instance, students need a good surrounding to be capable of learning. Also, they need to have supportive peers that give them good and positive feedback, and what they need to do better etc..

Mr. Fisch wrote about how he asked his 9th grade freshman class the question, "what matters." I think that's a very important question that is often ignored in students. It makes them think harder and be able to come up with a good, logical answer on their own. What he is doing with his students is something that should be valued and appreciated.

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-matters.html

denver post-local news # 2

When i first read the post of the man ripping off the head of a tame hotel duck, i felt my stomach drop. I thought what kind of a heartless, stupid person would do such a thing. What was he thinking when he did it? If I was a person witnessing that, I would go up to him and punch him in the face. Even if he was drunk, that's not an excuse for ripping the head off a poor, defenseless duck.

I hope they put him in jail and throw away the key. He doesn't deserve to be free after what he did. What kind of hotel is that, if they just let drunk people corner a duck and rip its head off while the duck is still alive? What sickens me the most is that the man, after ripping off its head, he said he was hungry and was going to go eat it! Hopefully, another act like this won't occur, and if it does, the authorities give more punishment.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6980108

Denver post-local news # 1

The Denver Post reports of things happening all over Colorado. It brings you the information almost as soon as it happens, and all the little details. One of the articles that caught my eye was the one involving the police Sergeant being arrested. Apparently he is being investigated with assault, by hitting his wife in face with his gun. This is just one of the many articles that are all very interesting that the Denver post brings to the public.

Another one of the articles that I found interesting was that the Gates foundation gave $4 million dollars to CSU to scientists to develop new treatments to tuberculosis, that is a very dangerous disease involving the lungs. This is important because it raises awareness, and inspires more people the give to donations alike. The Gates family is very generous, and donates to many organizations worldwide. Obviously, the Denver post is a very good way of getting information, from a very good source.

Fischbowl-education blog # 1

On Fischbowl I watched the "did you know" presentation about what is going on today in the world. I found a lot of stuff interesting from what Mr. Fisch had put together. He brought up many crucial facts that are being addressed in society today. For instance, when he said they were going to ship out 50-100 million laptops to children in Africa, and other places; It made me think that there are people who care about the people in countries that the majority of their population is poor.

During the presentation many of the things he said, I didn't even know was going on. When he said that 25% of China's population with the highest IQ's, is larger than the total population of United States, I was shocked. I didn't know that China's population was increasing so dramatically. Obviously, Mr. Fisch brought up points that need to be more addressed, and some that are just really interesting to learn about.