In a perfect world, what and how would you change the educational system in our country? What is the purpose of your education? Do schools need more money per pupil? Should standardized testing be the only way to measure a school? a district? or a student? Should No Child Left Behind be renewed by the federal government?
If there was a perfect world, the education system would be flawless and everyone would try hard and keep pushing themselves, but since this is not a perfect world everyone does not care about their education so they are more likely to fail in life. The way I would change the educational system would have more teachers be more passionate about what they are teaching and have more mandatory tutoring. I think that if there were more tutoring involved there would be more students who understand their work and also there is less of a chance that there will be less kids on the streets and being involved in gangs. We would do this by adding one more period at the end of the day which would be the tutoring session and while they are there they could finish or start on their homework and if they are having trouble there are people around them that could help them. This could also help out the sport teams by having them start on their homework instead of having them wait till after practice when they are already tired and don’t want to do anything.
Another way we could change the educational system is by having the teachers teach passionately about the subject they are teaching. If the teacher is very excited about what he/she teaches then you could get the sense that it is going to be a fun and educational class. I don’t know how to explain it but you can feel the enthusiasm and the joy they have when they are teaching and when they teach you can understand the concept more clearly and get to grasp the methods used. The way I see it is by when the teacher enjoys what is being taught you get to learn more and have fun at the same time. If the teacher is boring it is probably because they are not interested in what is being taught and that’s why more students are ditching classes and staying in others because they like the ones that are more lively and fun. We could change it by having more teachers give more interviews and having them explain their subject and how they would teach it, and if the ones that don’t really give a lot of enthusiasm they could try more times until they sound like someone who is very passionate about their subject. I know it sounds harsh but this is my perfect world.
-Jeremy Gonzalez
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
12 July 2010
Respond to the following question: Using specific evidence to support your arguments, are you for or against Arizona SB 1070? Provide a minimum of one argument for and one argument against.
There is a new law in Arizona that gives the police officers the right to pull over a suspicious driver and ask them for their papers, and if they do not have any then they will be deported. There are many people who strongly disagree with this bill and people who are for this bill, however, I say that this bill is not constitutional and I am against this bill. I think this bill is very unconstitutional and violates our 4th amendment. But there is a way that this bill could be avoided, if all Latinos went out and voted it will have a chance that it will be thrown away. Like in 1994, in California proposition 187(anti-illegal immigrants) was passed and there were more citizens, so maybe the same could happen in Arizona. If more people vote, then more people can stay.
With the new law passed in Arizona there is now an opportunity to give some more order with the border. The new law will open up more jobs and benefit the unemployed. With this bill it could help the country control the population and help with some benefits like the medical care. This bill is also starting to make other states think and they are also trying to make illegal immigrants. With this happening we can crack down on all illegal immigrants. This is happening in Pennsylvania and in Texas. With more states getting involved we can get more immigrants to go back to their country and have more jobs for the unemployed.
Nicholas Riccardi. “Ballot crusade in Arizona; Activists hope more Latinos votes can alter immigrations] policy. It worked in California.” Los Angeles Times 6 Jul. 2010, Los Angeles Times, ProQuest. Web. 12 Jul. 2010
Ed Hornick. “Proposed immigrations measures stirs up Nebraska city.” CNN. Web. 11 Jul. 2010
-Jeremy Gonzalez
There is a new law in Arizona that gives the police officers the right to pull over a suspicious driver and ask them for their papers, and if they do not have any then they will be deported. There are many people who strongly disagree with this bill and people who are for this bill, however, I say that this bill is not constitutional and I am against this bill. I think this bill is very unconstitutional and violates our 4th amendment. But there is a way that this bill could be avoided, if all Latinos went out and voted it will have a chance that it will be thrown away. Like in 1994, in California proposition 187(anti-illegal immigrants) was passed and there were more citizens, so maybe the same could happen in Arizona. If more people vote, then more people can stay.
With the new law passed in Arizona there is now an opportunity to give some more order with the border. The new law will open up more jobs and benefit the unemployed. With this bill it could help the country control the population and help with some benefits like the medical care. This bill is also starting to make other states think and they are also trying to make illegal immigrants. With this happening we can crack down on all illegal immigrants. This is happening in Pennsylvania and in Texas. With more states getting involved we can get more immigrants to go back to their country and have more jobs for the unemployed.
Nicholas Riccardi. “Ballot crusade in Arizona; Activists hope more Latinos votes can alter immigrations] policy. It worked in California.” Los Angeles Times 6 Jul. 2010, Los Angeles Times, ProQuest. Web. 12 Jul. 2010
Ed Hornick. “Proposed immigrations measures stirs up Nebraska city.” CNN. Web. 11 Jul. 2010
-Jeremy Gonzalez
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Sunday, July 11
After you have your conversation, write a reaction to your conversation. For instance, what arguments were presented? Who presented them? Were their thoughts and arguments well defended and presented? What was your overall impression of the conversation? Any surprises?
In every controversial topic, there would always be two sides of the story and two sides of feelings. One of the biggest issues in America today is the war in Afghanistan and there are millions of people who believe that we should stay in and fight it out and also millions of people say that we should get out. In the seminar, my eyes were opened to all the ideas on why we should and should not stay in Afghanistan, but I wanted to see what other people thought on this issue. So I had two different discussions with two people who had very different ideas on the war. I had one conversation with my dad and another one with one of my friends. Both had very different ideas that were very surprising to me and some was disappointed.
The first conversation I had was with my friend and his thoughts on the war were very eye opening to me because he said that we should stay in the war. He said that we should stay in the war because it seems that we are losing but to him we are actually winning the war and actually making a lot of progress. To him, the death ratio in Afghanistan is not that high and that we would just be wasting our time getting out with all of the progress we made. I agree with him on all of this, but I still think that we should get out. Like my ideas, my dad thought the same way. But when I talked about what would happen if the Taliban would take over, he started to get to extreme to what I would have done. What I said is that the Taliban would take over when we get out and he said that it would be fine and that it would not be our problem. After he said that, he said that if they would try to threaten us then we would threaten with a nuke, and if they were to continue we would actually do it. When I heard that, I was very surprised to what he had just said. After he said that, he said he wouldn’t care what the world would have thought which also blew me away. We have the same idea to what we should do for the war, but my dad takes it too extreme.
- Jeremy Gonzalez
In every controversial topic, there would always be two sides of the story and two sides of feelings. One of the biggest issues in America today is the war in Afghanistan and there are millions of people who believe that we should stay in and fight it out and also millions of people say that we should get out. In the seminar, my eyes were opened to all the ideas on why we should and should not stay in Afghanistan, but I wanted to see what other people thought on this issue. So I had two different discussions with two people who had very different ideas on the war. I had one conversation with my dad and another one with one of my friends. Both had very different ideas that were very surprising to me and some was disappointed.
The first conversation I had was with my friend and his thoughts on the war were very eye opening to me because he said that we should stay in the war. He said that we should stay in the war because it seems that we are losing but to him we are actually winning the war and actually making a lot of progress. To him, the death ratio in Afghanistan is not that high and that we would just be wasting our time getting out with all of the progress we made. I agree with him on all of this, but I still think that we should get out. Like my ideas, my dad thought the same way. But when I talked about what would happen if the Taliban would take over, he started to get to extreme to what I would have done. What I said is that the Taliban would take over when we get out and he said that it would be fine and that it would not be our problem. After he said that, he said that if they would try to threaten us then we would threaten with a nuke, and if they were to continue we would actually do it. When I heard that, I was very surprised to what he had just said. After he said that, he said he wouldn’t care what the world would have thought which also blew me away. We have the same idea to what we should do for the war, but my dad takes it too extreme.
- Jeremy Gonzalez
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tuesday, July 6
In your opinion, what is the most important economical issue facing the United States right now?
There are numerous issues that are causing economical crisis like education, taxes, mortgages, insurance, bad credit, gas prices, unemployment, and the list could go on and on, but in my opinion on what is the most economical issue facing the United States right now is the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. I think this is the most economical issue right now because of all the money we put in it, how many people we deploy there, and the waste in time that we put in it. If we were to stop the wars in the Middle East then we would save a whole lot of money and help us get out of the recession. The war in the Middle East is costing us approximately 6 billion dollars a month so if you multiply that for 12 months, then again for 9 years then it would turn out to be 648 billion dollars we would be saving and that would be going to the debt we have. If we have that happen and find employment for all those who are unemployed, it would help our economy and all of the world’s economy.
Another way how getting out of the war would help our economical issue is by having the soldiers come back home and have them start working. By having them work instead of fighting the war, our unemployment rate would lower and there would be more people working and making money which would help stable out our debt. Also by having them home, not as many people would be arguing about whether or not we should still have them in the Middle East. With Congress now not worried about the war budget, they could focus on how they can stable out the economy. Also by having them focusing on ways to help the economy they can solve other issues that can also contribute to helping the economy. Basically, the most important economical issue that we are facing, in my opinion, is the war in the Middle East, and by ending the war it could help stable out our debt and help the world get back on its feet.
-Jeremy Gonzalez
There are numerous issues that are causing economical crisis like education, taxes, mortgages, insurance, bad credit, gas prices, unemployment, and the list could go on and on, but in my opinion on what is the most economical issue facing the United States right now is the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. I think this is the most economical issue right now because of all the money we put in it, how many people we deploy there, and the waste in time that we put in it. If we were to stop the wars in the Middle East then we would save a whole lot of money and help us get out of the recession. The war in the Middle East is costing us approximately 6 billion dollars a month so if you multiply that for 12 months, then again for 9 years then it would turn out to be 648 billion dollars we would be saving and that would be going to the debt we have. If we have that happen and find employment for all those who are unemployed, it would help our economy and all of the world’s economy.
Another way how getting out of the war would help our economical issue is by having the soldiers come back home and have them start working. By having them work instead of fighting the war, our unemployment rate would lower and there would be more people working and making money which would help stable out our debt. Also by having them home, not as many people would be arguing about whether or not we should still have them in the Middle East. With Congress now not worried about the war budget, they could focus on how they can stable out the economy. Also by having them focusing on ways to help the economy they can solve other issues that can also contribute to helping the economy. Basically, the most important economical issue that we are facing, in my opinion, is the war in the Middle East, and by ending the war it could help stable out our debt and help the world get back on its feet.
-Jeremy Gonzalez
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