There is a new program in Iowa that gives out blue and pink thumb “bands” that have the words, “Texting Kills” printed on them. Teachers and police officers are distributing the bands out to students and drivers. This is to stop drivers from texting while they are behind the wheel. There have been many people killed due to texting and driving. I am against irresponsible driving and wish that all of the states would give out these bands. These are a good and simple everyday reminder to people, asking them to please drive safely. If just one person was saved because of these thumb bands, then they have made a difference. It's sad to think that something as simple as a text could take away a person's life. These could potentially save hundred's of people's lives and have an impact on drivers' habits. I am hoping that the “Texting Kills” will spread around the country and be seen on the thumb's of students here at Western. The Iowa Traffic Safety Bureau originally bought 30,000 of these bands and they were distributed to drivers. I am hoping that people realize that texting is dangerous while driving, but so are other distractions. Eating, applying makeup, and playing with the controls on the car's dashboard are also dangerous. There are so many unseen things in the car that can serve as distractions to the drivers. I could not imagine how guilty I would feel if I was texting while driving and caused an accident where a person was killed. Was my text really that important? This is why I never text while I drive and I never plan to. I want to be the safest driver possible because I am aware of all of the dangers that come along with driving.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Texting Kills
Obsessed with Facebook
My article was about how Facebook is now so important in many people's lives. A college student's mother gave her $300 to not use the social networking site for a month. The girl made it through the thirty days, but said she felt anxious and was going through “withdraws.” I often have found myself going on Facebook, planning to be on for a short time; only to end up being logged in for an hour. We spend our lives being nosy and snooping around learning about how others are living their lives. It's crazy to think that not even ten years ago people didn't even know what a Facebook was, or what the affects of it would be on their lives. I definitely agree that this social networking craze mostly affects the younger generation. I have seen second graders with Facebooks, and the thought of that scares me. People are joining when they are way too young. I feel that people are more comfortable socializing with people online rather than in person. In a way, social networking is related to cell phones and texting. My grandparents always say that kids these days don't know how to talk to people because they spend so much time on computers and cell phones. I agree with them, and it makes me wonder how kids with talk with each other fifty years from now. People need to spend less time on Facebook, and spend more time actually being with the person.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Tinkering School
I agree with the idea’s through the tinkering school. I believe that hands-on learning is the best kind of learning. It was shown in the video that the children are responding very well to the school and have achieved a lot. Schools today should be more similar to Tulley’s way of thinking. Instead of children sitting bored in classrooms not paying attention and learning anything, they can be interested and learn useful things that will help them later on in life. Throughout my elementary school I always had fun in art classes but would find myself to be very bored with the actual school work. I also am not a big fan of tests. No matter how much I study I still struggle with tests. Teachers should not base the students grade and how well they do in class by grading a test. When would I ever use half of the stuff I’m tested on in real life anyways? Homework is another subject I do not agree with. Students spend eight hours a day at school. Then they go home and spend more hours studying and doing homework. I enjoy my time at home and dislike having to spend time away from my family and friends because I’m doing school work. Add in the fact that I work about thirty hours a week, I barely have time for a social life. I wish more schools were tinkering schools. Not all children are the same, and I think that many children would have benefited greatly from learning in this style. I also have worked with and tutored special education students for four years and I definitely know that so many of the children would have gotten along much easier if they had more hands-on work at school. Maybe eventually sometime in the future the tinkering school idea will catch on with more people and we will see more of them throughout the country.
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