PLN23

The video “How cognitive surplus will change the world” matters to me because I could possibly contribute to this by making something that is “civic friendly”, to education because education should focus more on this, and to the world because one program showed how much it could impact the world in a good way.  This video was basically about how a small program used in East Africa made out of generosity helped so much, and then slowly became global.  Since I am someone who has the ability to make an impact on the world, I need to do my best to take advantage of my opportunity.  In my opinion, education should focus more on being civic friendly and being able to do things that will help people in rough times.  Education should specifically teach how to get your idea started, and how to use it effectively.  If most students had this skill, they could put it to use and change the world dramatically.  To be truthful, the world is huge.  Some people, including me think about how they could make an impact in the world, because it is so large.  Well if something so small like that program the helped East Africa in the beginning, then anyone can make an impact

PLN22

The article “Education Reform is Re-establishing, Redefining and Retooling” matters to me because I am a student who is going through today’s education process, to education because many people think that education should be done differently, and to the world because how students are educated will affect the world in the future.  “Education Reform is Re-establishing, Redefining and Retooling” was mainly about how education should be directed more to the working world.  The other thinks that schools now are like assembly lines, installing we the students with different tools like math, science, ect.  Because I am a student who is going through today’s education process, I need to be skilled at tools that are used to by the working world like critical thinking, being able to work with others, and to be reliable.  Many people think that some portions of education must be fixed.  I have read many articles about how the education system should be changed.  Since many of the authors of these articles are teachers, school boards and education leaders should talk with people who closely involved in everyday education to try to come up with some solutions.  How students are educated will affect the world because they are the future workers.  Proper education is what will make a positive effect on the world.

PLN21

The video “Changing Education Paradigms” matters to me because I may possibly be involved in a new transformation of education systems, to education because many people agree that the education system should be tweaked a bit, and to the world because the type of education will affect the type of workers that come out of school.  This video was basically about how the education should be modeled differently.  For example, the video said schools are kind of like a factory because the education system organizes by age, not skill and dedication.  Because I may be involved in new education systems, I need to be flexible.  There is a lot of talk about how the United States should have better education because we are the top nation on Earth.  So one thing that the US what do would be to tweak the education system in an attempt to make it more effective.  The type of education also matters to the world because that’s where the future workers are coming from.  So if the education system are effective, most likely so will the workers.

PLN20

The article “Is the New Information Landscape Changing Our Shopping Practices?” is matters to me because I need to learn things that will be helpful to me in the future, to education because schools may need to adjust because of a changing market, and to the world because we are progressing with technology in many elements of life.  This article was mainly about the rise in average cost of items bough online on Black Friday.  This showed that consumers were shopping smartly and getting better deals online.  Since I need to learn things that will be helpful to me in the future, one of those things skills should be shopping online because it is becoming a bigger and bigger part of how companies get profit.  Since schools should adjust to the changing market, they should put in some classes that show you effective ways to shop online.  The world as we know it is progressing, especially through technology.  Technology in schools, entertainment, and lifestyle are all progressing.  We all need to adjust.

PLN19

The article, “Lost in Electronica” matters to me because I am someone who is influenced from video games, to education because many students’ grades drop because of electronic distractions, and to the world because this shows we are becoming more dependent on electronics.  This article was mainly about how people, especially boys, are becoming more into electronics, therefore leading to behavior patterns such as easier boredom.  I am someone who will admit that video games take an effect on me.  Sometimes they distract me from things that are more important like homework and chores.  When the article talks about boredom because of our addiction to electronics, I cannot relate.  Truthfully, I believe that electronics can be a problem, but only if that person cannot handle the freedoms of it.  Once again, this matters to education because when male students get bored we tend to zone out.  This causes possibly missing critical information that may be on a test.  This matters to the world because we did not have this issue 20 or 30 years ago.  There are many positives and negatives about technology, and this issue is a negative.  The bad thing is that there is no realistic way of fixing this problem.