12.20.13- Sharing

I would like to keep sharing with Mrs. Harvath's class because they are nice people and I would like to keep sharing.

12.19.13- R and E

I shared Navigating Early for my R &E.

12.16.13- Year-Round School Evidence

My claim: I don't think students should go to a year-round school because it limits their chances to experience the real world.

My evidence:

Instead of extending the school year, educators should concentrate more on improving the quality of time now being spend in school.  Until the quality of time spent in schools is raised, increasing the number of days will not do much good.

Certainly stress created by conflicting schedules will not enhance relationships in school or at home.  Because it appears that social benefits are not guaranteed by a change in the school calendar either, year-round education is not a good idea.

More time in year round school gives students less time to earn money to spend or save for college. They cannot maintain a steady job, so they may be forced to work during the school year, which will lower grades overall. 

Summer time allows children to grow and mature, which may ultimately give them a new outlook for the upcoming school year and provide them with the chance for a fresh start.

summer can also provide children with educational opportunities that they may not get while in school, such as enjoying a summer reading program at the public library, learning to swim, attending a summer camp, or visiting faraway historic sites on vacation.  

Conclusion: We shouldn't take summer away from children. We should let them enjoy being children for as long as possible.

My link: 

http://compclass.us/yre/my_view.html

12.12.13- 'At-Home' Writing

I'm at school. Notttt at home. but thats okay because im supposed to be here anyway. its called truancy. i dont feel like using punctuation because im using my keyboard and its faster to not use these ' or CAPITOLS or anything but its okay because this isnt meant to be perfect anyway. im next to nia say hi nia hi and kylee is drawing on her test (a momument) and its really detailed wow. \0/ i feel like this zzzzz im tired and so is everyone else here. we had a late start to our schedule is all messed up and now im in academic lab and i just took a ss test. it was easy. 

anyway, five minutes are up and i gtg adios🙋🐬🌺🌈⭐️☀️💸

12.11.13- Argument Paragraph Pre-Writing

1. Free Write

a. I think year-round school is not a good idea, because I think the kids should be the ones to make the decision if they want to go to year-round or not. The adults don't go to school, and they don't experience our workload and lifestyle with school involved. We know when we've reached the limit, so we should have a say.

b. I believe year-round school is a bad idea.

c. I think the aspect of us missing out on other things in life, like travelling and the people around us, is one of the things that affect my opinion the most. We never have a right say in our life for at least the first 18 years. I think it's unfair and just not right that we have our daily life chosen for us. I also don't like that school is overly tiring and we never seem run out of work. 

d. I don't attend year-round school, but I think you would have to commit a lot to the lifestyle and school. I think you would be able to learn just as much if you were able to travel the world and learn from more people than just your everyday teachers. 

e. I don't know anyone who goes to year-round school. 

2. Make a Claim

I don't think students should go to a year-round school because it doesn't give them a chance to experience the real world beyond the classroom.

3. Narrow Your Claim

I 6don't think students should go to a year-round school because it doesn't give them a chance to experience the real world beyond the classroom.

12.9.13- At-Home Writing

This is my at home writing. (The title says so.) so I don't really have much to say, except that I had tech issues last night so I posting this now. Yup....

Spelling city isn't working, THE LICENSE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. I don't know what I'm gonna do, but I got words like quintessential and Kylee got words like tiger. Grace got words like SPOON. Yes, SPOON. AND QUINTESSENCE. WHAT.

Anyway, I've gotta go. Done complaining. It's not like these words are hard anyway. Quintessence. Bye.

12.9.13- Year-Round School Paragraph

Year-round is not a good idea for students. When you are in school year-round, it can feel endless because you never get a full break. Even the year-round clock gives more chances for students to lose their knowledge, because with the multiple 3 week breaks (sometimes longer or shorter) students sometimes forget what they learned before. Even with this, they are the same academically because both the regular summer schedule and the year-round schedule require students to attend school for at least 180 days.

12.3.13- Books Read

We had a discussion about gay and lesbian rights and then we worked on our read lists. You can find mine here:

http://joberts13.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Helen%27s+Digital+Reader%27s+Notebook

12.2.13- Facts and Opinions

We did a worksheet on facts and opinions.