Blogging Around

My first comment is from Sebastian's blog. His blog post was entitled "An Inconvenient Truth: Longer School Days". The post posed the question of whether students should have a say in their education and offered innovative ideas for improving learning.

"This blog post really makes me think about how kids should have more of a say when it comes to deciding how their education goes. If students are complaining about a bad teacher, adults should listen. I have heard people complain about their teachers so many times, and it really makes me think that something should be done. I think that there should be periodic examinations for teachers where students submit reviews saying how a teacher is doing. If a majority of the students are happy with the teacher, he or she is safe until the next examination. If a majority of students is unhappy, however, then the teacher is apprehended in some way, ranging from minor penalizations to even being fired. I can tell from experience that if a student likes their teacher, they are way more likely to learn from the class. If there was more quality control on teachers, students would not need a longer school day."

My second comment is from Eliana's blog. Her blog post was entitled "iMedia: High School Never Ends". Her media of choice was a Bowling For Soup song entitled, of course, "High School Never Ends". What follows is a sobering analysis of the adult world and how, in reality, high school never really ends.

"Before reading this post, I never really thought of the idea that high school never ends. Now, I really agree with this post. However, the part of high school that never ends is the part that nobody wants. The part that everybody wants to last is the fun times you have with your friends. High school encourages you to meet new people, and I have met a lot of new people. In fact, I don't really hang out with anybody from my middle school. I've had so many fun times so far, and I bet I'll have many more fun times with the people I have met.  Unfortunately, they only last until I graduate. Luckily, one part of these times will exist forever: the memories. I think that both of these parts of high school are worth considering, but when it comes to the part that you talk about, this song nails it spot-on."