PLN23

In the video “How cognitive surplus will change the world” by TED, he states “Cognitive surplus” is the ability for the worlds population to be able to come together and work on a global issue. He also tells us it is made up of two things, worlds free time and talents. He says that the world had over a trillion hours a year to help a cause in the twenties. The second was helping people consume. Today people aren't consuming as much before because of technology. This relates to me because I think I can try to help a cause, if not a world one, a smaller one in my community. This relates to education because there is probably a lot of free time from school that kids can use to help the world. Overall, people have a lot of free time they can use to help the world.

PLN18

I read an article about what seemed like an average an average towing job.  In the article “Car towed away with nine-month-old inside,” by Yesenia Robles of The Denver Post.  It’s pretty easy to tell what happened in this article.  A car blocking a business garage was removed and within a period of a half an hour, the parents notice someone very important was missing. Their Nine-month old daughter.  One of the employee’s of the towing company who refused to be named said, “We look in the car, but when there's a baby in a car seat covered in blankets you can't see it. And when the car's been sitting there for an hour, you don't assume there's a baby in the car,” He then calls it “child abuse” which I do not believe it is.  I believe it may be neglect because they are not paying attention to their kid, but no harm came to her.  This relates to me because it shows that I should be more observant to stuff that is important to me.  This can be tied back to education because if parents can forget something that important, kids definitely can.  As you can see, this was not an average towing job.

Car towed away with 9-month-old inside - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16746612?source=rss#ixzz16sIAkcd8

PLN22

A man goes missing for more than a month.  I read an article called “Abandoned Jeep belongs to man last seen in October,” by the Denver Post.  An abandoned jeep found at a trail head leading into the Sangre Cristo Mountains was found.  A deputy with the Saguache County Sheriff’s office linked this vehicle back to a man living in Atlanta who has been missing since October.  The man “Abisha Mounce” was last in contact with his wife on October 21.  However, she did not report him missing until November 14.  He claimed that he was going for a hike but he didn’t tell her where he was going.  I think it is best if someone leaves, they should tell where they are going.  This relates to me because I often go places without people knowing where I go.  It can relate to school because sometimes kids just leave without letting people know.  Overall, it is a great idea to let people know where you are going before you leave.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16745313?source=rss

PLN21

In the video “RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms,” by RSA, the main points were about kids who don’t like school or don’t want to finish schools. It says that just because kids don’t go to school, businesses don’t want them for a job. The movie talks about ADHD and how it’s a plague. This relates to me because I have ADHD.  It makes me wonder if I really need medication because the video tells about kids getting put on medication more than people got their tonsils taken out.  I also think that people underestimate the capability of kids with ADHD. This relates to school because the video shows that some kids should get a chance to have a good job without school.  There are plenty of kids I personally know who dropped out of school.  Not because they are stupid of incapable, but school just wasn't for them.  Finally, I think businesses should take more kids than those who finish school for jobs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U&safety_mode=true&persist_sa
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PLN17

In the video “What If” by Carl Fisch, there was a lot questioning about the average students capabilities and knowledge. Some of these things are “Multiplying three digit numbers by three digit numbers without a calculator.” Also, depending on ink, and other things. I think if we had listened, there would not be very many convenient things today. All the things we have today are very helpful and are not used to cheat the system but to make life easier. Such as a ballpoint pen. We don’t need to make our own ink because we already have it made in our pens. Also the use of calculators. People don’t need to know how to multiply three digit numbers by three digit numbers because they can get the answer faster by putting it in a calculator. Overall, I do not think it is right to questions capabilities and knowledge.

PLN13

In the article “Our Googley Advice to Students: Major in Learning” by Jonathan Rosenberg, it showed that kids never stop learnin and that the traditional school learning is not the most important thing. Which means just because I don't like school it doesn't mean I can't get a good job. It was very important to education because it shows that school needs to rethink some of the information students are taught. Some of these things are analytical reasoning, communication skills, willingness to experiment, being a team player, having passion and being a leader. It is important to me because it lets me know that I need to have more skills than what school is showing me. Overall, the article was very important to school, myself and it showed kids never stop learning.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-googley-advice-to-students-major-in.html

PLN11

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-googley-advice-to-students-major-in.htmlIn Karl Fisch's "2020 Vision" I saw how much technology was changing and it made me wonder if I'm actually being prepared for future jobs, or just for how jobs are today. If I am being prepared for jobs today, the job might be gone by the time I'm out of school. It really made me wonder how someone can predict so much of what could happen in 5-10-15 years later. This makes Mr. Fisch a philosopher because he is giving a lot of answers to future life problems. I really liked the picture of the car that can go 12,000 miles from 1 charge of it's batter. Overall, the presentation made me think, however, it was a little boring.