Get them while they're young.

Mrs. Vicki Davis of Georgia has harnessed one of the greatest ideas for technology so far. It almost seems as though she has turned teaching our children how to use a computer is a way of art. But lets be realistic here, the reason this is such a great idea is because our kids will hardly make in this world now if they do not know how to handle a computer. Lets face it, nobody in the U.S. is without access to the world wide web, why not teach our children how to use it?

Here's to you Mr. Robinson!

Mr. Ken Robinson's talk about the lack of creativity in our schools was interesting. Its sad to think of our schools pushing kids to think of art as not being of much importance. I believe it is very important for a child to explore their creativity. A child can be the next William Shakespeare just as easy as they could become the next Billi Gates all a child need is encouragement to be creative.
Mr Robinson explains at one point that teachers tell students how hard it is to become an actor or a musician so it discourages them. It only makes me wonder how far away are we going to push kids away from trying to get a job that would actually make them happy. I think art is one of the most important subject, it allows us to be unique. Without art our world would not be the same.

Technology taking over?

After watching the first video "Did You Know" I felt as though my country was being targeted. The very beginning had me questioning how far my country has fallen behind in the times. To think that we are all having trouble finding a job and better yet keeping those jobs. Is our country going under? Just how far have we fallen behind, are we looking forward to another Great Depression? It almost seems that the more technology we get in this county, the harder it is to find jobs. Its seems like every time we Google, someone loses a job.
In the second video "Mr Winkle Wakes" had me trying to remember what my life was before my blackberry and laptop. What was did I do with my life before hand? How did I ever get in touch with people? It seemed like Mr. Winkle was so lost, as though doing things the old-fashioned way is completely extincted, like it never existed. It made me wonder how dependent we are on technology, would we even know how to save people's lives as a doctor if there was no computers? That's the one thing I liked about him going to the elementary school, you are always gonna learn the same basic things there, nothing has really changed in a 100 years.

About Myself!

My name is Mary Elizabeth Travis and I'm from Selma, AL. I have 4 older brothers. I am a junior at South majoring in Elementary Education. I am a Resident Advisor for the dorms. My interests include reading, watching movies, hanging out with friends and family. I am a huge LSU fan :)! Thats about it for me, if you want to know more, just ask.