Blogging Around: Tina G., and Brittany B.

Tina G.
In Tina's blog post, "Tenacity Matters", she talks about how kids these days are taught that their value comes from their grades. But then she talks about the kids that don't have good grades and yet they accomplish amazing things everyday, just because they have the tenacity to go after what they want. I responded,

"Tina! it seems like every time I turn around, I always want to comment on your awesome blog posts! Once again everything you said hit the nail right on the head with everything I believe. I love how you described report cards too; they're so dehumanizing its maddening! keep it up girlfraaand"

Brittany B.
In Brittany's blog post, "Captured Thought: Saying Good-Bye", she talks about how in a few short months, us seniors will all be going our separate ways, and saying good-bye to our friends. But she vows that instead of saying good-bye, she'll say 'until next time', so that she'll never forget the people who touched her life. I commented,

"Yay Brittany! I loved this post because that is exactly what I have done since the beginning of my blog. After each post I end with the words 'until next time' because I believe that saying good-bye would mean the end of that post, and that's not what I want! I want it to live on and continue with people that post comments and ponder the meaning of my words! you rocked this :)"

An Inconvenient Truth: Technology

Technology.

It's all around us.

It powers our world.

It consumes our everyday lives.

Technology has certainly evolved greatly over the ages, however the line between the right amount of technology and more than enough technology has become blurred. This is not to say that technology has not helped our nation immensly over the past decades, however recently technology seems to have become more of an osession than a helper.

After our discussion in class, I realized that I'm not sure I could ever get rid of my iPhone. I had always thought that my phone was not important to me and that it wouldnt matter if I got a different one. But then I started to think about the games on my phone...and how they need my constant attention...and how I put so much effort into them so far and it would be a waste to end them when I haven't reached the end yet...even though I know that the games technically don't have endings...

You see what I mean? I've become obsessed with my phone and I barely use it for the purpose that it was originally created!

In our society technology has become a must. It has become more of a need than a want. And
nowadays, if you don't have it, you're not worth squat. What we need to do is get back to the old things that our ancestors valued like conversation, books, and outdoor activities.

Let's try to choose books over technology once a week, put our cell phones away when we're with loved ones, and spend some time outdoors instead of inside watching tv.

Until next time,
Rachel.