Schools have been using the same learning techniques for a long time. Since technology has been evolving, there are changes that have made schooling harder, and some changes that have made schooling easier. For example, instead of using paper and pencil students now have iPads and their own laptops to do their school work on. Are these more advanced changes for the better, and make learning more convenient, or are they unfavorable and make schooling complicated and more problematic? Most examples lead to the conclusion that laptops are more convenient. for the reason, that they make school work easier and generate easy access to sites for research.
During the beginning of my Highschool career everybody was given an iPad; grade six to grade twelve. However not everybody is fond of the iPads. Many students, throughout the long school days, have come up to the library to check out a laptop because they either "lost" their iPad, or they just don't want to use it. Many students have tried to check out laptops even when they have their fully functioning iPads, so now whenever you want to check out a laptop you have to leave your phone for collaboration. In almost every class teachers use the iPads, but not all teachers are fond of the iPads either. Some teachers continue to use paper and pencil because it's more of a convenience to them. Laptops are more convenient for me to use because of the classes I'm currently taking. Such as my CIS comp, CIS world history, and my Get
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"Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay and present it to the class in a week. You will be graded based on how convincing it is. Today we will be choosing topics," announced Mr. Bowerbank, my 7th grade English teacher and ruler of classroom 110. My class simultaneously groaned at the prospect of work. I simply lifted my head with intrigue as it was already May and about time we had our first essay. He then proceeded to give examples of topics we could choose and gave us some time to think before we had to tell him our topic. My classmates were already rushing to tell the teacher their idea lest someone else steal it. That meant the usual abortion, death penalty, or drug use topics were out. I really couldn't think of anything and the teacher was slowly making his way through the remaining students like an executioner beheading criminals in a line. I have always thought that he would make a marvelous supervillain if he had a curly mustache, a tophat, and a cape. Eventually my name was called. I slowly dragged myself over to his desk. Even sitting down, he still seemed to tower over me. "What is your topic Cindy?" As usual in such desperate times, my mind turned to food. "Waffles are better than pancakes." I figured that awaffle was just a differently shaped pancake with a nicer texture. "Hmm. Excellent topic. I look forward to your essay!" I survived to live yet another day. As I walked to lunch, I went around and asked everyone the age old question: "Do you like
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My 6th Grade Graduation
After 6 years in elementary school, it was finally time to celebrate graduating from elementary school. It was not only a happy time graduating from elementary, but also at the same time not a fun thing to do. It was the last day of school, the beginning of summer break, and the weather was sunny and warm. Everyone in the multi use room were getting their breakfast and eating on tables with their friends. I was sitting at a table with my friends, eating my breakfast, sitting next to me was my friends Eduard, Marcus, and Erik. While everyone was eating breakfast, our two 6th grade teachers were presenting a slideshow of pictures and events that happened throughout the year such as pictures from science camp, pictures of working in the school garden, pictures of field trips, and other activities we have done throughout the year. After our teachers were...show more content... When she was done with her speech, we had some free time to go around and talk to our friends, take pictures, sign yearbooks, and eat some of the graduation cake. I was signing people's yearbooks and asking people to sign my yearbook, I got my yearbook signed by a lot of my friends and also got it signed by my teacher. In my yearbook, people wrote mostly things that said goodbye and have a great summer. After that, I said goodbye to my friends and went home, but before everyone left, my teacher gave everyone a small, blue envelope with her name on it. While traveling back home, I opened the envelope and found an address, next to it was writing that said to send her letters of how it's like in middle school. When I got home, there was already a lot of food in the kitchen because my parents were already setting up my graduation
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