William's AP blog

    Conducting yourself in a learning environment is essential. Ones behavior plays an important role in the class because that student is not the only student in the class. Class is a disturbance free zone and students should be able to come to class and leave with something new everyday. Teachers are not there to be babysitters, but to be mentors. Students should be mature enough to conduct themselves in a orderly fashion. Some students may find this task hard and somewhat impossible. A class full of people we know and you expect us not to communicate. The answer is yes. If you can conduct yourself in orderly fashion along with your peers is a job well done.     When one student disrupts the class it creates a domino effect. For example, Tom is talking to Angel while Mr.Jones is teaching his lesson. Tom has started the domino effect, after getting Angel attention,  Angel tries to get Jasmine attention. Although Mr. Jones told the students to be quiet they continue to talk and dist

Beauty Unrecognized We are the same But we are not the same We dance on windy days We freeze on winter nights We continue to grow Without sun  We will be no more Humans walk pass  and think nothing of us But our home would not be home  Without us

Cellphones can be an educational tool. Technology has evolved over time and has become an essential part of learning and new learning methods have been created. A new method that most schools use today is BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). This allows the students to bring their own device to school and instead of being distractions the students use their device to learn. Kahoot is a well known BYOD app and has help education drastically. Although cellphones can be an educational tool, they can also be a distraction. Some students abuse the BYOD policy and cause disruptions in the class. Some students and teachers feel that BYOD is not a good idea and that cellphones are not educational tools. Texting and social media are the downfall of BYOD, because some students portray as if they're engaging in the classwork, but are actually on social media. Cellphones can be educational, but also a distraction to the students.