Nikki: "I think everyone should have their own, individual laptops. I'm sure we all agree that because we get to use computers so much more in middle school (as opposed to elementary school), many lessons are easier to learn and more fun. I do have to say that I don't think we should get rid of the human teacher, like many people have suggested, because there are so many people in that job. If we got rid of it completely, there would be so many people out of work, and with fewer jobs in general, it would be harder to find a new one. Also, including more options in the cafeteria would be a smart choice. Today, the majority of the food choices we have are greasy and fattening, whereas if we offered more healthy foods, it would make the students healthier. It has even been proven that students that eat a healthy diet tend to do better in school."
Rachel: "I agree with Nikki, that we should each have our own laptops, and also we will have a handheld device, similar to a PDA or GPS, that will help us understand and work at our own pace. Teachers would barely have to do anything. The devices would be programmed to have the day’s lesson all ready for the student to do. The teacher would only have to tell them where to find it and then they could start their work without instruction. More technology will be included in the classroom of the future. Higher technology, smarter technology will be included."
Kathryn: "I also think that we should each have individual laptops as well, and just have more 'high-tech' technology in general. If we all used our laptops to do all the work online and on the computer, this would cut down on the amount of paper wasted to make tests that will only be used maybe once and then thrown away or put aside. Although technology is fun and would be great to have as the majority of how we learn, if we got rid of an actual teacher, it would, one: put many people out of jobs, and two: if students got confused and didn't have that teacher to turn to to ask questions, they would still be confused with no help from someone they could actually understand."
Nikki: "I think everyone should have their own, individual laptops. I'm sure we all agree that because we get to use computers so much more in middle school (as opposed to elementary school), many lessons are easier to learn and more fun. I do have to say that I don't think we should get rid of the human teacher, like many people have suggested, because there are so many people in that job. If we got rid of it completely, there would be so many people out of work, and with fewer jobs in general, it would be harder to find a new one. Also, including more options in the cafeteria would be a smart choice. Today, the majority of the food choices we have are greasy and fattening, whereas if we offered more healthy foods, it would make the students healthier. It has even been proven that students that eat a healthy diet tend to do better in school."
Rachel: "I agree with Nikki, that we should each have our own laptops, and also we will have a handheld device, similar to a PDA or GPS, that will help us understand and work at our own pace. Teachers would barely have to do anything. The devices would be programmed to have the day’s lesson all ready for the student to do. The teacher would only have to tell them where to find it and then they could start their work without instruction. More technology will be included in the classroom of the future. Higher technology, smarter technology will be included."
Kathryn: "I also think that we should each have individual laptops as well, and just have more 'high-tech' technology in general. If we all used our laptops to do all the work online and on the computer, this would cut down on the amount of paper wasted to make tests that will only be used maybe once and then thrown away or put aside. Although technology is fun and would be great to have as the majority of how we learn, if we got rid of an actual teacher, it would, one: put many people out of jobs, and two: if students got confused and didn't have that teacher to turn to to ask questions, they would still be confused with no help from someone they could actually understand."