PLN #8

Bella Demiranda

Poetry, Painting to Earn an M.D

PLN #8

The article “Poetry, Painting to Earn an M.D” by Laura Landro matters to me because when I’m older I want to be some kind of doctor, and think it is important for future doctors to know what is the better technique for learning new things. Laura Landro is saying that taking writing classes as an elective in college, if you are studying to be a doctor, is better for your brain so you can express your feelings. Many different doctors and people studying to be a doctor are saying that that is a great idea. As Dr. Wald says, "The act of writing helps you build reflective capacity so you can better understand the patients story and integrate it with everything you know as a doctor to have a more patient-centered-care relationship.” This is very true because when you don’t communicate with someone, then your never going to know their personality or background. When you do communicate with someone, then you will know the real them, their pet peeves, interests, etc. There are many, many things that you can find out about a person by just having a simple conversation. That is important in the medical field because if you don’t know the patient or their story, then how are you going to supposed to help them? I think that you should be able to choose if you want to do writing and/or reading as an elective, but when you apply for a medical job if it shows on your transcript that you have taken reading and/or writing, then you should be payed more. People should not be forced to take certain classes if all they want to focus on is one subject. The article “Poetry, Painting to Earn an M.D” by Laura Landro matters to me because I want to succeed as a doctor when I am older and get payed a well-deserved amount of money.

PLN #7

Bella Demiranda

“Rigor Redefined”

PLN #7

The article “Rigor Redefined” by Tony Wagner matters to me because it is important to know the skills and needs in our century and how to act as a student in that century. This article describes how we need seven survival skills to be able to boom in the new work world. The seven skills survival skills are: Critical thinking and Problem solving, Collaboration and Leadership, Agility and Adaptability, Initiative and Entrepreneurialism, Effective oral and Written communication, Assessing and Analyzing information, and last but not least, Curiosity and Imagination. These skills will make students become smarter and be more productive. Hopefully in the future there will be many people who can solve the biggest issues by problem solving. Critical think and problem solving are two of the most important traits in the business world. People have to use those two traits in businesses everyday because like the senior executive from Dell said, “Yesterday's answers won't solve today's problems.” This is true because people in the workforce have to brainstorm ideas for new products, selling ideas, etc. It is not always as easy as it seems. Problem solving can take a short as 10 minutes, but can also take as long as 10 days. Assessing and Analyzing information can also be more difficult than in seems. It always depends on the person though. Even though these skills can be difficult, to progress as a 21st century learner everyone will have to learn these skills to be successful. When I start working, I want to get a good job, be successful, make money, and have a family. All those things are important because without them it is hard to have a successful living. That is why the article “Rigor Redefined” by Tony Wagner matters to me.

PLN #6

Bella Demiranda

“Machines are Using Us”

PLN #6

The YouTube video “Machines are Using Us” matters to me because the web is changing who we become as well as what the Internet it becoming. When computers didn’t exist and everyone had to write with pen and paper, writing took much more time. You couldn’t correct your errors by backspacing or erasing, you had to either cross it out or start over.  Personally it is very frustrating when I have to start something over and over again. That’s why I think that the generation we live in today is advancing each and everyday. Today almost everything is in digital text and hyperlinks and stuff like that---which is was the video “Machines are Using Us” talks about. Nowadays, a big percentage of the world uses online communication. Like Facebook, myspace, text messaging, emailing, all sorts of different stuff. People control what the texts says, not text controlling what people do. It can in some cases because on the web people cyberbully which is kind of the same thing as saying that the text is controlling what the person acts like. People are changing how the Internet works and how it looks like now. For example, facebook, the most popular social network in the world. When I first joined facebook it just looked like a simple white and blue webpage. It didn’t have any special links, or things you can do with your posts. Now facebook is attractive and you can tag people in posts, join groups, like pages, play games, anything you want to do pretty much. Well, the Internet doesn’t just change on its own, someone else---a human being---has to be the one changing and controlling what it looks like and becomes in the future. In the future the Internet will be much more different and probably more efficient than it is today.