PLN #12

Bella Demiranda

“Chains That Set Us Free”

PLN #12

In the article “Chains That Set Us Free” by Jonah Lehrer matters to me because it shows me that by doing different things in life can open our brains to many more thoughts. For example, crossword puzzles. They help you think more and may help you become a better problem solver. I think that we don't really try hard enough to have our brains think about everything. Some problems that we do might take a while to think about, so we just think to just get an answer. If we took more time to think about the question, then it will be a better chance to get the right answer. The article says, "Obstacles also let people consider a greater range of possibilities and ideas." That is very true because when people take risky obstacles, there are many different ways to get through. I realized that we get older we think about how we can multitask and get things done faster and easier. This article matters to me because it makes me think about all the different ways we can make our brains think more.

PLN #11

Bella Demiranda

PLN #11

“My Teacher Is an App”

The article, "My Teacher Is an App" by Stephanie Banchero and Stephanie Simon matters to me because it tells me how much online schooling can effect how I learn and test. High school is the four years that determine what your going to do for a living. Online schooling is very close to the same thing as home-schooling. Either way, kids who are home-schooled or go online for school, aren’t as social as kids who go to traditional school. It’s because when you are at home learning instead of at a traditional school, there are no other kids that you can hang around with. Online school might save some free time, but does it matter more to have more free time or to have better grades? Grades, especially in high school, matters a lot more than “free time.” Kids 3rd-10th grade that go to traditional schools receive better test grades that kids that take online school. Also, when your learning at home you can’t do extracurricular activities, and can’t play sports the same as if you would at a normal school. It is much better to go to a traditional school because you will do better, receive better information, and be more social. I will always participate in tradition schools because I want to go to a good college and get a good job when I am done with high school.