Blog 11

Do you think I should be able to ban certain topics, or should you be able to write about anything you would like?  Why do you think I ban topics?

When I started reading the topics that were banned I was like I could probably go on and on about certain ones. I know that many people are probably disappointed but those topics are the ones that are talked about on an everyday basis. I do think that we should be able to write about whatever interest us, but I do understand why there are certain things you do not want us to write about. If I was a teacher I would not want to read thirty peoples paper mainly over the same stuff. I would not want to hear if someone was against abortions or for them. I think that everyone has their own opinions and most of the time other people are not going to like what they think. I think each topic that you said we could not discuss is so controversial and even though I have so much I could say about each of them I think it is best that we did not write papers over them. I think you should be able to ban anything that you do not want to have to read. Everyone has to understand the position that you are in and to have to grade something that you do not believe or do believe in is something that I would not want to do. I have had another teacher like this in my college career that did not want us to write our papers over the same topics that you had asked us not to.

There are several schools that are promoting the idea of "cash for grades." In this system, children who get good grades will be given money from the school.

Discuss what you believe to be some of the negative and positive aspects of this policy.

I believe that schools that promote "cash for grades" for children could have some positive and negative aspects. I think a positive aspect for schools to give out cash for grades would encourage the kids to do better.  I think that the children that receive cash for grades would make them feel like they have accomplished something.  One of the negative aspects it could have would be the child feels like their parents have to give them cash for their grades also. Another aspects would be the kids that cheat off of the other children that tries so hard because there is always going to be those kids that does whatever it takes to get what they want.  I graduated from Pocahontas High School and when I was in about the third grade they did a program called Abbot and students that had all A's or A's and B's would get a thing for Wendy's for a frosty. At the time I thought it was a good idea because I would be excited but then you see the other kids that didn’t get anything and could tell they was disappointed.  

I think that the cash for grades would be a good idea if it was set up fair because everyone is different and they also learn different. Something I think would be a cool idea is instead of looking to see who have made all A’s or A’s and B’s then look at subject wise because some kids might be better in one subject then the other.  

Blog 9

Discuss whether or not you believe the use of medical marijuana is justified or should be legalized.

I do believe that people are going to have different opinions about legalizing marijuana. I have never smoked marijuana or used any other drugs. I do know people that do smoke marijuana and although I don’t see any physical impairment I know that it has to do something to your body on the inside and your mind.  I believe that legalizing marijuana for medical use can be good for cancer patients. When my brother-in-law’s mother was suffering from stage four lung cancer she did not have an appetite so the doctor prescribed her marijuana so that she would eat something.  I think that it should only be available to the cancer patients that really need it. As far as just legalizing marijuana for everyone I do not think it should legal. I know most people are going to disagree with me but I think people that smoke marijuana are going to show signs mentally. One reason I do not think that it should be legal is because I do not think that anyone should be able to do it in front of children or even in the same area as children. I think second hand smoke would apply to marijuana just like it does to cigarettes. I do think that if we legalized marijuana then it would release a lot of people from jails and prisons. I also think that it would cut done on the crime rates. I think that we should have some better resources to teach more people to say NO to drugs.