Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Thursday, October 17, 2013
c.c # 1.2
A Manhattan researcher states in an article written by Corey Kilgannon, " a high school is actually not Manhattan's saddest spot..." professor Yaneer Bar-yam, told media outlets that "Hunter High School, an elite public school on the upper east side, had the highest percentage of " negative sentiment" posts of any place in Manhattan." Through out the research the they read the twitter posts of hunter college high school and reviewed all the negative posts.
Hunter High was the source of an unusually high percentage of negative Twitter messages, even higher than hospital locations and spots with particularly frustrating rush hour traffic; although, these posts where also posted while there where several reasons for a teenager to be stressed out. All the posts where gathered when the students had a high work load, and where coming back from spring break also where facing final exams. Being a high school student myself, in the 12th grade, I understand the stress level coming for exam time and over load of work that comes with it also. To get your feelings out at the end of the day feels nice and just make counter act with a long stressful and negative post!
When the students and staff found out about the study they where baffled; therefor, leading to an article on the new York times magazine focusing on the reaction at the school that prompted an outpouring of comments and e-mails from readers questioning the validity of the study.Some pointed out that "Hunter collage High School was not mentioned in the study." Others wondered If researchers simply confused the high school with the Hunters Point subway station in Queens, Which itself was named as a "negative-tweeting" spot in the study. Many students interviewed for the article pointed pointed out that very few of their peers used twitter and that most students were happy to be at Hunter. Following the many comments and e-mails assailing the study, the times contacted professor Bar-Yam for clarification and more information. He stood by the naming of the high school and wrote, in a note.That was posted in the comments section of the online article, that he had not confused Hunter and Hunters Point. After all the work the professor put into the study and finding out the information I highly doubt that he would "mistake" hunter for Hunter Point.
Professor Bar-Yam later said " He did a more detailed analysis of the data and realized that he had incorrectly interpreted a data map that seemed to indicate that the High school was the source of a flurry of negative posts during the period of recording the data in spring 2012." Closer analysis revealed that the posts had actually come from a single twitter account "From a region just south of the school," Said professor Bar-Yam, Who declined to identify the account or the exact location of the posts emanated. Professor Bar-yam stated " he saw that Hunter Collage High School's students were returning from vacation during the period of data collection," and also Say's that " This provided a rationale" why Hunter could be the source of the posts.
Hunter High was the source of an unusually high percentage of negative Twitter messages, even higher than hospital locations and spots with particularly frustrating rush hour traffic; although, these posts where also posted while there where several reasons for a teenager to be stressed out. All the posts where gathered when the students had a high work load, and where coming back from spring break also where facing final exams. Being a high school student myself, in the 12th grade, I understand the stress level coming for exam time and over load of work that comes with it also. To get your feelings out at the end of the day feels nice and just make counter act with a long stressful and negative post!
When the students and staff found out about the study they where baffled; therefor, leading to an article on the new York times magazine focusing on the reaction at the school that prompted an outpouring of comments and e-mails from readers questioning the validity of the study.Some pointed out that "Hunter collage High School was not mentioned in the study." Others wondered If researchers simply confused the high school with the Hunters Point subway station in Queens, Which itself was named as a "negative-tweeting" spot in the study. Many students interviewed for the article pointed pointed out that very few of their peers used twitter and that most students were happy to be at Hunter. Following the many comments and e-mails assailing the study, the times contacted professor Bar-Yam for clarification and more information. He stood by the naming of the high school and wrote, in a note.That was posted in the comments section of the online article, that he had not confused Hunter and Hunters Point. After all the work the professor put into the study and finding out the information I highly doubt that he would "mistake" hunter for Hunter Point.
Professor Bar-Yam later said " He did a more detailed analysis of the data and realized that he had incorrectly interpreted a data map that seemed to indicate that the High school was the source of a flurry of negative posts during the period of recording the data in spring 2012." Closer analysis revealed that the posts had actually come from a single twitter account "From a region just south of the school," Said professor Bar-Yam, Who declined to identify the account or the exact location of the posts emanated. Professor Bar-yam stated " he saw that Hunter Collage High School's students were returning from vacation during the period of data collection," and also Say's that " This provided a rationale" why Hunter could be the source of the posts.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
c.c # 1.1
The Author Roundup: Low College Completion Rates, 21st Century Skills." The Education Trust put out a new study yesterday, "Charting A Necessary Path," that shows troubling college completion rates for low-income and minority students. The data come from a collaborative project, of 24 public college and university systems that are committed to improving outcomes for disadvantaged students. It's impossible to look at these data without asking what the K-12 system can do to make sure that the neediest students get the strong preparation and support they need to flourish in higher ed. The Washington Post's story about the study is here.
Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews has a nice post today about a couple of new books that take on the 21st century skills debate. Very interesting, clearly-made arguments on a topic that can be frustratingly abstract (not to mention strongly debated). The high school space would be a prime target for change in this arena, so it's worth watching. What are advocates of 21st century skills actually advocating? And how would their vision be translated into curriculum and instruction? Read Stephen Sawchuk's story on this for another interesting perspective.
And, speaking of things that could be coming to a high school near you, take a look at my colleague Debra Viadero's very good story on a much-argued-about study on charter-management organizations. Districts have increasingly thrown up their hands trying to fix stubbornly bad high schools, and brought in C Mos or private companies to give it a whirl. The feds are hot on improving high schools, and have expressly invited charter-management groups to play a role in that work. Again: worth watching.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Framing Hanley review
Framing Hanley is a band of 5 extreamly talented people who have a very interesting name and variety of music. The bands name was originally "Embers Fade", The bands name changed when a friend of the group named ashley hanley died in a car accident she was a close friend to all the band members and they got the name because she loved to take pictures of the band and they just used her last name and now boy's and girls you have framing hanley! They formed their band in 2005, they released Thier first album in 2007 entitled " the moment". High-school friends Chris Vest (drums) and Luke McDuffee (bass) met vocalist Kenneth Nixon upon entering college, while guitarists Brandon Wootten and Tim Huskinson joined the lineup soon after. Framing Hanley’s second album A Promise to Burn is full of tight-fisted melodies, soaring guitars, and yearning harmonies that express the joy of artistic expression and the duality of being in a rock band with lines like My life is a WarZone/ torn between what’s right and wrong (WarZone). Unlike The Moment, which was written by a bunch of giddy kids who had never left their home town, A Promise to Burn was culled from years of experience, revealing both the triumphs and tribulations of being in a successful rock band. It’s an honest, unflinching record that illustrates how hard it can be to find the silver lining inside the dark clouds and at the same time, how some of the best rewards can come from not giving up on dreams, says the band. Through Facebook and Twitter, the band has uploaded a video explaining everything that has happened to them in the past year. Nixon explains the band leaving their record label and the struggle to make another album. They created a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their record, believing that their fans could cover the cost of making the new album by only asking a dollar per fan. Framing Hanley enter the studio to record their successfully funded album. On August 17, 2012, Framing Hanley revealed the title of their third album would be "The Sum Of Who We Are". Framing Hanley’s second album A Promise to Burn is full of tight-fisted melodies, soaring guitars, and yearning harmonies that express the joy of artistic expression and the duality of being in a rock band with lines like My life is a WarZone/ torn between what’s right and wrong (WarZone). Unlike The Moment, which was written by a bunch of giddy kids who had never left their home town, A Promise to Burn was culled from years of experience, revealing both the triumphs and tribulations of being in a successful rock band. It’s an honest, unflinching record that illustrates how hard it can be to find the silver lining inside the dark clouds and at the same time, how some of the best rewards can come from not giving up on dreams, says the band. Through Facebook and Twitter, the band has uploaded a video explaining everything that has happened to them in the past year. Nixon explains the band leaving their record label and the struggle to make another album. They created a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their record, believing that their fans could cover the cost of making the new album by only asking a dollar per fan. Framing Hanley enter the studio to record their successfully funded album. On August 17, 2012, Framing Hanley revealed the title of their third album would be "The Sum Of Who We Are".
book review: The ghost of the mcbride house
What is it about the McBride House that serves as a
beacon to the dead? Built in the oldest town in Oklahoma by physician George
McBride in 1895, this Victorian home is rife with ghosts from the past. Ghostly
parties at 2:00 a.m., spirits calling family members and houseguests by name,
dolls that talk even after the batteries have been removed...The Back family has
been subjected to impossibly bright lights, loud crashing noises, weird
shrieks even ominous odors such as decaying matter.
Although each had a different approach to how they entered a room the story was exciting to read knowing you have four ghost's in you're house and having children even though two of the ghost themselves were children. A little girl and little boy along with mrs. back's two children froston and de'veroux the children never harmed one another but sometimes the ghost children would scare the others, but, who wouldn't scare someone if you were a ghost........right? If I were a ghost I would scare people all the time!
Each ghost in the McBride House has a personality of its own, including one
entity whose antics are downright terrifying. But instead of fleeing, the Back
family remained and gradually got to know their "spirited" residents. The back family has never been harmed by their ghosts just scared from time to time.I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys ghost stories! This family goes threw years of having their ghosts with them and never had an serious problems all n all it was a good book that I enjoyed very much
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Cc # 3 drug to treat asthma could relieve hive's patient of chronic itch
A drug that treats asthma is believed that it could relieve the itch of a hives patient.
Hives is a more common issue than you may think , but there may be a medicine to help relieve it's symptoms. " an asthma drug has shown promise in relieving itchiness for patients with chronic hives.” this was revealed in the article I read " drug to treat asthma could relive hives patient."
The drug amalizumab, known by it's brand name , xolair... In the phase 3 trial, a monthly injection of the drug significantly reduces hives and itchiness this is a big step toward eradicating it.
If approved omalizumab could bring relief to those who suffer from chronic idiopathic urticaria, which for unknown reasons causes hives. This would help so many people who suffer from hives, and while it may not be as big of a disease as aids or cancer or as common as the flu it still sould be taken care of.
This is a text to world! This article rings enlightenment on ow big of an issue hives really are. It should and is being relieved, while hives isn't as bad as cancer nor as well know n as the flu it is a very serious disease and should be treated that way.
Hives is a more common issue than you may think , but there may be a medicine to help relieve it's symptoms. " an asthma drug has shown promise in relieving itchiness for patients with chronic hives.” this was revealed in the article I read " drug to treat asthma could relive hives patient."
The drug amalizumab, known by it's brand name , xolair... In the phase 3 trial, a monthly injection of the drug significantly reduces hives and itchiness this is a big step toward eradicating it.
If approved omalizumab could bring relief to those who suffer from chronic idiopathic urticaria, which for unknown reasons causes hives. This would help so many people who suffer from hives, and while it may not be as big of a disease as aids or cancer or as common as the flu it still sould be taken care of.
This is a text to world! This article rings enlightenment on ow big of an issue hives really are. It should and is being relieved, while hives isn't as bad as cancer nor as well know n as the flu it is a very serious disease and should be treated that way.
Cc#2 states force jobless to pay needless fees
The authors purpose is to make regular people aware of states that are making jobless people pay useless fees just for unemployment.
"..Jobless Americans are paying millions in unnecessary fees to collect unemplyment benefits.." "The American Dream"..we all want it but how many of us honestly have even a small chance of achieving it? Very few. Why? Because we don't work for the government or we aren't the head of some multi-million dollar company.
Today's unemployed citizens use debt cards to get there money " people are using fee heavy cards instead of getting their payment direct deposited to their bank accounts." This is what I read in an article recently. The choice of cards over direct depositing in most likely due to a lack of information.
" In five states-California,Indiana,Kansas,Maryland and Nevada unemployed people aren't offered direct depositing at all" Personally I find it wrong that they aren't offered this option. They may be jobless but most of the time it's not by choice.
I made a text to world connection. This connection was made because I see homeless and jobless people on the news and in the papers n they all seem to be complaining about the same thing...that they're losing their un employment benefits.
Many Americans now days don't have jobs and live off unemployment, due to the economy or just being lazy. But they are American and if they try to get a job,maybe they due deserve a little help from the government.
"..Jobless Americans are paying millions in unnecessary fees to collect unemplyment benefits.." "The American Dream"..we all want it but how many of us honestly have even a small chance of achieving it? Very few. Why? Because we don't work for the government or we aren't the head of some multi-million dollar company.
Today's unemployed citizens use debt cards to get there money " people are using fee heavy cards instead of getting their payment direct deposited to their bank accounts." This is what I read in an article recently. The choice of cards over direct depositing in most likely due to a lack of information.
" In five states-California,Indiana,Kansas,Maryland and Nevada unemployed people aren't offered direct depositing at all" Personally I find it wrong that they aren't offered this option. They may be jobless but most of the time it's not by choice.
I made a text to world connection. This connection was made because I see homeless and jobless people on the news and in the papers n they all seem to be complaining about the same thing...that they're losing their un employment benefits.
Many Americans now days don't have jobs and live off unemployment, due to the economy or just being lazy. But they are American and if they try to get a job,maybe they due deserve a little help from the government.
Cc# 1all girls team shows robots aren't just for boys
The authors purpose is to show that not everything is just for boys.
Not everything is just for boy's to do, and the "ottuimwa, Iowa all-girls robotics team is providing that engineering isn't just for boy's" in an article I recently read, an all girls robotics engineering team is proving that not all things are for boys.
" the team hosted the first tech challenge or FTC qualifier at Indian Hills in january and represented ottuimwa and girls everywhere at state." while women have many more rights than they used to, men still think they are more important.
As I have said many times boy's don't have all the say in things. "I mean it's not an all boy thing..." said by Kenzie mcCoy another OHS senior.
My connection, text to self it irritates me that men think they have all the say. Girls can do anything a man can do and if not at times better than what a man can do.
In conclusion I hope this helps to prove that girls can and will do everything a man can do if not better.
As I have said many times boy's don't have all the say in things. "I mean it's not an all boy thing..." said by Kenzie mcCoy another OHS senior.
My connection, text to self it irritates me that men think they have all the say. Girls can do anything a man can do and if not at times better than what a man can do.
In conclusion I hope this helps to prove that girls can and will do everything a man can do if not better.
Monday, January 7, 2013
13 reasons's why book review
A book I have recently read is jay asher's famous 13 reasons why, a mysterious and exciting novel. The whole book kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering what story she was going to tell next and who it was about.I loved reading this book it got me thinking about not just my life but about other's lives also.
I loved the way that clay's thought's were mixed in with what she was saying, but you had to be careful and read everything correctly to know who's thoughts you were reading. throught the book I had just a little trouble reading it and keep having to go back because I would get ahead of myself and i would get lost in whoever's thoughts I was in. The book was astonishing and really gave alot of enlightenment on young girls lives I know it did mine.
The story is not just about one thing that makes a girl kill herself. It's about a girl who had thing s build and build and build on her untill sh efinally cracked under the pressure of having everyone around you judge you and make you feel a certasain way because they don't know the real truth about that person and don't care to know just go by the rumors and not by the truth in all reality they ruined a young girls life and changed her whole family and what could have been her future.
In all truthfulness this book is amazing and will keep you thinking and if you're a teen and you read this, possibly it can help you or a friend before it's to late, make you think about the little things that you do to people that you think are cute and funny but really affect the other person more than you think.
The one thing I like about this book is that I like how the author really makes you think that they are real people that they could show the true emotions of a person and in the book the way he explain's how they feel especially Clay Jenson, in the book the author potray's the sad feelings and the feelings he had for the main character Hannah Baker!
I highly recommend anyone read this book! It sends out a message that could not hurt anyone in the world to know!
I loved the way that clay's thought's were mixed in with what she was saying, but you had to be careful and read everything correctly to know who's thoughts you were reading. throught the book I had just a little trouble reading it and keep having to go back because I would get ahead of myself and i would get lost in whoever's thoughts I was in. The book was astonishing and really gave alot of enlightenment on young girls lives I know it did mine.
The story is not just about one thing that makes a girl kill herself. It's about a girl who had thing s build and build and build on her untill sh efinally cracked under the pressure of having everyone around you judge you and make you feel a certasain way because they don't know the real truth about that person and don't care to know just go by the rumors and not by the truth in all reality they ruined a young girls life and changed her whole family and what could have been her future.
In all truthfulness this book is amazing and will keep you thinking and if you're a teen and you read this, possibly it can help you or a friend before it's to late, make you think about the little things that you do to people that you think are cute and funny but really affect the other person more than you think.
The one thing I like about this book is that I like how the author really makes you think that they are real people that they could show the true emotions of a person and in the book the way he explain's how they feel especially Clay Jenson, in the book the author potray's the sad feelings and the feelings he had for the main character Hannah Baker!
I highly recommend anyone read this book! It sends out a message that could not hurt anyone in the world to know!
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