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1) I don't believe that the PSAT is a fair test. After reading about students being able to get scholorships from doing well I don't believe its a good test. It provides incentives for students that know about this. When students are not aware of this they might not take the test as seriously. I know that when I took the PSAT i didn't know about this. If I had of known I would have taken this test so much more seriously. Knowing this it would have given me much more of an incentive to do well. It is also not fair because it is not as hard as the real SAT. They don't prepair you as good as they should. This is why i believe that the PSAT is not a fair test.

http://educationnext.org/giving-every-student-a-digital-learning-experience/

This blogs is about using technology in classrooms. I think this is a good idea. Today's world is all about technology. Kids need to be prepaired to use it in the real world. There are even online classes for full degrees. It is also vital because that's what most companies use. If a person isn't able to use them equipment then that can't have that job. They will have to find a more qualified person to do it. Schools need to use technology to get kids prepaired for the real world. This is what I think about this article

http://educationnext.org/what-were-watching-a-day-in-the-life-of-the-national-online-teacher-of-the-year/ 1) this is about teaching online. I believe that it truly is harder to teach online because teachers can't have as much discipline as they would in a reglular classroom. Texting can be a big problem because it isn't like the teacher can take a kid's phone away. It can also be much harder,to connect with the students because they don't see you face to face every day. There are also positives as well. Like discussions can take place over weeks unlike in a classroom where it is limited to the bell. I like how kids can really think about their responses and put their best work forward rather than having to think on the spot about what they are going to say. However I don't like how the students say that they don't really know the teacher even if they feel they want be judged. The student has to be very independent and I feel that can be critical to a student becoming a professional if they are ready. However if they are not ready,it can lead to their demise. classroom management isn't as big a factor either because there is no real classroom.

2) http://educationnext.org/obamas-nclb-waivers-are-they-necessary-or-illegal/ This article is about Obama's plans to give states waivers on some aspects of the NCLT. Idisagree with this for a few reason. One reason is why should asystem that has worked fine over the years Be changed. This just doesn't make sense, why fix something that isn't broken. Another reason is why only some states. It doesn't seem right or just to only give some states the choice to not listen to the government. Also, some states areoncoming up with their own standards. Why is there a national bill for all the states if most of the aren't using it anyway. Some things done by our government are just dumb. This is what I feel about this article

3) http://educationnext.org/multimedia/ This is about high performing charter schools. It shows how even in cap heartier schools, kids can still succeed. These kids like to learn where they are. They like knowing that they won't be bullied. The teacher's that are working there are showing the board how it is done. I like severy that more and more kids are getting the education they deserve, even in inner cities schools. It is also good to see people standing up for what they believe in. The parents knew that shuttingdown was "separate but unequal" and they knew that had to fight it. Not only did the parents fight but the faculty fought too. This was a very surreal video for me to see, but I am glad I saw it.