PLN 20

I read the article "Motivational Monday: Laugh a Little Will Ya?" by Cool Cat Teacher Blog.

I was browsing threw post looking for a good one to wright about when a few key words caught my eye.

"Let me ask you this... How often do you just laugh and be in the moment? So many times the problems we worry about never come to pass. Now, I the list-making Mama would never tell you not to plan, however, I find that I stress myself out way too much."

I asked myself the same question, its rare I find myself not worrying about home work or chores or other everyday concerns.
To many times I'll be enjoying time with some friends weather it be skateboarding or just hanging out when a similar thoughts comes into mind... "I have home work, I need to raise my grade in history, did I do my chores?" When I look back on a day and I notice there was a point in that day were i had no worries and i was living life "in the moment."

PLN 19

I read the post Truth by Cool Cat Teacher Blog.
There is nothing really to agree or disagree with, but this post moved me.
I was completely flabbergasted at the video above... you should take a look!

This post talks about students (mainly in collage) and how much work, and recreational activities they have and how much time it takes. and how they are spending their time in class.

I personally have found myself on you tube, Google videos during a class where I had access to a computer instead of doing what the class was doing as well as staying up late doing school work.

PLN 17

I read the article "Today's teen an ace volunteer"by The Denver Post

"Can you believe these kids today, with their loud music and baggy clothes,
their newfangled text messaging and their MySpace and their YouTube, they're
just so ... dang ...
Helpful? "

A powerful quote by the Denver post.

In this a article I read teens from Silver Creek High school do their part helping areas suffering from poverty.
Their alleged "loud music" was actually used to raise money in concerts to buy clean water for those areas that suffer from poverty.

I think it is important for teens to help in the community in various ways. It could even earn a new reputation for the current stereotyping of teens

PLN 16

I read the post "What parents need to know about Xbox Live" by Cool Cat Teacher Blog.
The post talks about xbox live risk factors of online gaming can be more harmful than ricks in myspace or facebook. I personally can relate to this because not only I but my brother and father have separate xbox live accounts. While in the middle of a game a teammate and a total stranger asked for my number so we could verse each other in person. I was a little freaked out because i had no clue if he was a teenager such as myself or an adult.

I think it is important for parents, with children of any age, using Internet for recreational uses too keep and eye on what their children are viewing and who they are talking to