PLN #1: A Vision of Students Today

       “A Vision of Students Today,” created by KSU, expresses that our current way of educating students is not effective.  In the video, students made a collaborative document about what it is like to be a student today.  They concluded that they altogether have too many things to do; sleep, eat, study, be in class, and multitask through many other things so they have time to do everything.  However, while students are in class “learning”, many argue that the students aren’t learning anything from the methods teachers are using.  Educators and students need to think of a way that is more effective for learning so that students actually get something out of what they learn in school.  If students just sit in a classroom all day being taught things that do not relate to them, then they won’t listen and won’t get anything out of the lesson in the long run.  The point of the video is to raise awareness as to what is happening to education today.

       I think that the video “A Vision of Students Today” (by KSU) is a very effective video which explains very vocally the group’s feelings about student education.  This video caught me by attention; a large part of what it was saying was that in order to have time to do everything, students must be multitaskers.  I could relate to this section because sometimes I feel like I have too many things to do but not enough time to do them.  Although the main idea of the video was to portray that students aren’t getting the education they need, I thought it was interesting that there wasn’t a suggested solution to the problem.  One question that I wondered after it was finished was, “What is being done now to make sure students have the education that will make them successful?”  However, the video was effective on my perspective on education today and definitely grabbed my attention; it was interesting to look at students’ perspectives about their own education.

Summary of The Little Mermaid

      The Little Mermaid is the story of a 16-year-old mermaid named Ariel who always dreamed of exploring the land of humans.  Her father, King Triton, was the king of the sea and happened to be very over-protective.  Whenever Ariel tried to explore the ocean with her fish-friend Flounder, the king sent his trusty crab Sebastian to keep an eye on her.  One day, when she tried to explore above the surface, she got caught, and her father was so outraged that he destroyed all of Ariel's treasures from her adventures, including her prized possession, a statue of Prince Eric.  Ariel was so upset that she decided to pay a visit to Ursula, the witch of the sea.  Ursula gave her a deal; if Ariel gave up her lovely voice, the witch would grant her legs for three days; with a price.  If the Prince did not kiss her after the three-day period, Ariel would be Ursula's minion forever.  Ariel, of course, gave it no thought, and she found herself on the surface with legs.  After spending time with Eric, Ariel found out that he was getting married, discovered that it was Ursula, and concluded that she had to find a way to stop the wedding.  With the help of Sebastian, Flounder, Skuttle the seagull, and her other ocean friends, Ariel crashed the wedding, defeated Ursula and ended up marrying the love of her life, Prince Eric.  This story goes to show that no one should ever give up on their dreams, and no matter how hard it is to overcome obstacles, if they never give up, they will always succeed in the end.

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