PLN16

Do you ever think about who you want to spend the rest of your life with? What if I could tell you that you’re DNA could tell you everything you need to know about finding that special someone. Would you do it? Are we that desperate for companionship that we need a doctor to tell us what we should look for in a spouse based on what our DNA says? Well some couples think so they did a test on three couples that have all been together over a year and only two were compatible does that mean that the third couple should split? Well taking these tests could change your love life because that third couple broke up shortly after the test but wouldn’t have if they had been genetically compatible. So unless you really want to have the chance of being non compatible with your husband or wife and just sharing the love you share steer clear of these tests. On the other hand if you are looking to find someone who's DNA is compatible to yours go for it!

PLN15

Cancer is a scary thing to talk write and event think about and why shouldn’t it be scientists and doctors proved that cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, and by 2030 will be killing even more, international health experts said in a report released recently that rising tobacco use in developing countries such as China and India Where about 40% of the worlds smokers live is believed to be a huge reason for the shift and why not we need to stop letting toxins into our bodies and reduce the risk of more and more of us dying. So is better diagnosing of cancer and sooner recognition along with the downward trend in infectious diseases that used to be the world's leading killers going to be the key to reducing death rates by these causes or just leave more opportunities for other things to kill us? Cancer diagnoses have slowly but surely been rising all around the world and predictions say that it will hit 12 millon this year that is scary to think about as well as confront. But we ned to know that we are not alone we have friends and family supporting us every day and that in the end will help us overcome this horrible disease.

PLN14

Many people have mixed feelings about Microsoft’s School of the Future Summit, which was really interesting in some portions but left many wanting more in others. The best part was the conversations with people outside of the session rooms. With 250 or so people from 31 countries, it was probably the most diverse situation that many have found themselves in. It was really diverse in ideas of many different cultures as well. We are all feeling the pressure to think differently about schools and teaching methods but depending on factors of circumstances and cultures this can be a hard concept to look at open minded because there were a wide variety of approaches to the shift. Many schools had technology at the finger tips of every student while some barely even touched it. It’s going to be interesting to see how this gets presented because the web offers a whole new way of learning directly from an expert rather than from an institution. Eventually technology has to be a part of the way we do our learning business these days especially with the advancing new technology it will eventually be mandatory for everyone.

PLN13

What do you think about when someone says test? Maybe questions, studying, multiple choices, advertisements? Yes you read it right Advertisements the students at Rancho Bernardo High School have become accustom to having ads posted on the bottom on every test. Why would schools decide to do this is it helping them, or is it just distracting the students from routine test taking. Sponsors pay 10$ to place an ad on a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, and $30 for a semester final so really is this just greed by the school to make money because there is no way this tactic is helping the kids become better students. But some think it is a creative way to bring to site how we shelter our youth from opportunities and decision making. But most do not think this is the right way to address it and we should go through the parents. In spite of all efforts this decision is the kids and kids alone and not even an ad on their geometry test can change that.