Discussion notes

The internet is the perfect resource for people to connect and ask questions. Even though they may be countries apart they are able to communicate. It provides help 24/7. We have been in a school environment that has always had rules and been so directed that it hurts us. We don't know how to be creative or go out on our own and learn something on our own time. One can't always be pursuing the future and living in the future or past, becuase what happens to the present moments. That is why we have the effect of time going by fast. Students and adults need to be more like young children in the sense that they don't have egos so they are constantly asking questions. More people asking questions is what this world needs. As the video said, "Every effort to change the world starts with people asking questions."

#1. How can these concepts enhance your learning as you arrive at a moment when grades no longer matter? 

Applying these concepts is exactly what needs to be done to get anything more than a grade in this class. Knowledge, skills, experience, ect. is so much more important than a grade. I think I have been living in the future and worrying about college so much that I am hardly living in the short moments I have left in high school. The last thing I want is to regret my senior year and feel as though it was wasted. And it would be beneficial to everyone if we all asked more questions as mentioned in the notes. So I want to devote more attention and participation to my classes at this time when grades no longer matter.

#2 How can these concepts enhance your ability to master content for the AP exam and other hurdles you have yet to leap?

If I apply concepts such as asking more questions, living in the present, and choosing my own path of learning, I will be very prepared for the AP test and increase my chances of passing. If I don't understand a concept in a book I'm reading I should feel ask my peers or Dr. Preston what they think. Working with my peers will provide me with several opinions and perspectives that I probably would have never been introduced to.

#3 How can you use these concepts to collaborate with and inspire others, to improve the information exchange and overall value of your learning network? 

If the whole class applied these concepts, we would all benefit. Asking more questions and having them answered by other students would us to collaborate and inspire each other. We would also be gaining knowledge that can help us pass the AP exam. Our class has been applying the internet and incorporating that in the curriculum which is bringing the class closer and again, allowing us to further collaborate.The internet is the key tool in information exchange and everyone has each other blogs they can view and gain knowledge from.