I actually really enjoyed doing the blog posts this semester. I had never really done a blog post before this class, so it was all very new to me! In high school, I had always looked at some of the CNN pages just to keep up with the current events going on in the world. Which is probably what I enjoyed most about doing the blogs. It kept me notified on what is going on! Especially since almost every blog, I wrote about some sort of current event or news story. I, personally, love that this course requires us to do the blogs! It not only, keeps us up to date with different news stories., it also makes us keep up with the course itself. Which can also be a lot of people's downfall. I know that it hurt me some. For instance, if you don't remind yourself that you have an online course, you'll forget about it. The weekly post helped with that. There were a few weeks, I procrastinated and then there were the weeks that I just forgot. That is the only thing that I would have done differently. I believe I would have been more organized and consistent with my work, if I were to take the class again. After this, I highly doubt I will continue to blog but I do plan to keep looking at the CNN web sites and others, just to have an idea of where the world is at with politics, natural disasters, etc.
As for the blogs making a difference for my writing, possibly. It definately couldn't have hurt it much. Anytime people are able to write, it improves their knowledge or writing itself. No, I don't think that the blogs made me a perfect writer but it might have improved my skills a bit. All in all, I absolutely loved this course & the way it was organized. I believe it is the best approach for an online english course!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Coach fired
This week, when I went to CNN I found a couple interesting topics. One of them being about teachers getting fired, because of what seemed to be ridiculous reasons.
The story was about a Coach that got fired because of his track team was running without their shirts on. I would think that this wouldn't be a big deal because if anyone had a problem with it, they could just say something and then the team would wear shirts. I don't see why a coach would get fired from this? So, of course, I continued to read. The coach's name is Tom Davis. He stated: "It was really dramatic fashion. They escorted me off the premises as if I was a threat to the kids, which is amazing given the (athletic director's) background." The coach claimed that he stepped in after Karl Fogel, athletic director, got into a heated discussion with one of the runners. The discussion was about him having his shirt off while in practice. This whole incident began about two weeks prior when someone complained to the school about the boys track team running without any shirts on. The school department supposedly made it very clear they didn;t like that, stating that someone may get kicked off the team. Yet, there was no official rule set.
Davis then stated: "it was such a messed up situation, there was never a rule enforced. The first instance that there was a rule, it was confrontational. That's unacceptable."
The school said that "Friday's decision to relieve Mr. Davis of his duties was not the result of a single incident, but rather the regrettable outcome of an ongoing discussion." Without further detail of what that "ongoing discussion" may have been about.
Davis then claism that the athletic director was the one with the problem. Stating: "He comes at me, bumps me chest to chest, spit coming in my face..." There happens to be history with heated discussions with Fogel, the athletic director, says Dick Sullivan, a former coach. Sullivan stated: "Its not the first time or the second time or the third time. I wonder what the school administration is thinking by supporting the athletic direcor."
Alright, well there is an obvious problem. Everything is "he said, she said" There is no proof. I understand the Coach being shocked, because there was never an inforced rule. I don't understand why they can't be adults about it and have the runners wear shirts. One complaint, and there should be enough respect to acknowledge other's opinions and thoughts. If parents or teachers or the school, is uncomfortable with the fact that the runners are running without shirts, then someone needs to respect that, and make the runners wear the shirts. That's the only place I see where Coach Davis went wrong. Either way, what's the big deal about not wearing a shirt vs. wearing a shirt? I say, just get it taken care of. No reason for the "he said, she said" nonsense.
The story was about a Coach that got fired because of his track team was running without their shirts on. I would think that this wouldn't be a big deal because if anyone had a problem with it, they could just say something and then the team would wear shirts. I don't see why a coach would get fired from this? So, of course, I continued to read. The coach's name is Tom Davis. He stated: "It was really dramatic fashion. They escorted me off the premises as if I was a threat to the kids, which is amazing given the (athletic director's) background." The coach claimed that he stepped in after Karl Fogel, athletic director, got into a heated discussion with one of the runners. The discussion was about him having his shirt off while in practice. This whole incident began about two weeks prior when someone complained to the school about the boys track team running without any shirts on. The school department supposedly made it very clear they didn;t like that, stating that someone may get kicked off the team. Yet, there was no official rule set.
Davis then stated: "it was such a messed up situation, there was never a rule enforced. The first instance that there was a rule, it was confrontational. That's unacceptable."
The school said that "Friday's decision to relieve Mr. Davis of his duties was not the result of a single incident, but rather the regrettable outcome of an ongoing discussion." Without further detail of what that "ongoing discussion" may have been about.
Davis then claism that the athletic director was the one with the problem. Stating: "He comes at me, bumps me chest to chest, spit coming in my face..." There happens to be history with heated discussions with Fogel, the athletic director, says Dick Sullivan, a former coach. Sullivan stated: "Its not the first time or the second time or the third time. I wonder what the school administration is thinking by supporting the athletic direcor."
Alright, well there is an obvious problem. Everything is "he said, she said" There is no proof. I understand the Coach being shocked, because there was never an inforced rule. I don't understand why they can't be adults about it and have the runners wear shirts. One complaint, and there should be enough respect to acknowledge other's opinions and thoughts. If parents or teachers or the school, is uncomfortable with the fact that the runners are running without shirts, then someone needs to respect that, and make the runners wear the shirts. That's the only place I see where Coach Davis went wrong. Either way, what's the big deal about not wearing a shirt vs. wearing a shirt? I say, just get it taken care of. No reason for the "he said, she said" nonsense.
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