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Aricela Marquez commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"Honestly Finals are a pain. I personally would be happier if we didn't simply because it would cause less stress and we have already been tested on the subject why should we be tested on them again? That I just do not understand."
Robin de Freitas commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"the importance of finals differentiate from person to person. It depends if they'll help or not."
megan majewski commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"i think finals are an awful idea. finals really affect some kids grades in big ways, which is not good. i dont think tests all the way at the end of a semester should have that much power over grades. you should work hard all year and not have…"
Megan Teschner commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"finals really shouldnt be so much of your grade. theyre definitely important but they can really kill your grades. we shouldnt be forced to remember things from february."
Grace Stapleton commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"I still think we should have finals but not right at the end. We should do them a little earlier and have some days to chill after. I would also like to see my final after they grade it to see what i did wrong. What if the scantrons get messsed up…"
Connor Bieda commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"I think finals should be optional for 2nd semester because they can either help or kill your grades which in turn helps or kills your gpa, so i think it should be up to you."
Meghan Byrne commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"I think that finals are pretty important. They do show what you've learned throughout the semester for the most part. But I do agree that they shouldn't be worth as much for your grade. I agree %100 with Alanna. I'd be much more…"
Josh Jyawook commented on Michael Weber's blog post Should Finals be Important?"I think that finals should be less important because it just adds to the stress at the end of the year when we are already trying to end with a solid grade. They are very stressful for me but the final calculator on Conant's website helps me…"
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Michael Weber commented on Justin Park's blog post Commercials.. You love them or you hate them."Commercials always annoy me. I usually just try to find something else to watch while there are commercials."
Michael Weber commented on Ben Luke's blog post College, Man"Thinking about what I want to do seems scary but the more I feel like I will be ready. It might be scary at the beginning but I think I'll be fine."
Michael Weber commented on Deena Bishop's blog post House Chores After Work = Bad For Your Health?!"I think it was interesting that men and women were different. I also found this study very interesting."
Michael Weber commented on Megan Teschner's blog post What's the point of summer reading??"I think it would be good for us to be able to choose our own books mainly because it would keep me interested in reading at least for the summer."
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Should Finals be Important?
For 2nd semesters, most students at Fremd work hard to get good grades, and maybe ruin it with finals. Finals take time to study for, and lots of students won't remember what was even talked about at the beginning of the semester. But are the important to see what you learned all semester? I think that the finals are necessary, but I think they should be worth less, so if someone does poorly it would affect there grade too much. I think that would be fitting for…
ContinuePosted on May 23, 2011 at 10:51pm — 22 Comments
Angry Birds is Helping You?
For most kids in high school, or all schools for that matter, they have an iPod or phone that they can play games on. It can get addicting, and you can get completely isolated from other things while playing. I was wondering if there can be problems from someone staring at a small screen playing a game from a period of time. Can kids gain difficulties just from playing a simple game?…
ContinuePosted on March 27, 2011 at 11:30pm — 21 Comments
College Football Mishaps
In college football in the last couple of years, the sport has become more and more sketchy. In the past couple of weeks, there have been stories, and scandals about certain players and coaches. The first story is players on the Ohio State Buckeyes were selling memorabilia for tattoos, and money. They were…
ContinuePosted on January 4, 2011 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment
Political Phone calls getting more and more annoying
Political phone calls seem to be the only phone calls my house receives. It seems that the candidates for office get so desperate for votes they will do anything to get them. Promoting yourself is completely necessary, but I feel that they should find different ways if doing it. Most families receving calls from campaign office either just completely ignore the call, or hang up quickly. In my opinion, they should be spending more time trying to come up with unique ideas for promoting… Continue
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 2:17pm — 13 Comments
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