Megan Teschner's Blog (4)

Only a few weeks left of school! Every student is ready to get out of here for 3 months. Even during the summer, the school administrators love to give us homework. It's our summer vacation.  Do we seriously have to have more homework?! Now I'm not saying that books are bad and we shouldn't be reading over the summer, but why do we have to be forced to?? We should be able to choose what we do with our time over our summer break.

 

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50 years from now where will cursive writing be? Will it disappear and no one will ever use it again, or will we keep up with it?  I remember learning cursive in about third grade, i hated it and most of the other kids did too. It just seemed like a hassle. Recently in elementary school, third grade teachers have started teaching less and less of it. They teach the kids the "new" cursive letters, but don't make sure that it really sticks in their brains. Kids are growing up with new…

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Everyone knows the show "American Idol", so I don't think I really need to explain it. But here's the basic explanation: These people tryout to be on this show by singing. If you have a bad voice, you're in. If you have an amazing voice, you're in. I am a huge fan of this show! Watching people embarrass themselves on national television: classic. The show is one of the highest rated shows in America and it's officially starting its 10th season. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and…

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You may have seen it around but have never been infected by it. Protesting can be very harmful if someone takes it too far. There is a group in Kansas called Westboro. They are anti-gay, anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic, and anti-American. They believe that they have a right to protest funerals with signs saying, "You're going to Hell," "God hates fags," and "Thank God for 9/11!" Albert Snyder's sons funeral was protested by Westboro because he was a soldier. Snyder wasn't going to put up with the… Continue