I ♥ Penguins: February 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Voice

My favorite Voice auditions.

1. Pip I loved this. It was so good! :D And he's really cute.
2. Charlotte Sometimes At first I didn't like her voice, but the more I listen the more I like it.

Here are some other really awesome ones.

Mathai
Tony Lucca
Lindsey Pavao
RaeLynn
Jesse Campbell
Jordis Unga

My predictions for the final four are:

Team Adam - Pip
Team Blake - Charlotte Sometimes
Team Christina - Jesse Campbell
Team Cee Lo - Jamar Rogers

I think that Adam has the best team with Pip, Tony Lucca, and Mathai. Blake is second, Christina is third, and Cee Lo has the worst team. Just like last year!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

The Homework Debate

The Homework Debate (WIP)

The homework debate has been going on for decades. Should schools assign homework? The answer is no. After spending most of the day in school, most children definitely do not want to do more work at home. Homework should be banned because homework causes a lack of time for other activities, children’s frustration and exhaustion, and there is no evidence of any academic evidence from assigning homework.

To begin with, homework causes a lack of time for other activities. Children spent a large amount of their time doing homework. That leaves barely enough time to spend on extracurricular activities, such as sports, music, art, and much more. Teachers are always encouraging students to sign up for sports, band, play, etc., but how can they when they have to spend all their time doing homework and studying. Furthermore, teachers are always telling children to get out and play and they need at least an hour an exercise every day, but how can children go outside and play when they need to finish their homework inside? In addition, homework limits the time a child can spend with his friends and family. Homework just takes time away from extracurricular activities, exercise, and time with friend and family.

Moreover, homework frustrates and exhausts children. When a child does not understand homework, they may spend hours on it. This frustrates children and makes them feel they are dumb. Also, this exhausts children. Students may spend time doing their homework late at night when they are supposed to be sleeping. This leads to exhaustion the next day, which leads to students being grumpy and not paying attention in class. All this frustration and exhaustion may make children lose interest in learning.

Lastly, there is absolutely no evidence of any academic benefit from assigning homework in elementary or middle school. In high school, the academic benefits are very little. The National School Board Association’s Center for Public Educations states that there is no conclusive evidence that homework “increases student achievement across the board.” If homework does not help students, then why assign it. Adults yell at children for wasting time, but homework is a waste of time as well.

On the other hand, homework can be beneficial. “The assignment of homework, over time, serves to foster the kind of qualities that are critical to learning – persistence, diligence, and the ability to delay gratification,” (Bempechat 1). Furthermore, if there is no homework students will not be able to finish their schoolwork. Students only get a little time in school to write essays, read books, research, practice math, etc. When else can students do this? The answer is homework. Without homework, students will only do the work that can be fit into the school day.

However, homework should still be banned or at least reduced. Children can learn all the qualities they get from homework at school and students should do work outside of school because they want to, not because a teacher assigns it. As you can see, homework takes time away from other activities, frustrates and exhausts children, and has very little or no academic benefit at all. As educational researcher, Etta Kralovec says, “Homework simply doesn’t make sense in this brave new constructive world of teaching and learning,” (Kralovec 1).

It's not good, but it's my first rough draft and I wrote it pretty quickly.

Sebastian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yKd8F2BBQQ&noredirect=1

I can't stop watching this. Sebastian is a jerk, but I still love him! I love the when he does the "drink it if you can" dance. It's awesome and I love how he says "time".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo3xILLqY-U&noredirect=1

I love this one too.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

On My Way

I just watched the Glee episode, On My Way. I actually liked this episode! My favorite part is definitely when the parents were trying to sabotage the wedding. I also enjoyed the part where Rory tries Peanut Butter for the first time. I loved all the songs the New Directions sang at Regionals. I love Grant Gustin. He is awesome. I would be really sad if Quinn died, but if they had to choose a time to kill her off I would actually chose now.
"I feel like the show is ready to lose a main character in this fashion. Quinn had resolved her issues with her friends, she got he spot back on the Cheerios, she proved to herself and everyone how smart she was by getting into Yale. As much as I love seeing her each week, it might be what the show needs."

http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/02/glee-round-table-on-my-way/ That was where the quote is from and I agree with the person who said that. But... I love Quinn. She is my 2nd favorite character after Rory. I don't want her to die.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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There are more of them, but these are my favorites.

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I made all of them here: http://patorjk.com/software/taag/index.htm

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Rothman Disintegration

http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_bang_theory/video/2197595653/the-big-bang-theory-the-rothman-disintegration

Watch the new The Big Bang Theory episode. It aired on the 16th. I just watched it. It's hilarious.

Sheldon Quotes

Sheldon: Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors.

Sheldon: Why are you crying?
Penny: Because I'm stupid!
Sheldon: That's no reason to cry. One cries because one is sad. For example, I cry because others are stupid, and that makes me sad.

Sheldon: I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

Raj: I don't like bugs, okay? They freak me out.
Sheldon: Interesting. You're afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic.

Wolowitz: But you love that spot.
Sheldon: No, I love my mother, my feelings for my spot are much greater.

Leonard: Sure, the more the merrier.
Sheldon: Wait, no. That's a false equivalency. More does not equal merry. If there was 2000 people in this apartment right now, would we be celebrating? No, we'd be suffocating.

Sheldon: Howard?
Howard: Yeah?
Sheldon: Your shoes are delightful. Where did you get them?
Howard: What?
Sheldon: Bazinga, I don't care.

Sheldon: "On the contrary. I find the Grinch to be an engaging and relatable character, I was right with him right up until he succumbs to social convention and returns the presents and saves Christmas. What a buzzkill that was."

Penny: I always tear up when the Grinch's heart grows three sizes.
Sheldon: Tears seem appropriate. Enlargement of the heart muscle, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, is a serious disease which can lead to congestive heart failure.