Sunday, May 29, 2011

Distance learning

Recently, the Ministry of Education allowed pupils to study for the Bible exam online. The students learn on their own with the help of a forum, where they can ask the teacher questions and get help online from each other. At the end of the year, all the students do the bagrut exam in class. I would not want to join this program because it is better to learn in class.

Learning online does not develop the students social skills. When you only sit next to the computer, without any company, you do not
use your communication skills, as a result, you do not make any firends at all. In distance learning,  you see your teacher through a screen and everything is made through the computer and it is harder to explain your problems and understand the material.


In addtion,you need self discipline to learn in that way. When you learn online in your home and with computer, you feel lazy to prepare your homework because you have nobody who pushes you to keep doing them. Therefore, this program is suitable only for students who have self discipline and who can make their homework without anyone who will push them.

In conclusion, the new program only helps  the students who know how to make their homework by their own and harms the students who have to get pushed by someone to do them. In addtion, this way of learning can be hard for some of the children, and that is why my opinion is that distance learning is more harmful than helpful.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Sholud I volunteer or hang out with my friends?- Fixed

Pupils have a lot of things to do in the afternoon. Some join a volunteering program such as, volunteer in the police, hospitals, community centers and in homes for the elderly. Some others prefer to hang out with their friends and play games such as football, basketball, tennis or just hang out in the pool. I think that it is better to volunteer than hang out with friends because it is more helpful for you and for the community.

Volunterring makes you feel better. When you help the community, the reward you receive is not in money,but in your spirit(phr.). When you see someone thank you or smile to you, you feel
good about yourself and think that you actually make something(ww.) instead of wasting your time on trivial things, like hanging out with yuor(sp.) friends or just sitting at home.

In addition,
volunterring make(gr.-makes) you more responsible. For example, when I volunteer in the police station and I search for suspicious objects that may be bombs, I feel responsibility for other people's lives and when I think like that I am giving(gr.) the best from myself(phr.) so people can feel safe in their environment and outside of it.

In conclusion, volunteering programs are recommended for people who want to give from themselves(מיותר) to the community because it makes them feel good about themselves. Instead of being lazy or hanging out with your friends, you can help people to get better and feel better in(ww.-with) thier(sp.) lives.Volunteer work helps you and your community, only if each one will give(gr. - gives) someting from himself for the others.(phr.)

It's a bit better, but there is still some work to be done.
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Daphna