This week in class…
We talked about power. Who has power over us, who do we have power over. We created power pyramids that ranked figures of power which included the government, the media, our families, friends, etc. We also freewrote about a quote, which can be found in this post. We also talked about the topic community versus individuality. Basically, we answered a few questions stating our position on this topic and what role it plays in our current environment. In my opinion, being an individual is more important than being part of a community. I think being an individual means thinking for yourself, acting for yourself and making your own decisions. However, you still have to take into account the common good of your community. For instance, you may love to set off fireworks at 3 am every morning, but your neighbors probably won’t love it quite as much as you do. A balance needs to be kept between being an individual and being part of a community. Another topic that came up in the same discussion was the difference between being the same, and being equal. I think that being the same means thinking alike, acting alike and it could even go as far as having the same personality. Being equal is entirely different. I think being equal means being treated the same way, and having equal opportunity.
I learned that I really do have a hard time doing group work. Even if I have mathematically competent partners in math class, I still end up doing all the work myself, because I don’t trust anyone else’s methods or answers. To tell you the truth, I just don’t like putting my grades in someone else’s hands. Another important lesson I learned was that muttering insults under my breath is not the best idea while playing basketball in gym class, because ocassionally I might be heard. I have to admit, sometimes I do say things louder on purpose, but I find it really amusing to watch the person take it to heart and try to prove themselves. I get a laugh out of someone trying to shoot outside the three point line when they can’t even make a lay-up. The best part is, I totally taught them a lesson by shooting three baskets in a row, making them lose the game. I guess practicing five days a week for two months really did pay off. 
I daydreamed about what was going to happen at the friendship festival. I hear all these stories about being soaked in soda and silly string. This frightens me. I imagined my friends pouring soda over my head and smashing cupcakes in my face. What a sight it was. I truly hope I won’t have to experience it! Another thing I daydreamed about was yet again, my homework. There seems to be this pattern that never fails to continue. One week I have absolutely no homework over the weekend, the next week I am bombarded with homework to do and tests to study for. Why couldn’t it be balanced out?
I wanted to say once again, I can’t think of anything. I am now promising to myself that I will write down my thoughts that I don’t say out loud, even though those are usually just the bad ones that I forget very quickly.
Other comments this week was pretty relaxed in Language Arts class. We didn’t do much work or even do that much class discussion. We got to spend a whole class period browsing and commenting on blogs, which I thought was pretty cool. I learned a new game from Ms. Dolan that I found I was very good at and enjoyed regardless of the fact that I was unlucky and didn’t win a single game. All in all, it was nice to not have very much work to do, at least in one of my classes.
