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The Last Lecture

I thought the lecture was very moving. I thought it was going to be sad but he was laughing and telling jokes. He was in high spirits even though he was dieing from cancer. I loved the part when he brought his wife on stage and everyone sang happy birthday and she blew out the candles on her cake. That was so sweet.
He did a great job on accomplishing his childhood dreams. He not only did most of his dreams or came close to completing them but he also pushed other people to reach their dreams. He had high hopes as a child but made it in the end and touched many peoples lives.
He was also a great teacher. The virtual reality show on the lecture was funny. I had to watch it again because it made me laugh. The students obviously worked very hard on them. The ninja story was funny.
All in all I was impressed with the last lecture and wish more teachers were like him. Like Mr. Strange he does not believe in burb-back education and that is a great was to teach students how to learn. His personality was also great. He seemed like the kind of guy who would do anything to make you laugh and succeed.

My Presentaion

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This move is very interesting. It is an eye opener. I had not idea how behind the U.S. is in the amount of college graduates compared to India and China. Technology is developing so fast and if we are not careful we will be passed by countries less developed than the U.S.
I think this is a great site. The information is great. I was surprised that every college graduate in India can speak English. We have people in the U.S. that can not speak English even in college a few students can not speak good English.

ACCESS

The ACCESS site is a great asset to Alabama high schools. It will help a lot of students to be able to keep up with the rest of their class and to graduate on time. It is a great program because it allows students to have distance learning in which they don't have to be in a classroom to participate. They can do it from the comfort of their own computer at home. This is better than traditional home school.
The program will also be valuable when it comes to summer school because when a student fails a course, they are able to make it up online. It also offers remediation courses which allows students to prepare to pass the graduation exit exams. This is very good because many students have trouble passing these exams. Students will also be able to make up credits missed online.

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ACCESS and ALEX

The ACCESS site is a great asset to Alabama high schools. It will help a lot of students to be able to keep up with the rest of their class and to graduate on time. It is a great program because it allows student to have distance learning in which they don't have to be in a classroom to participate. They can do it from the comfort of their own computer.
The program will also prove invaluable when it comes to summer school. Because when a student fails a course, they are able to make it up online. It also offers remediation courses which allows students to prepare to pass the graduation exit exams. Students will also be able to make up credits.
ALEX is a list of all the courses form kindergarten through High school and the course standards teachers have to teach. This is a state wide program and all teachers must cover them. If students were to look up the course standards they too would know what to expect in each class. This is beneficial because with this all students state wide learn the same material and are less likely to be left behind because of the teacher teaching something different.

Hello Class

My name is Courtney. I just got married this summer. My husband's name is Jason. We have a puppy named Lucky. I am going to be an elementary teacher hopefully in Semmes were I live.