Safety In Our Schools

Safety In Our Schools

Read the following article, about a New Jersey school district that has armed police officers stationed at their schools:

The Record: School Safety

What do you think about this?  Do you think it's an effective way to protect our schools? Why, or why not?  What might be some other steps schools can take?


Would any of these measures have helped in the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon? (Click HERE for info.)

Note: Be sure to post thoughtful responses to blog questions - both the initial question that I post, AND to the posts of your classmates.  "Yeah, I agree," or "Good point!" is not a complete response. 

Remember, you're carrying on a conversation, that you are contributing to! If we can have a good, thoughtful conversation on this topic, this could be the LAST BLOG OF THE YEAR!

The Making of a Vine Celebrity

The Making of a Vine Celebrity

There has NEVER been a time in the history of the planet when people had the ability to become instant "celebrities" as you can today. Think about it: Philip DeFranco, Rhett and Link, Justin Bieber - a person can be "discovered" instantly, just by posting a video - even a SIX SECOND video.

Read this article about a current Vine "celebrity", named Jerome Jarre. Take a look at the videos that are linked in the article also:

"Jerome Jarre: The Making of a Vine Celebrity"

Not only has this guy become famous in an instant, it looks like he's not just a "flash in the pan" because is seems as though he understands how to use social media apps to promote himself and other things around him. [Update: He and everyone else IS a "flash in the pan" as far as Vine is concerned - since they're pulling the plug on Vine!]

Had you heard of Jerome before reading the article? What do you think of what he's done on Vine?  What do you think about this kind of opportunity with mobile apps, such as Snapchat? Can anybody do it? Will such fame last, and is it something that can be made into a legitimate business?


HERE is his YouTube channel.

Humans Need Not Apply

Humans Need Not Apply

After watching the attached video, think about the effects of technology on our society, and specifically about how it affects the jobs that will be available in the future.

This isn't just about robots replacing people. This is also about the fact that, when that happens, it will eliminate the "smaller" or "fall back" jobs that are available to people. 

It will also create more jobs, because people will be needed to program or write the code for the systems that will do the more menial jobs, the service jobs - the lifting.

What effect will this have on your schooling and/or your career path? If you've been putting thought into what you're going to DO with your life - how does this change that idea?

Geeky question: How is this society and economy of the future demonstrated in Star Trek?

Humans Need Not Apply

This is some commentary by a guy who supports the ideas behind "Humans Need Not Apply". It's just for some additional info...

In Response to Humans Need Not Apply - "The whole idea of having to work for money, in order to live, will have to be thrown out of the window."