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Music Enhances Academic Excellence - 1 views

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  • Musicians achieve a higher grade point average (GPA) than non-musicians in the same school do. Music students achieve higher ACT scores and other college entrance exam scores. In a recent study, 66% of music majors who apply to medical school are accepted, the highest percentage of any group. Only 44% of biochemistry majors are admitted. Findings indicate that music study uniquely enhances higher brain functions required for reading, mathematics, chess, science and engineering.
  • Music training enhances reading skills.  A study done with 1st grade children shows significantly higher reading scores with children receiving piano/music instruction than did the control group. (Hurwitz, I., Wolff, P.H., Bortnick, B.D. & Kokas, K. 1975) Music training dramatically enhances children’s abstract reasoning skills necessary for math and science.  A study with 3 and 4 year-olds indicated that children who received piano/keyboard training performed 34% higher on tests measuring spatial-temporal ability than the non-musical group. These findings indicate that music uniquely enhances higher brain functions required for mathematics, chess, science and engineering. (Psychologist Dr. Frances Rauscher of the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh and physicist Dr. Gordon Shaw of the University of California at Irvine in 1994)
  • Music training increases intelligence.  Scores on a puzzle task, designed to measure spatial reasoning ability, increased significantly during the period they (three and four-year-olds) received the music lessons. In a research report, ‘Music Increases Intelligence Report,’ Dr Shaw said the piano was the instrument of choice because its keyboard gave the children both a linear and audible representation of the relationship between sounds. "What this means for parents is that they should consider giving their children piano lessons as early as age three or four," said Shaw. (College of Computing, Georgia Tech, August 24, 1994. UCI Journal, Spring 1997) Music enhances learning and creativity.  In another research test involving four and five-year olds, the effects of music on learning and creativity was measured. After twenty days of training, the music/dance group showed the greatest improvement in learning about body parts and creativity. (Mohanty, B. & Hejmadi, A. (1992). Effects Of Intervention Training on Some Cognitive Abilities of Preschool Children. Psychological Studies, 37, 31-37.)
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  • Music training enhances a brain function that dies away.  Studies show that early experiences of childhood determine which brain cells (neurons) will connect with other brain cells, and which ones will die away. Because neural connections are responsible for all types of intelligence, a child’s brain develops to its full potential only with exposure to the necessary music enriching experiences in early childhood. (Music Beats Computers at Enhancing Early Childhood Development, American Music Conference via PR NEWSWIRE: Neurological Research, February 1997)
  • Music achieves non-musical positive effects.  It has been shown that children develop faster socially, mentally, and even physically when exposed to music in their early childhood. "Thus, it appears that music studied for good and sufficient reasons for its own sake has beneficial ‘side effects’ on cognition." (Rausher, F.H.,Shaw G.I., Levine, L.J., Ky, K.N. & Wright, E.I. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA., August 13, 1994.)
  • Frankie Ferreira on 25 Oct 10
     
    This article states a bunch of facts that they say are true, about how music really enhances academic excellence. It is than furthermore proven by showing multiple studies done in various years, all clearly proving how our academic success is greatly influenced by music.
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Music and the Brain - 2 views

www.cerebromente.org.br/...musica.html sociology project wiki music article effects academics brain
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  • One cannot deny the power of music. High school students who study music have higher grade point averages that those who don't. These students also develop faster physically. Student listening skills are also improved through music education. The top three schools in America all place a great emphasis on music and the arts. Hungary, Japan, and the Netherlands, the top three academic countries in the world, all place a great emphasis on music education and participation in music. The top engineers from Silicon Valley are all musicians. Napoleon understood the enormous power of music. He summed it up by saying, "Give me control over he who shapes the music of a nation, and I care not who makes the laws" .
  • Frankie Ferreira on 25 Oct 10
     
    This article goes very in depth about the effects and links that music have on our academic success and learning skills. They conclude with the fact that those who are musically knowledgable have better learning and listening skills than others, as well as a a faster physical development.
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Brain Function and Music: How Does Music Affect The Brain and Learning? - 1 views

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shared by Patrick Reid on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Martin Gardiner, research director at The Music School, theorizes that "learning arts skills forces mental 'stretching' useful to other areas of learning: the maths learning advantage could, for example, reflect the development of mental skills such as ordering, and other elements of thinking on which mathematical learning at this age also depends." [The National Association for Music Education, menc.org, May 23, 1996 issue of Nature]
    • Patrick Reid
      Patrick Reid on 30 Sep 10
       
      This Shows us a theory on how music affects the brain and here it is showing how it can help you with your math for example because it helps mental skills such as ordering and other important elements in math.
    • Patrick Reid
      Patrick Reid on 30 Sep 10
       
      This webpage is useful to my project even though there is not much information there is some very good information in my opinion about the brain and music and school which is perfect for my groups project.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    Not the best site for credibility.
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The effect of music listening on work performance - Psychology of Music - 1 views

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  • Data were collected in the participants’ actual work environments over five weeks. Results indicated that state positive affect and quality-of-work were lowest with no music, while time-on-task was longest when music was removed. Narrative responses revealed the value of music listening for positive mood change and enhanced perception on design while working.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      While this site is excellent, it is only the abstract (like a small resume) of a very interesting study. In order to use it, you'd have to subscribe to the journal (costs $$) and read it all. So, you can't use this site.
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The Best Sounds for Getting Work Done - 1 views

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shared by Patrick Reid on 30 Sep 10 - Cached
  • The Workplace Doctors site details both sides of the question. In one study, University of Illinois researchers found that listening to music in "all types of work" increased work output 6.3% over a control group. In another study (dissected at MetaFilter), 56 employees working on basic computer tasks were found to be more productive when there was no music playing over the same period tested with music.
  • The most often cited study into the question of music's effect on the mind involves the so-called Mozart effect, which suggests that listening to certain kinds of music—Amadeus Wolfgang's classical works, in particular—impacts and boosts one's spatial-temporal reasoning, or the ability to think out long-term, more abstract solutions to logical problems that arise.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      This is a blogger (that I know and follow). It's really interesting but it's still a blog. Where is your sticky note comment?
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New Slide: Is School Relevant? - The Tempered Radical - 2 views

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    • Stephanie dore
      Stephanie dore on 05 Oct 10
       
      Although this is a blog, and is a very credible information site, it does however give me a little insight on an actually teachers perspective on education. This site is very interesting to me and definitely gives me new insight into a topic i will be researching.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      A blog is ok to use for an individual perspective. I happen to follow this blog and I know that this blogger is representative of a certain kind of teacher but this blog post is so minimal that it really doesn't say much. I think it's ok to use, but you need other sites for general information.
  • students receive in our factory-model of education leaves them woefully underprepared to be noteworthy contributors when the enter the work world, where innovation and risk-taking are rewarded.
    • Stephanie dore
      Stephanie dore on 05 Oct 10
       
      I think this highlighted passage is exactly what Im interested in testing. I want to know if the actual material being taught in high school is kept through out the work world journey or is it only the skills that come with learning it. The passage questions whether mass education is leaving teens underprepared. This information would therefore not be relevant in work situations and has probability of being lost really quickly through the ages.
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Answers.com - Can adults pass a standard seventh grade science test - 0 views

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    • Stephanie dore
      Stephanie dore on 06 Oct 10
       
      I think a forum is great way to be able to see other people's point of view and hypotheses before I conduct the study. I can put aside my own thoughts to be as least bias as possible.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Yes, but don't consider it for a bibliography or for this assignment.
  • It really depends upon if you have had a reason to be caught up on that material and how well you remember the past information.
    • Stephanie dore
      Stephanie dore on 06 Oct 10
       
      I think this is an extremely important point, because I hypothesize that the results of the test to be given to the participating adults will vary according to profession, and if high school basics as frequently needed to perform at their jobs. Constantly refreshing your memory s the only way for knowledge to truly stick and I see that as been the main problem that the adults will face.
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Video Games, And Academic Performance: Some Good News - 1 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...090324131454.htm
shared by steven bloom on 06 Oct 10 - Cached
  • And while the researchers found a strong relationship between video games and lower grade point averages, playing video games did not appear to affect math skills and had a positive relationship with visual-spatial skills. These skills – in which a child learns visually, by thinking in pictures and images – are considered the “training wheels” for performance in science, technology, engineering and math.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      A better site!
  • steven bloom on 06 Oct 10
     
    In this aritcle they did a study where they took 20 middle schools and monitored the children playing video games. They found that when students played video games there grade point average did increase. Although playing video games helped their visual spatial skills
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Video games help focus on fine detail - 1 views

www.theaustralian.com.au/...story-e6frganf-1111112972567
shared by steven bloom on 06 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Video games help focus on fine detail From: The Australian February 13, 2007 12:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Facebook Add to Kwoff Add to Myspace Add to Newsvine What are these? PLAYING video games that involve high levels of visual action on a daily basis can improve your ability to see fine detail, a study shows. Researchers at the University of Rochester in the US have found that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month sharpened their ability to identify letters by about 20 per cent. "Action video game play changes the way our brains process visual information," says Daphne Bavelier, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the university. "After just 30 hours, players showed a substantial increase in the spatial resolution of their vision, meaning they could see figures like those on an eye chart more clearly, even when other symbols crowded in."
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Why highlight this?
  • PLAYING video games that involve high levels of visual action on a daily basis can improve your ability to see fine detail, a study shows. Researchers at the University of Rochester in the US have found that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month sharpened their ability to identify letters by about 20 per cent. "Action video game play changes the way our brains process visual information," says Daphne Bavelier, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the university.
  • These games push the human visual system to the limits and the brain adapts to it," she says. "That learning carries over into other activities and possibly everyday life."
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      An interesting article.
  • steven bloom on 06 Oct 10
     
    This website talks about how video games help looking at the fine detail. It states that playing action video games such as halo or call of duty refine your ability to see fine detail. This characteristic is important for doctors or architects. This website is credible becuase it took it's information from the university of Rochester in the United States study.
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The Good and Bad Effects of Video Games - 1 views

www.raisesmartkid.com/...-and-bad-effects-of-video.html
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  • Following instructions                o    Problem solving and logic                 o    Hand-eye coordination, fine motor and spatial skills
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 06 Oct 10
       
      What is the utility of highlight thisÉ
  • Resource management and logistics
  • Multitasking, simultaneous tracking of many shifting variables and managing multiple objectives
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 06 Oct 10
       
      Your highlighting should be carefully chosen and reflect the thesis and main idea of the article, or at least what you want to remember about why this article is important in your research.
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  • Quick thinking, making fast analysis and decisions
  • Strategy and anticipation
  • Developing reading and math skills
  • Perseverance
  • Pattern recognition
  • Estimating skills                o    Inductive reasoning and hypothesis testing
  • Mapping
  • Memory                o    Reasoned judgments               
  • Teamwork and cooperation when played with others
  • Simulation, real world skills
  • Too much video game playing makes your kid socially isolated.  Also, he may spend less time in other activities such as doing homework, reading, sports, and interacting with the family and friends.   Video games do not exercise your kid’s imaginative thinking.  Using imagination may be important in developing creativity.   Some video games teach kids the wrong values.  Violent behavior, vengeance and aggression are rewarded.  Negotiating and other nonviolent solutions are often not options.  Women are often portrayed as weaker characters that are helpless or sexually provocative.    Games can confuse reality and fantasy. Academic achievement may be negatively related to over-all time spent playing video games. Studies have shown that the more time a kid spends playing video games, the poorer is his performance in school.  (Anderson & Dill, 2000; Gentile, Lynch & Walsh, 2004) Video games may also have bad effects on some children’s health, including obesity, video-induced seizures. and postural, muscular and skeletal disorders, such as tendonitis, nerve compression, carpal tunnel syndrome. When playing online, your kid can pick up bad language and behavior from other people, and may make your kid vulnerable to online dangers.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 06 Oct 10
       
      This is better, even though it`s a tad long.
  • steven bloom on 06 Oct 10
     
    This website gives us all the good and bad affects of video gaming for example inproves spatial and hand eye coordination, improves problem solving and logic. All these things that video games do for us may have an explanation on why the averages of the students who play video games our higher or lower. Basically this website helps us make connection between a characteristic such as problem solving and the subject math. This is a reliable website because the information is brought by the raise kids network
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    Same comment as above.
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Computer Gaming Effects on Academic Performance - 1 views

www.ehow.com/ects-academic-performance.html
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  • Frequency and Academic Performance" individuals who spend two or more hours playing games on a daily basis score lower in every subject than their non-gaming counterparts. By spending a high percentage of time on video games there is not enough time left to spend in studying for classes. The study found that there was "not a single significant positive correlation between gaming and academic performance."
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Good article but this site is not the most credible.
  • steven bloom on 06 Oct 10
     
    This webiste tells us that the only positive effect of video games on kids is that it helps with problem solving. According to the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology said that anyoen who spends two hours or more playing video games per day have have a lower grade point average in every subject. This aritcle tells us that playign video games may improve the child's street smarts and ability to solve but not their book smarts.
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The Shocking Power of Authority - 1 views

authorityrules.com/power
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    • jordana levine
      jordana levine on 30 Sep 10
       
      This webpage is useful because it explains an experiment performed at Yale university that shows the power of authority. We feel a duty to authority and it is for this reason that we are deferential to authority.
  • dhood to respect and trust authority figures (such as scientists in lab coats
    • jordana levine
      jordana levine on 30 Sep 10
       
      This explains one of the major reasons that we respond to authority. It was the way we were brought up. WE were taught to listen to our parents and teachers no matter what, to listen to adults who were at the time superior, to trust police officers, officials, etc. and this has stayed with us as we grew up and it is for these reasons that we have such a blind trust toward authority figure and the reason that we are deferential to authority.
  • Milgram conclu
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  • ), and the obedience that comes with it stays with us throughout our lives.
  • ded it’s our deep-seated sense of duty to authority. We’re trained from chil
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    This is interesting but be aware that it is a blog.
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Overcome Fear of Authority | Self Hypnosis Downloads - 0 views

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    • jordana levine
      jordana levine on 30 Sep 10
       
      This is a very interesting article that explains the many reasons why we respond to authority: we fear what is powerful, we were taught to as children, etc.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Where's the highlighted portion? The credibility is questionable.
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Influence and Persuasion: The Rule of Authority, Liking, and Scarcity - 0 views

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    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 30 Sep 10
       
      I believe this article is beneficial to mine and Jordana's project as it provides us with a perfect example of how people are manipulated by authoritative figures to make decisions they are most likely uncomfortable making. Thus, this article provides us with information of what makes an authoritative figure powerful (ex: titles, clothing, etc.) and why people tend to make these wrong decisions.
  • Why do people respond to authority figures? Because we grow up surrounded by those bigger, smarter, and more experienced than ourselves. We are taught to do what we're told. And we're often punished for disobedience.
    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 30 Sep 10
       
      Interesting..........I thought this paragraph was very intriguing as it put everything into perspective. It made me reflect on my past life experience and made me realize that I often will obey authoritative figures
    • jordana levine
      jordana levine on 30 Sep 10
       
      This is an excellent article that explains why we are so quick to listen to authority and why we don't ever question authority? It explains an example conducted by a newsman and it explains the rule of authority and the three symbols we look for in authority.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    Questionable credibility here. Check out the sources and be ready to defend your choice.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    Don't use the same sources as your partner.
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Conscience and Authority - 0 views

www.scu.edu/...conscience.html authority conscience power reign history
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    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 21 Oct 10
       
      Extremely interesting article. Not only does it give another summary of Stanley Milgram's experiment but it even compares it to human history. By using the example of the Nazi dominance during World War II, this article uses the Milgram Experiment to help readers understand why so many people obeyed the Nazis during the World War. This is beneficial to mine and Jordana's project as it gives us another useful example to include in our research. What differentiates this example from many we have found is that the Nazi reign over Europe was a huge event in world history thus this example showed us that the power of authority can be so powerful that it leaves a mark in the history of mankind. In addition, it can be used not only to influence one individual but gigantic groups of individuals as well, to go against what they believe is right.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      excellent site.
  • In view of the Milgram experiments, the Nazi crimes are not difficult to understand. Milgram himself suggested that one of the major factors accounting for the Holocaust was the ready propensity of human beings to obey authorities even when obedience is wrong. Indeed, although Milgram's experiment has been repeated dozens of times with many different groups of people, the results are always the same: most people will obey external authority over the dictates of conscience.
    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 21 Oct 10
       
      This section further discusses the rapport between the Milgram Experiment and the Nazi reign in Europe. Additionally , it explains something I felt was very intriguing. It explains that Milgram's Experiment has been repeated numerous times and the results that appear are consistent: the majority of people will obey an authority figure even when they feel that they are making a wrong decision.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Make sure that you take into consideration that Milgram was making analogies to the Nazi regime and not explaining it. The important difference was the prevalence of FEAR in the latter.
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Milgram's Experiment on Obedience to Authority - 0 views

www.cnr.berkeley.edu/...article35.htm milgram experiment sociology project wiki
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    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 08 Oct 10
       
      This article is very interesting as it breaks down the Stanley Milgram Experiment, which exposed how much power authority possesses. This page will be beneficial to mine and Jordana's project as it gives us an example of a succesful experiment conducted on this topic and it gives us a scenario that properly explains how people obey authority.
  • controversial
  • He concluded people obey either out of fear or out of a desire to appear cooperative--even when acting against their own better judgment and desires. Milgram’s classic yet controversial experiment illustrates people's reluctance to confront those who abuse power.
    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 08 Oct 10
       
      This is exactly what Jordana and I believe are the main causes for the excessive power authority possesses! Our goal is to study why people go against what they believe is right in the presence of authority and this highlighted paragraph provides an answer. It states that people will obey authority due to fear or to be cooperative even when they know their decisions are wrong. This will be an interesting aspect to include into our project.
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  • Milgram’s classic yet controversial experiment illustrates people's reluctance to confront those who abuse power.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    I can't get to the home page of this site. See if you can do some investigating about the credibility.
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Fear of Authority - Social Anxiety Forum - 1 views

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    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 30 Sep 10
       
      I believe this post will aid Jordana and I with our project as it gives us a 1st person look into why authority has so much power? We can see that this man almost went crazy just during a simple encounter with a police officer. This article shows us that we have been taught to respect and fear authority. Thus, I believe this post will help Jordana and I explore deeper into why society allows authority to overpower us.
  • I think about how I lost complete control of myself, and how I wouldn’t have had to deal with the embarrassment of being searched if it weren’t for my anxiety. In this case, my anxiety stemmed from what I guess is a fear of people in authority, which I guess is an aspect of my SA. Anyone else have similar experiences?
    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 30 Sep 10
       
      I think the author of this post made a point that was interesting. He asks himself why he acted so foolishly during a routine encounter. Thus, asking himself why the authority made him so anxious. This is a perfect example of what Jordana and I are exploring. Why do people act intimidated and make decisions (do things) they don't want to when in the presence of an authoritative figure?
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    This seems to be less credible than the other sites - a blog? It's ok because the others are excellent.
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Thomas Sutcliffe: British teens aren't cultural cretins - Thomas Sutcliffe, Columnists ... - 3 views

www.independent.co.uk/...t-cultural-cretins-400511.html
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  • The reaction to this, where there was a reaction at all, was to tut over the insularity of our teenagers
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 06 Oct 10
       
      People are insulted that teenagers are not as globally aware of their surroundings as they should be and that is why Mira and I chose to do this project. We feel it is important for teenagers to be more aware.
  • The finding seemed to be reinforced by another survey, which showed that a third of British respondents believed that Mount Everest was in Europe. This is not the kind of thing we're meant to be bad at.
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 06 Oct 10
       
      This is an example of an answer that we could get from teenagers to one of our questions on our quiz for our project. Although this talks only about British responders, it can have the same result for Canadians or anyone else.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      go back and re-read this article! It raises some important issues about the 'why' of this insularity.
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Not all teens mean to be ungracious - they are just unaware - 2 views

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  • Not all teens mean to be ungracious - they are just unaware
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 08 Oct 10
       
      I think what this means is that teenagers are unaware of their surroundings, and sometimes that can lead to an ungracious attitude towards others and their environment
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 20 Oct 10
       
      I'm not impressed with this web site. You need to ask questions about its credibility.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Same concern as above.
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Teens ignoring real world issues - thestar.com - 2 views

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    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 21 Oct 10
       
      This article is related to my project because it talks about how teenagers are not aware of their surroundings, instead they are more focused on facebook, MSN. It also shows an example of how teachers could help teens become more aware by doing simple things in school. As my topic is about apathy and teens being unaware, this article helps a lot.
  • The benefits of being socially aware are endless. Everything from becoming an informed voter to donating to a needy cause is influenced by one's consciousness of current affairs
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 21 Oct 10
       
      By being socially aware, teenagers can have so many more benefits compared to if they are not aware of their surroundings. Being aware can help us in the future and now by, as they say in the article, becoming an informed voter for example.
  • Joseph Miceli, a high school religion teacher, says that discussing current events within the standard school curriculum is "a very practical and effective way of making learning more interesting and real." Although many teachers do an excellent job of making current events relevant in the classroom, Miceli questions whether or not it is consistently used within all subject areas.
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 21 Oct 10
       
      Although teachers are very good at their job, Joseph Miceli wonders if teachers are teaching us enough about current events going on around us. If certain teachers would start to put more emphasis on this subject, teenagers would maybe begin to learn a bit more about their surroundings.
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  • Although today's youth are more media savvy than ever before, there seems to be a missing link within the information chain. From soldiers' deaths in the Middle East to fundraising events in their own community, today's teenagers are often uninformed about current events and world news.
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 21 Oct 10
       
      This statement here represents perfectly our topic. It is a fact, teenagers are often uninformed about current events and world news and it is'nt necessarily a good thing. They now have more "important" priorities in their life such as facebook, texting , being with their friends etc... that they don't take the time to see what is happening around the world. Basic knowledge, and some teenagers don't even know stuff about their own country.
  • "Students would rather spend hours on social-networking sites like Facebook and chatting on instant messengers like MSN than searching Google for important world issues," says Clarke.
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 21 Oct 10
       
      Technology plays a huge role in today's generation... and I believe that it could be the cause as to why teenagers are not as aware of their surroundings now. They are more occupied in the latest web invention instead of simply taking 10 minutes of their time to Google stuff about world issues.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      While this is interesting, a newspaper report quoting one teenager is not the most credible source. It's ok if your other sites are excellent.
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