I Concur

In Shannon's Blog, it seems that things might head in the right direction if this concept is adopted in every school. This new style of evaluation seems to be a better and more thorough system that will help improve our understanding of how to improve teaching in America. I agree that this new system can significantly help; however, I think that it is incomplete. Evaluating teachers this way does provide more information but other data is needed. If this were a science experiment, perhaps statistics of grades of the students for several years, or grades for the students assessed after the respective level of study can be involved to also evaluate the teacher. I do agree that this concept will provide improvement in helping teachers, but I see that more can be added.

Bombs Away!

So very recently, United States President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed an agreement to limit each nation's nuclear capability to its lowest point in decades. But is this a good idea? With the Cold War over, the biggest threat of nuclear attack is through terrorist groups such as al-Qaida and rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea. I would have to say that this is a great first step in taking control of the world's nuclear stockpile. Although the agreement does not mention what to do about "loose nukes," which I see as the most immediate threat of nuclear attack, it shows our two nations, as does it show the rest of the world, that nuclear weapons should not be the future. While taking control of "loose nukes" is a priority, the destruction of nukes by the former powers of the Cold War is a great start. We have the opportunity to begin down a road that will lead to the end of nuclear warfare. There will always be a chance of nations and terrorists developing nuclear weapons, but zero chance of acquiring them through corrupt politics if we eliminate the current stockpile of nuclear weapons.
After all, we have the capabilities to build more nuclear weapons if it comes down to a last resort. But setting the example will help lead the world out of the age where the threat of nuclear apocalypse is an ongoing question. Our children should learn of nuclear weapons in history class and not from the evening news.