Overall I thought that the Model UN experience was very interesting. Going into the experience I did not know what to expect. I feel like the experience taught me many things. One thing that I enjoyed most about the Model UN simulation was how we got to work together to decide what we wanted to do as a country. My group got along really well even when we had difference of opinions. I think the fact that we all listened to each other’s ideas and opinions it made the simulation run more smoothly. I think that our country made good decisions and it was fun using the knowledge that we knew about Kuwait to solve the problems and conflicts that we were given.
Overall I felt that I was prepared as I could be for the simulation. I did not know what to expect going into the simulation but my researching my ministry I felt like I was prepared. By researching Kuwait along with my ministry of Health and Medical Education it made me very prepared. I felt like I knew as much as I possibly could about my ministry which made the simulation easier. By knowing information I could contribute my knowledge to the rest of the group. I also could use my knowledge to help make decisions regarding the country.
One action that our group took that I was most proud of is when China gave us food by airdrop and we decided that we would give it to a country that needed it more than we did. We thought that we were working with China and then they decided to give us support because we were “in need” which made us angry. We discussed many options of what to do including sending the food back to China. We eventually decided that it would be best to say thank you for the donation but we felt like we would give it to a country that was in dire need of it. I felt like overall this was the good choice and the best one that we could have made.
One action that I wish our group would have taken and we tried to was the assassination of the Prime Minster of China. Our group was angry with China because of the misunderstanding regarding aid and because when we had our meeting with them they showed up late, and even canceled a meeting that we had set up with them. We had decided as a group that on the second day we would attempt an assassination. We did not have many conflicts to resolve the second night so we began to plan the assassination. We had made all the plans of what we wanted to happen including who were going to blame it on. We had everything plan out and wished that it would have happened.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Education Matters
Article 1
The article “Education Standards Likely to See Toughening” found in the New York Times is about rumors of the Obama administration using Congressional rewriting of the federal law to toughen requirements on things such as teacher quality and academic standards. This plan would also intensify the focus on helping failing schools. Even with these ideas from the Obama administration it still seems as though he is following in Bush’s steps on the position of No Child Left Behind. As part of the economic stimulus law that President Obama signed money went to public education and emergency education aid. Some of the requirements of this are that governors pledge to improve the quality of standardized tests and raise standards. The article also talks about other plans that are in the work to strengthen the education system.
Overall I found this article to be very interesting. I believe that education is very important and agree with the idea of the standards becoming tougher. I liked how many people were interview for this article as well as the fact that they said all the plans aren’t exposed yet. This gives me hope that there is more to this plan that will help education standards even more. One thing that I did not like was that Obama is continuing with No Child Left Behind. I think that No Child Left Behind is a good idea but I think that it should be revised. The article did mention how the stimulus would allow each state to add to the idea but I feel like it should be changed and not be as much standardized testing. Education is very important and I am happy that the current administration is trying to improve it.
Article 2
The article “Recession Stalls State-Financed Pre-Kindergarten, but Federal Money May Help” is about how in past years many schools were able to fund pre-kindergarten classes but with the current state of the economy and the recession has stalled state-funded pre-kindergarten programs. Before the current state of the economy state-supported pre-kindergarten programs were popular and able to be funded but now nine states have already announced that they will be cutting programs. President Bush was a supporter of education and allowed there to room in the budget for the programs. President Obama has created room in the stimulus package for federal money to help programs such as Head Start. The article goes on to talk about how funding for these programs have increased over the years as well as how many families they provide for.
Overall I liked this article. When I first started reading it I was worried because states are cutting funding to their pre-kindergarten programs which I believe are very important. After reading more I agree with President Obama allowing federal money to be given to help fund these programs. Education is something that is very important and I feel like it sometimes isn’t portrayed that way. I think the key to the future is our children who need the best education that they can receive.
The article “Education Standards Likely to See Toughening” found in the New York Times is about rumors of the Obama administration using Congressional rewriting of the federal law to toughen requirements on things such as teacher quality and academic standards. This plan would also intensify the focus on helping failing schools. Even with these ideas from the Obama administration it still seems as though he is following in Bush’s steps on the position of No Child Left Behind. As part of the economic stimulus law that President Obama signed money went to public education and emergency education aid. Some of the requirements of this are that governors pledge to improve the quality of standardized tests and raise standards. The article also talks about other plans that are in the work to strengthen the education system.
Overall I found this article to be very interesting. I believe that education is very important and agree with the idea of the standards becoming tougher. I liked how many people were interview for this article as well as the fact that they said all the plans aren’t exposed yet. This gives me hope that there is more to this plan that will help education standards even more. One thing that I did not like was that Obama is continuing with No Child Left Behind. I think that No Child Left Behind is a good idea but I think that it should be revised. The article did mention how the stimulus would allow each state to add to the idea but I feel like it should be changed and not be as much standardized testing. Education is very important and I am happy that the current administration is trying to improve it.
Article 2
The article “Recession Stalls State-Financed Pre-Kindergarten, but Federal Money May Help” is about how in past years many schools were able to fund pre-kindergarten classes but with the current state of the economy and the recession has stalled state-funded pre-kindergarten programs. Before the current state of the economy state-supported pre-kindergarten programs were popular and able to be funded but now nine states have already announced that they will be cutting programs. President Bush was a supporter of education and allowed there to room in the budget for the programs. President Obama has created room in the stimulus package for federal money to help programs such as Head Start. The article goes on to talk about how funding for these programs have increased over the years as well as how many families they provide for.
Overall I liked this article. When I first started reading it I was worried because states are cutting funding to their pre-kindergarten programs which I believe are very important. After reading more I agree with President Obama allowing federal money to be given to help fund these programs. Education is something that is very important and I feel like it sometimes isn’t portrayed that way. I think the key to the future is our children who need the best education that they can receive.
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