No technology for a day

Have you ever went a day with out using any sort of technology?  Most likely, the answer is no.  Technology has taken over the lives of millions of us all over the world.  If you watch t.v., most famous stars cant put there blackberry down for even one minute.  Most detentions in school take place because of kids texting during class.  When I got the assignment to eliminate all technology for one full day, I wasn't sure I could do it.  I chose to do it this past Sunday, October 17.  As soon as I woke up around 8:30, I immediately turned my phone and computer off.  I took a shower and then went over to my dads for breakfast.  I then went to work from 11:00 to 2:00 which made a few hours go by quickly without worrying about it.  I later went home and took a nap then packed up all my stuff to come back to school.  I left for school around 5:00 and got back here around 6:45.  I immediately came in and unpacked my stuff and went to the library to study.  There were numerous times where I wanted to take a break and get on facebook but I didn't.  I stayed at the library till about ten and came back to the room.  When I came back, I also wanted to watch the new episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians, but once again I couldn't.  So to keep my mind off of watching t.v., I cleaned my room and sat and read a magazine.  I went to bed around midnight which took me a while to fall asleep because I usually fall asleep to watching t.v.  As soon as I woke up the next day, which I may add that I had to have someone across the hall from me wake up since I rely on the alarm on my phone to wake me up, I immediately turned my phone back on.  I had four missed calls, two voicemails, and 24 text messages.  Three of the missed calls and two voicemails were from my dad because I forgot to tell him that I had to do this and turn my phone off and he kept calling me to make sure I made it back to school okay.  He ended up calling my roomate the night before asking where I was.  Taking part of this was very hard but was something that I think everyone should do.  Technology really does take over most everyones lives and we all need to do this challenge to realize how much we really do rely on it.  All though this assignment was very hard, I think it was worth it and deffinately an eye opener!

Battling school bullying

Here is a video on school bullying that takes place every day in schools all over the world.

Fun at recess

*Children having fun at recess which is a huge benefit in a kids life.  I got this picture from a website that took pictures from a picture book: A directory of childrens illustrations.  I think this is a great picture that illustrates a child in the young educational years.  One of the main things that children do at a young school age is go and play at recess and it is one the most beneficial things for a child.