8thB.P. Reflecting........

When I think about the course of events that happened I shake my head and wonder why. I think about how far African Americans have come as a people in the wonderful United States of America and our current state disappoints me. Sure there are lots of positive people doing good work but in my opinion the bad outweighs the good. The future is looking pretty bleak for my people. We need to focus more on getting a proper education and or learning a trade so you can support yourself and or your family and teach your children so they can achieve more in life than you did. I know grown men who live in their mother's basement, have three kids by three different women and only want to party, run the streets, and wipe down a car with rims that cost more than the car. Enough is enough. Everyone thinks it's cool to be thugs and going to jail is the new rite of passage for young African American males. I try my best to lead by example with the boys at my school and in my neighborhood. Charles Barkley and Kanye don't want to be role models. I guess I'll continue to do what they should also be doing. I'm just glad that I'm respected and admired even though I don't don all the materialistic possessions that make people "cool." I hope my webquest causes the youth to take into consideration what is right and important in helping them map out and live their lives in a responsible fashion.

In addition I had a pretty good time developing a web based inquiry activity. I believe my project exemplifies the use of student inquiry for learning because it causes them to look at discuss, and deal with the issues that affect their community. I think web based inquiry would fit within my vision of myself as an educator because it allows students to step outside the everyday norm of worksheets and tests.