Post Dance Marathon

This is the last blog for the trimester and over the weekend I had dance marathon! It was a blast and I recommend everyone does it cause it is a life chaining experience! It can we difficult at times but it was so worth it! Here are some pictures and videos of some of the things here! Find a dance marathon you can be in next year near you and join in! Its worth it for the kids. FTK!

Cell Phones in School

When pondering the question if cell phones should be aloud in school or not I was completely torn between the two sides. I can see why people feel both ways about the this situation in our school but its a problem that needs to be fixed as soon as possible. A lot of students feel that because they own the cell phone it is their right to have it and use it when you want. As a lot of teachers see it as it is there time when the student is in their classroom and they should have to pay attention to what happening without the distraction of their phone. While debating this issue I decided to think more of the future for the kids. They are gonna have to be able to make there own choices the rest of their life at their jobs with their cell phones in hand the same at school. Though I do think that phones are a huge distraction still so I think we need to come up with a new universal policy form cell phones in every class that is different from what we have. 

Our school has been struggling now for a while with cell phones issues in a lot of classrooms. I note that this is a problem but I think that it should be up to the student choice when they use it or not. I understand that the for some students just have their phone sitting out on their desk that it is actually less tempting than having to sneakily check it over and over during the period to see if anything is on it. The students should be about to hold there our responsibility within reason during class time. After high school, college and onto jobs they are going to have make there own choices.  You could be on your phone on the job if you really wanted to but if you were constantly on it on inappropriate times you obviously would not succeed in that job you are doing. Whether you were to get fired or just get in trouble for getting no work done at all. They are going to have to make there own choices in the future on things like that so we might as well start now. If the student wants to learn and pay attention then they will know when is the right and wrong time to be on there phone and when the cell phone is getting in the way of their learning or if it is that they can catch up easily enough that it doesn't matter. Each student is different in learning speed and ways and they should be able to figure that out sooner than later. The only exception to this would be when they are taking quizzes and tests. Because we would be so lenient on having cell phones out at any other times if a student were to have their phone out at this time, test or quizzes, then they would have an automatic punishment no questions asked.  We can decide on the punishment whether it detention or time after school but I think it needs to be a policy that is reinforced throughout the school and can all mostly agree is a reasonable consequence.

I realize that yes this could impact our school in a negative way. That they are still young and a lot of them are not evening thinking or worried about their futures yet. This could make a lot of grades go down and our school reputation of excellent students and intelligence. Thats why we're should only use this as a trial and if it is effecting us a huge amount negatively then we will go back to our original plan until we think of something else. There are lots of recent studies out there right now talking about how you can not actually multitask but can just switch back and worth extremely fast which means if students are on their phone then it will be harder for them to focus on both what they are learning and what's on their phone. So we will have to trust them with their own responsibilities which is a risk but I am willing to take it and hopefully make the student more pleased. 

In conclusion to this idea if it doesn't work then we will have to think of a new idea but I am hoping that we can trust our students enough that they will see that their future is in their hands and it is now their choice like it is the rest of their life. I believe in this school and the kids at it enough to take this new step. I hope that you can see both sides of the argument but understand why I think that this is our best choice right now with all the technology out there. I also hope both students and teachers see the fairness in the new step that I think we should take. 

Over my head

It is the best thing when you have a song that matches exactly how you are feeling. Having that songs makes you feel like you maybe aren't so crazy and that there is actually someone who feels the same way you do! For me this songs changes a lot with the moods I am in of the week or even the day. When I find this song I listen to it usually nonstop on repeat! Ill probably tweet some lyrics of it if I am really liking it a lot too. The songs aren't always sad either. They can be happy too! IT really just depends on your mood. And don't pretend that you don't know what I am talking about cause I know most of you do. When you find that one song that fits your situation perfectly and you just want to listen to it over and over. Anyways right now that song for me is Over my Head (Cable Car) by The Fray. I knew it a while ago and then recently rediscovered it and now that it actually means something to me I can listen to it and truly appreciate it. To me the song is talking about How sometimes your life seems like your life is falling apart and you seem to have to talk to. Then talking about how in over your head you are and then talks about how "she is on your mind" which I think of missing the people that used to be my best friend that I could talk to about anything and loosing them. The person that drove you crazy but you love them and they are gone now and you miss them. They are now just part of your past now and you are loosing them and there is nothing you can do even if you wanted too. Life is crazy and you are in over your head and you don't know what to do. I know we can all feel like this sometime and if you feel this way sometime too, it is a great song to listen to! Here is a link to the song on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ENUW1iOA-Y
And here are the lyrics to the song. You could interpret the lyrics differently then me and see it differently which is fine for whatever situation is a good for and helps.
"I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
Let's rearrange
I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Just say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
Find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your ...
And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and it's effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves
And everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
Everyone knows
She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in over my head
I'm in over my head
I'm over my...
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind"
Lyrics from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fray/overmyheadcablecar.html 

Fashion ideas

I really love Pinterest and one of my favorite things about it is that I can get great fashion ideas from it. There are so many cute outfits out there being pinned. You cant always buy all that stuff like you want to though because we would all be broke if we did that. I do use it for ideas though! I like to look at them as ideas for what to wear everyday. I base the looks i find on there to decide what to wear! If you really want something that bad also a lot of the pins have links to them that way you can find where its from and can purchase it if you really wanted it
I also find really great things for hair and makeup on there too. I first found out how to do a sock bun from Pinterest which is now my go to hairstyle when I'm having a bad hair day. They have many step and pictures showing you how to do theses things. I find this extremely helpful when trying to learn a new hairstyle. There are so many things out there to do with your hair that I had never even heard about until I had a Pinterest. When it comes to makeup they also have some step by step pictures but usually there is a lot of links going to videos on youtube. I use these all the time to make my makeup look better. Overall this is just a phew of the reasons why I like Pinterest so much, there are so many great ideas and things to use on there. I have a link on the side if you want to check out my Pinterest.

Pinterest Quotes

Here are so more inspiring quotes/words I like on Pinterest! 

"I want your fears and your hopes the whole kaleido scope with you"

"Heels and red lipstick will put the fear of god into people." -Dita von Teese "Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction break the habit. talk about your joys."

"No matter what they take from me they cant take my dignity."

"As we grow older together, As we continue to change with age, There is one thing that will never change. . . I will always keep falling in love with you." - Karen Clodfelder.

"In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person." - Margaret Anderson."There is no remedy for love but to love more." - Henry David Thoreau."Love is a dream that comes alive when we meet." - Anonymous."I don't believe in love because I still don't have you!" - Anonymous."I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox." - Woody Allen."Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat." - Ben Hecht."A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous." - Ingrid Bergman."When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: either the car is new or the wife is." - Anonymous."Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it." - Anthony Trollope.

 ”Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” - Albert Einstein

 ”Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” - Benjamin Franklin

”Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em.” - William Shakespeare

”That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

”The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.” - Will Rogers

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.” - Denis Waitley

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

 “Go where you are celebrated – not tolerated. If they can’t see the real value of you, it’s time for a new start.” – Unknown

 "Dont be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.." - Unknown

 “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

 “Forget all the reasons it won’t work and believe the one reason that it will.” - Unknown

”It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” - Aristotle

”It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” - Howard Ruff

”It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” - Vince Lombardi

”Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” - Sun-Tzu

The half way point

In high school right now were are about half way through the year which means everyone starts to get lazy. Even though yes we all get lazy about school work at this point. We all get lazy with our looks and how we dress too. Being from Iowa, or other places cold, I know that it makes it even harder. When you are trying to get out of bed and its so cold and you are so tired. All you wanna do is keep your pajamas on and cuddle up. Then you realize that it isn't social acceptable to do that, or I hope you do at least.

So then usually the next step in sweat pants and a sweatshirt. Something almost as cozy as your pajamas and is next warmest and comfy. I know at this point it is really hard to change from those sweats because they are so soft and cozy. And a lot of people still wear that to school. Don't worry I first put the sweats on every morning too. But next what I do is I look in the mirror and ask myself is this really what I want everyone to see me looking like. If your answer is yes and you don't care then go for it, but if you are like me you know deep down you really don't wanna look like that. There are many easy solutions to this I promise! First of all find an inspiration for looking nice. Mine is usually myself because looking nice always makes me feel better about myself and I am more confident and much more likely to have a better day! Maybe you dress nice to get your crush to notice you or something like. There are really more things then you would think that can inspire you dress better. I am not saying that you have to wear a dress everyday either! I am just suggesting maybe next time instead of those sweats even just a step up to leggings would be better, maybe even jeans if you are really feeling it that day. And I know its hard but try not to wear a sweatshirt with the leggings! Find cute warm sweaters you can wear! Or just regular shirts with like jean jackets are cute too!  

Hair and makeup is usually the next struggle for me at least. I have naturally very frizzy crazy hair so I cant just wear it natural! This can make the morning a struggle. I just wanna throw it in a giant bun usally or just climb back into bed and stay there. I have learned that an easy one is to twist back the two sides and just put it into a low bun! It looks classy and nice.The sock bun; I am sure you have all heard of this great new item for when you are having a bad hair day. It is quick and easy and it looks way better then a messy bun any day. If you don't know how to do them you can find them on Pinterest everywhere! Don't have time to straighten all your hair? No problem just put it up in a pony tail and just straighten the ponytail and then wrap a chuck of hair (or you can braid the hair too) around the hair tie and bobby pin to make it look better then a boring old ponytail. Two words that have saved my hair many days; dry shampoo. It is a girls best friend. If you don't have time to shower and your hair is all greasy use it because it does miracles! One of the oldest tricks in the book but shower at night and put it in braids before you go to bed. Take it out in the morning and then naturally curly hair in the morning no heat needed. These are all great things to do in the morning.