tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post8092603254077310623..comments2022-06-08T19:11:45.506-05:00Comments on I Could Have Written That!: Skype Brings Governor to Storm Lake High SchoolSarah Frekinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120779599847532489noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-46835497426984932292011-10-31T10:32:32.832-05:002011-10-31T10:32:32.832-05:00I am looking forward to the day when teachers can ...I am looking forward to the day when teachers can teach, and NOT just sit on their butts' and tell the class irrelavent stories, or teach with their mouth full of food, or spend class periods allowing the students to play games online, or youtube videos. This plan will make teachers account for their actions or lack there of. Better teachers= Better prepared students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-75926479816817894262011-10-31T10:22:07.972-05:002011-10-31T10:22:07.972-05:00it was an opporutinity of a life time and i hope t...it was an opporutinity of a life time and i hope that the upcoming future alumni have the chance to have the same experience or better.<br />it was also pretty wicked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-11446274673629039452011-10-31T10:21:29.484-05:002011-10-31T10:21:29.484-05:00It was cool that Governor Branstad took the time t...It was cool that Governor Branstad took the time to talk to us. It would have been better if the students were able to take some time and research the blueprint and actually discuss it during class. Maybe that way we could have asked different questions that would have challenged the Governor. It doesn't sound like too bad of a deal. Students will be pushed, and teachers will have to teach. No more days of sitting in class doing nothing, or hearing stories that have nothing to do with what we are learning. "No more laziness I guess. If you want something in life you are going to have to work hard for it. This is what we have to get back too."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-72576161401162159262011-10-31T10:20:04.679-05:002011-10-31T10:20:04.679-05:00It was a Wed. morning and it was the morining that...It was a Wed. morning and it was the morining that the SLHS Gov't and Econ. alumni were going to speak with Govn'r Branstad. The teacher was NERVOUS, but excited as well. The alumni were in a situation that does not happen often. We were in luck. Anyways, I took the opportinity to "read" Govn'r Branstad while he spoke. What I got out of the whole reading was that the Govn'r veered off topic by giving us information on what we (Teacher & alumni) asked. He gaves information to try to get us off task. What I comprehended was that he was so NOT ready for the questions we had in store for him. I was pleased that we could challenge the Govn'r and beat him at his own game. Fantastic experience and hope that the future upcoming pupils for this class have the same opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-63546184790702354392011-10-31T10:10:52.035-05:002011-10-31T10:10:52.035-05:00I believe it was awesome that the Governor took ti...I believe it was awesome that the Governor took time to skipe with the government class in Storm Lake High School.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-6478914767670198802011-10-31T10:08:48.687-05:002011-10-31T10:08:48.687-05:00It was really cool to skype with the governor, it ...It was really cool to skype with the governor, it was interesting to hear about where he would like our education to be in the future to go. Hopefully we can do something like this agian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-45340995456980918152011-10-31T10:07:09.939-05:002011-10-31T10:07:09.939-05:00I thought that that skyping with the govenor was a...I thought that that skyping with the govenor was an awsome experience but it seemed he would go off into another topic and then it was as if he did not want to answer the direct question but instead give off other informationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-78965252932639926802011-10-31T10:06:04.287-05:002011-10-31T10:06:04.287-05:00I was in there. it was reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllll...I was in there. it was reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaalllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy cool. I just wish more students had the opportunity to speak with him. I at least think it would have been cool if moose put the entire classroom on camera for the governor to seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-5751279333957239862011-10-31T10:06:03.487-05:002011-10-31T10:06:03.487-05:00I was relieved to find that our governor actually ...I was relieved to find that our governor actually knows what he is talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-29778294239843616492011-10-31T10:05:40.882-05:002011-10-31T10:05:40.882-05:00IT was preatty cool to see the governor kinda in p...IT was preatty cool to see the governor kinda in person but i have nv talk to a governor in person or payed attention to themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-67610737460306061302011-10-31T10:05:13.778-05:002011-10-31T10:05:13.778-05:00It was really neat that Governor Branstad actually...It was really neat that Governor Branstad actually took the time to do somthing like this with us. It'd be neat if somthing simular happened again on a different subject in the future. Very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-47715731443149479852011-10-31T10:04:58.802-05:002011-10-31T10:04:58.802-05:00i thought it was cool to skype the governor and as...i thought it was cool to skype the governor and ask questions. alot of people showed upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-77969091682202769962011-10-31T08:33:33.451-05:002011-10-31T08:33:33.451-05:00yea its pretty cool and the fact that the governor...yea its pretty cool and the fact that the governor talk to us was alright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-83788602800973354782011-10-31T08:32:39.135-05:002011-10-31T08:32:39.135-05:00I think it was an awesome experience to be able to...I think it was an awesome experience to be able to skype with the govenor and lt. govenor, I wish we would have had more time to ask questions but it was really cool to be able to have done that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-74982748676268132362011-10-31T08:31:47.236-05:002011-10-31T08:31:47.236-05:00I was impressed to see the number of students that...I was impressed to see the number of students that showed up to skype with the governor. I half expected someone to make noises or distractions in the background because that's just what high schoolers do, but it was nice to see that we can handle ourselves in a mature fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-12261278743147216312011-10-31T08:30:26.913-05:002011-10-31T08:30:26.913-05:00it is a great opportunity becuase not everyday som...it is a great opportunity becuase not everyday someone important like the govenor of iowa takes time to talk to students and listen to their views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-33877672854342764902011-10-31T08:29:52.436-05:002011-10-31T08:29:52.436-05:00New and interesting thing to do in class. Never Sk...New and interesting thing to do in class. Never Skyped in class before. We got the chance to see many of the Governor's plans for the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-20095939139662943612011-10-31T08:29:31.849-05:002011-10-31T08:29:31.849-05:00It was a great experience to be a part of. What th...It was a great experience to be a part of. What the governor had to say was very insightful and interesting. I enjoyed sitting in on the Skype intereview.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-10191335907966724002011-10-31T08:28:55.147-05:002011-10-31T08:28:55.147-05:00It was an awesome expirience to be able to talk wi...It was an awesome expirience to be able to talk with the governor. Though it kind of felt like he was just talkeing in circles but for the most part he answered some of our questions upfront.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-25433513966870056722011-10-31T08:28:53.126-05:002011-10-31T08:28:53.126-05:00I thought it was really cool that something as sim...I thought it was really cool that something as simple as an email to get the govenor's attenetion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-24331660867555257222011-10-31T08:28:07.157-05:002011-10-31T08:28:07.157-05:00What a great way to expand our working knowledge o...What a great way to expand our working knowledge of Government!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-48846374413160182292011-10-31T08:27:06.158-05:002011-10-31T08:27:06.158-05:00It was a lot of fun learning about what the goveno...It was a lot of fun learning about what the govenor intends to do with the sducational system and such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-64684150693247866562011-10-27T11:50:27.482-05:002011-10-27T11:50:27.482-05:00It was a great oppertunity to question governor Br...It was a great oppertunity to question governor Branstad. Hopefully the vote between the new district would not be successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-24406492649641890812011-10-27T11:50:21.874-05:002011-10-27T11:50:21.874-05:00It was a great opportunity to be in the room and h...It was a great opportunity to be in the room and hear what he had to say about our school and education. He answered a lot of questions but I am still a little confused about all his changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050254658479274387.post-11980970820883280782011-10-27T11:45:46.888-05:002011-10-27T11:45:46.888-05:00The idea of students having to raiser their own st...The idea of students having to raiser their own standards can be frightening. No more laziness I guess. If you want something in life you are going to have to work hard for it. This is what we have to get back too.moosenoreply@blogger.com