Mona Lisa Smile Questions

1. Betty's marriage to Spencer – do you think she was happy? Note her mother's refusal to let her stay with her. Why?
2. The movie shows relationships of several characters. Were they acceptable in the society at that time? Why / not? 

No I do not think Betty was happy at all. At first she tried to cover up her emotions towards Spencer cheating on her and pretend that everything was fine, but of course living in denial can only last so long until you break. Her mom refused to let her stay with her because it would make their family look bad, her mom is all about appearances. In fact, she loved her families appearance more than she loved her own daughter.

As for the relationships shown in the movie, the majority of them either appeared to be socially acceptable but actually weren't, or they were obviously unacceptable and everyone gossiped about it. These relationships were not socially acceptable during that time because people were very appearance oriented. If the relationship didn't fit how society wanted them to appear, they were deemed as socially unacceptable. 

Progressive teaching vs. Factual teaching

Factual teaching has it's place in the world, but not for most things. I think the only place factual teaching has is in science and math. Since both of those subjects use all sorts of numbers and experiments, they have to be factual in order to be taught. I say this because numbers and experiments have to be constant and factual in order for us to learn anything or else they wouldn't have any credibility. But if factual teaching is used for almost anything else, it defeats the purpose of teaching. Teaching is meant to let the students grow in their own intellect, not the intellect of the facts they are told. Which is why progressive teaching should be the preferred method of learning.

Thoughts on Mona Lisa Smile

I thought the movie was okay. It is a good story and shows how there are many people who try to keep up with their appearance rather than being their self. I didn't really have a favorite scene because I didn't really like the movie. The message behind the movie was good but it had too much side drama that was quite annoying and was unnecessary.  

Mona Lisa Smile

I believe that "Mona Lisa Smile" will be about girls who go to college but aren't expecting to ever use their degree because they are expected to get married and only raise the kids while the husband provides for them. But then a new lady professor comes and tries to get the girls to realize that they can make their own choices and not let society tell them how they need to live their lives. In result, the girls slowly start to realize that the new professor is trying to help them and they listen to what she tells them about how they can be independent.

High School Exams and College Exams

My thoughts on these two kinds of exams are probably the same everyone else who made this post. I think college exams will be much more difficult than high school exams. Considering that most every high school teacher will go over the material that will be on the exam that already makes it ten times more easier than college exams where the professor probably won't go over the material. I honestly don't do anything to prepare for my high school exams, I just walk in and take the test. But if I am ever to take a college exam, I'm sure that I will probably end up cramming the week before (or of) the exam. I've never really studied for anything, so I guess cramming would be better than doing no studying at all.

Christmas Break

Over the break I will spend time with family and friends. I asked for a knife, and a safety razor (it's an old school razor used before disposable razors.)

Why I chose to join the military

The main thing I hope to accomplish by joining the military (more specifically the Air Force) is for me to go through a life changing experience that not many people go through. I think it will be a great way for me to apply myself in a way that isn't just beneficial to me, it's beneficial to my entire country. There are a few people that I am going into the Air Force for, but the main person is myself. I believe that the Air Force will help shape me into the person I want to be and give me many memories to be proud of later in life. The other two people I am joining the Air Force for are my two brothers. They are both currently serving in the Air Force, it's kind of become the family business. But it is a family business that I am willing to join. I'm also just curious to know what all my brothers have gone through. Before I joined the Air Force I talked to both of my brothers about it and they gave me all kinds of advice, I also talked to a recruiter who got me into the military just a week after getting in touch with him. The Air Force will help me achieve my goals by putting me in a good position to be successful later in life by giving me time to get a college degree for free and more time to become the person I'm meant to be.