1) John M. Grohol is a psychology expert is the author of the blog “The Story Behind the Increase in Teen suicide Rates”. In this blog he states that the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention have gathered information about what the cause of teen suicide is. They link it to the decrease in anti-depressant presciptions given out. John M. Grohol claims that the research done by the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention is inaccurate because they do not check their facts due to deadline schedules that must be fullfilled.
This blog follows one of the “They say, I say” templates in chapter one. The writer starts out by stating data found by the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention linking the decrease of anti-depressants and the increase in teen suicide.Then he disagrees with the data explaining his reasons and supporting it with evidence. He uses a template in the third paragraph when he says what the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention claims the main issue is then frankly disapproves. In the following paragraph after he supports his argument.
Here is the link to the blog: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/02/15/the-story-behind-the-increase-in-teen-suicide-rates/
2) My whole life I have heard it said that to make a better living you need to be educated. And to get an education, you need to go to school and do your best. People spend so much time in school, with their heads stuck in books that they fail to experience life and learn from hands-on experience. From every experience, one learns how to deal with life better. One learns more than they did before. That’s basically what education is. It’s merely knowing more than you did before. And applying that knowledge to one’s actions in the hopes of leading a better life. Books don’t tell a person how to settle arguments they have with their mothers. Nor how to wash their own clothes when no one is around to do it for them.
I love your part two for this blog posting. I liked the style in which you wrote it. I would say that I agree with what you talked about in that paragraph. It sure is important go get out there and enjoy new experiences rather than just focusing on school assignments, books, and studying.
By: bushra91 on October 24, 2009
at 9:26 pm
Yeah, a hands-on experience is very valuable to learning, and even more valuable than being in a classroom at times. Education I think though is more about discipline than technical learning. Will any of us remember all that we learned in college? I doubt it, but keeping up with the work and sticking to time is what’s important, it builds discipline.
By: englisha02 on October 25, 2009
at 2:24 pm
the statistic about the antidepressants is interesting but certainly not shocking. I also like learning from hands on experience and I believe students learn better from doing things instead of sitting in class every day.
By: melaniemunzer on October 26, 2009
at 12:04 am