Don't Blame the Eater: Response

To a certain extent I agree with David Zinczenko, however I cannot accept his point that there are not enough alternatives for teenagers. If teenagers are conscious to make their own decisions on where they'd like to eat, they also can make healthy eating choices. A person does not become obesed out of thin air. Also if a parent is allowing their child to eat fast food on a regular, he/she is contributuing to unhealthy eating habits as well. Though restaurants does not offer healthy food choices or appropiate portions of food, families can simply plan their own meals. The amount of money spent eating out is about the same as buying groceries. Basically, it is all a personal choice. If a child is not of age to choose what he or she eats, they have no choice but to eat what is provided. However, if a parents is concerned about the health of their child(ren) he/she will set better eating habits examples. Yes, children are enticed advertisements, but this does not necessarily mean that they should have it. That's like saying, there is an imitated powder grenade advertisement presented. Of course, kids are going to think it is cool, but I guarantee parents would say no. Why? Because the end results is a ton of mess and powdered furniture. This is the same with unhealthy eating. If one is aware that the end reults are not good, stay away from it.

Summary: Don't Blame the Eater

In "Don't Blame the Eater", a fitness guru, David Zinczenko asserts that obesity is at an all time high, because there is not a variety of restaurants to choose from that encourages healthy eating. Fast food eateries serve over the amount recommended. The failure of disclosing nutritional facts results in the consumption of more calories than needed. Of course, people are going to eat all of the food that is given. So, yes people are going to continue to sue McDonalds for contributing their obesity and or health problems.

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Big Paper Topic; "Flipping the Classroom"

I found myself interested in Salman Khan's, "Khan's Academy." Being that I am majoring in Elementary Education, I have concerns about this career field in the future. Personally, teachers do not get paid their worth as is. One of my concerns, if students teach themselves at home and do the homework in class, what would be the teacher's job? Since the students would not necessarily need teachers, unless for assistance, will this result in the decrease of teacher's salary?

Therefore I have decided to educate myself on "flipping the classroom". I am more on the traditional side when it comes to learning. I believe that allowing students to indulge in technology while in a learning environment can be very distracting. I do not think that the students will be able to retrieve important information as they should.

However, I am open to finding research stating that  flipping the classroom can be beneficial to students and teachers. I am interested in knowing how effective this change will be. I am hoping to find lots of useful information on this topic whether an author agrees or disagrees with this new way of learning. Hopefully, an experiment on this kind of learning has already been conducted.

Andrew McAfee: Are Droids Taking Our Jobs?

I agree with McAfee that droids are taking our jobs or at least prohibiting us from being gainfully employed. McAfee gives several examples and they are evident in the world today. Today, an individual can take a picture of a check and this allows it to be deposited into the bank. Also in certain deposit stores and grocery stores humans are not needed at the register. Because  handheld technologies and self checkout systems are in place, workers are not needed to process a purchase unless the customer needs assistance. The development of technology is expanding and growing more complex as time pass. Take Salman Khan's idea of using videos to teach kids as an example. If kids are learning through the use of videos, will this eventually replace teachers? My personal opinion, teachers will only become observers or assistants.
There are so many examples and proofs that droids are becoming more popular than the actual use of human labor. I do not know whether this change will be helpful or harmful to society.

Eli Pariser: "Filter Bubbles"

Although Pariser examples are not enough proof, I agree with his theory.  I have experience searching the Web for a specific topic and received different results than others. If the information we receive from online sites are based on location and other sources, this is limiting our knowledge on important information. It is basically saying, "You deserve this piece of information,because you are using a Dell Computer and live in Montgomery." At the same time, I believe that if a person wants more information, they will adjust their search. I can attest that it has become harder to find a lot of information on the Internet. There is not much to choose from after the first page. So, in so many aspects there are "filter bubbles" online. But are those filter bubbles far off from other's? Personally, I think that filter bubbles are based on your interest. I think that if a person is on a personal computer, the searches are saved or programmed specifically for the user. That can also be another reason why certain information is received. This is a debatable subject that we may never find accurate answers for.