Monday, October 15, 2012
Period 3, Blog for Week of 10/14
Topic 3: The Necessity of Structure and Guidelines
Directions: In a comment, respond to the prompt below in 300+ typed words. Also be sure to respond to a classmate's comment so that we can keep our classroom conversation going.
Some people say that the rules are made to be broken. Other's say that you have to know the rules expertly before you break them. This week, we reviewed our classroom rules and procedures. Share a time you broke a rule and it worked to your advantage. Share a time you broke a rule and it left you at a disadvantage. We know that the Golden Rule is that one should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself. What is your Golden Rule? Share one personal rule you have developed for yourself that guides you in your existance and your interactions with other. Finally, are you the type of person who thrives on structure or craves chaos? Explain.
Be sure to answer all parts of the question fully. Your comment/response to my prompt should be 300+ words. Your comment/response to a friend should be 50+ words. Your blog entries must be completed by 11:59 pm on October 21, 2012.
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When I was a child in elementary school, I had a teacher that cursed all of the time. I know what was wrong, and so did all of my classmates. So one day I brought my cell phone to school. I knew it was a rule that you couldn't bring any MP3 players or cell phones to school, but I felt like I had to. So one day, I used a feature on my phone where I could record of memo of my teacher cursing. After I had done so, I had brought the memo to my principal after school. He was stunned when he had heard her voice. He was proud that I done the thing that I did, and he had got teacher in trouble. On the other hand, I brought my cell phone to school when I was in middle school. I used to text in class all the time, and one day I'd gotten in trouble. After I got my cell phone back from getting in trouble, I abused the rule again and texted in class and I got caught. This time I got in trouble, the consequences weren't as little. I got my cell phone taken away, and my mom had to come to the school and pick it up after the weekend. Not only was my teacher mad, but now my mom was. It was horrible having my phone taken away over the weekend. I could barely talk to any of my friends. That is why I will never abuse any rules again, unless I think it will help me. Personal rule that I've developed for myself is " Don't join a game if you don't know how to play it " That rule can benefit in many situations. I am the type of person that strives in structure. I always believe I can do anything, and I am not scared of anything. Having ego, I can do a lot of things in life.
ReplyDeleteI have never broken a rule that involved electronics because I always got in trouble for using them to much at home. I usually have a problem where I can’t stop playing them so I don’t take them out during school unless it involves academic activity. I have not once gotten in trouble in school for using an electronic.
DeleteI think your writing was very good and humurous. I especially liked your examples. I don't believe we should use electronics during classes and school because it is a distraction when we are trying to learn. Then again sometimes i use my cellphone in class too but i know i shouldn't.
DeleteI enjoyed your response interesting how breaking a rule could benefit you as greatly as that. But not learning from your mistakes did cost you. I particularly liked your golden rule a lesson not many people care to know or think of. And last being a man of structure i think you'll do great in this world keep up the good work and keep looking forward
DeleteA very thoughtful and focused reply. Nice work, David. P.S. I always hear stories about teachers doing absurd things like this in the news...how on Earth does this happen? You did a very brave thing.
DeleteYou should not do what you are not told. My golden rule is you should always respect others. As I have been taught since kindergarten you should treat others as you would like to be treated. I usually treat others with respect. I am even respectful when they are not respectful to me calling me short or calling me other inappropriate names. That is the only time I would ever consider being disrespectful to another person. I am respectful to all people that are respectful to me.
ReplyDeleteOne time I have broken a rule is when I was young. I have a small stomach and a fast metabolism. So when I didn’t finish my dinner I would sneak a snack later so I was full when it was bed time. Once breaking a rule left me at a disadvantage. I had taken food from the pantry because I was not allowed to have dessert and was caught and I was grounded for a couple weeks from everything electronic and books because I like to read.
I am a type of person that thrives on structure because I live in a home of seven and it is chaos already every day. I try to calm things down and settle the problems everyone has with the others and I have this role in my family because I am the middle child. With seven children born I am number three. I have one older brother, two older sisters, me, two younger sisters and a younger brother. There are four girls and three boys so they pretty much run the house with the help of my mom.
They are all chaotic and destructive to the house I live in and I have to try to help stop it and clean up after the dogs and all of my siblings. The dogs make the biggest mess because they are really big. They make messes with water because they don’t swallow right away and they fight and trash the entire house that my mom and I end up cleaning. This is an explanation of my golden rule and why I thrive on structure.
I really like how you typed your essay AJ. I also follow that golden rule. I also do strive on structure because I do also have chaos between my brother and my sister. I don't have any pets, so therefore i can't agree or disagree with your logic their
DeleteI like the ideas and examples you gave. I also like your golden rule. I have 4 brothers and 3 sisters so I understand you chaos. I also have a dog and 2 cats. Overall I really enjoyed your response good work and keep it up. I agree also with dogs they are the biggest mess my dog eats the food she likes and spits the rest on the floor .
DeleteI can agree with you AJ. I have a small stomach too. I dont eat alot at dinner either, so I would try to sneek a snack as well. But, my parents dont mind. They would rather me eat something than nothing.
DeleteNice work, Anthony. You answered all parts of the prompt. You live in a family of seven? How do you do it, my friend? My mom was one of seven children, and I often wonder how she made her own way and found her own space in her home.
DeleteIf I had to choose a Golden Rule by myself with no others, it would be, “Do what you want, but you must suffer the consequences". The reason I would choose that as my golden rule is because it's what people should follow. If you do something on your open mind, without anyone telling you to do it, then you should have to suffer the consequences. Many people in today's period of time do things that kids our age shouldn't do. Then, when they get in trouble, they look for the nearest person and make up an excuse to get the other person in trouble and they get home free. I think it’s wrong how people do that.
ReplyDeleteOne time, when I was in about 5th grade, my teacher had yelled at this kid out of anger for no reason. I thought to myself it was a one time thing. One week later, the same thing happened, same kid same teacher. So I took my phone out and recorded it, I knew I shouldn’t of had my phone on me, but it was urgent at the time. I showed my principal the video and he immediately called my teacher down, letting me go so my teacher didn’t know who tattled on her.
In 7th grade, I used to text ALL the time in class. During the middle of the school year, my teacher had caught me texting and only told me to not do it again. The next day, I was caught once again, and my teacher told me that it was my last warning until I get sent down to the principal’s office. The next week, I started doing it again, and he caught me that day. I was sent down to the principal’s office and had gotten central detention for 3 days. Rules aren’t meant to be broken, but there are certain types of situations where it can work out so you don’t get in trouble.
If I had to choose, to crave chaos or thrive on structure, I would choose to strive on structure. I always try to look good, and do well in school, because I want to be successful in life with a lot of money, a nice car, and a nice house. I still do like to joke around a lot because people find me funny and nice, so I also try to be like that. Many people crave chaos, but they are also the people that fail school , and only care about their reputation to other people.
Your story was good and I agree with your golden rule. People do what they want all the time. some are good and some are bad. In the end karma always hits. I also agree with the part where you said you should not have taken out your phone because getting three days of central detention really was not worth it.
DeleteI also believe that when people blame other people it is wrong. And i also want a car, house, family, and of course money. but, if you don't have a good time when your young you would be miserable grown up.
DeleteNice work, Kyle. You developed a very focused and well-written response. I think your appreciation for structure will help you to be very successful in life.
DeleteMy Golden rule is listen to your elder and use it to your advantage. I have an example my grandpa was the coolest guy ever knew everything. Tought me new skills and taught me to swim and more. I used that Knowlege to my advantage now im the best swimmer in my family. So listen to what they give you thats what their here for to pass on the knowlege. I still listen to my mom and dad because their smarter and will always be smarter.
ReplyDeleteSome people say rules are meant to be broken,some say you have to know them expertly. I think you have to know the rules expertly to break them. For instance your in a bank and your about to rob it how do you know were the cameras are or the code to the safe. If you knew the rules expertly you woulnt have the promblem of someone calling 911 while your stressing cause you dont have a plan. So therefore I think you have to know the rules.
One time I broke a rule I told my mom I was going to my friends and I lied i was going to the movies to see a movie I wasnt allowed to see. But it worked to my advantage with a lie. Another time I hid a grade I got from my mom but she found out from the portal and I was grounded.
Brian I'm 100 percent with your golden rule because a lot of things that I know my grandpa thought me the most, my grandpa is one of the smartest person that I know. Your grandpa show you how to swim, well my grandpa show me how to play soccer, so our grandpas are similar that mean that they want to show how smart they are, and they want their grandsons to be the best.
DeleteBrian i really liked this response because when i was younger i was always told to listen to my elders. When i was younger i thought it was dumb to listen to them but then i realized they know more than me so why not use it to my advantage. Again this is a great response Brian
DeleteBrian, your respect for your elders is refreshing and the clarity of your ideas was wonderful. Nice work.
DeleteThere are so many rules that we have in life even when we get older we will still have rules. Some are meant to be broken and others were meant to stay as it is. Some say rules were meant to be broken and others think you have to know the rules expertly before you break them. I remember a time in eighth grade when breaking a rule was worth it. I was in social studies and we were playing a game. The teacher was aking three questions, and whoever got two out of three right they would get a free one hundred on a test which would boost up the average by a lot. The first one to answer the question would get a point. I raised my hand first because I knew it and got it right. I didnt get it the second time but I knew the third question. I didnt raise my hand but I blurted it out on accident. I didnt think she would count it but did anyway and my grade went up tremendously. A rule that didnt work out so great for me was the time me and my freinds got kicked out of the mall for a dumb reason. It was a while ago and me and some of my friends were at the mall. We got bored and somehow we started to wrestle but we were just playing around. The cop told us to stop so I did but they kept going at it and from there it was just bad. He made us leave the mall. That didnt go well for us so thats why people listen to the rules. In the end we went back in and he didnt notice. A golden rule that I go by is dont judge a book by its cover. This is my golden rule because you dont know what a person is like until you actually get to see what they are like. I have seen a lot of judging in the school and some of the stuff I heard isnt even true. Sometimes I get bad vibes from people and once I get to know them those vibes are true. I am the type of person that prefers structure. Drama is really annoying and I would rather not be in it.
ReplyDeletePam, I liked your response. You worded it terrific! I liked how orginized you were and how detailed this was. I think you did great. I liked your examples. I think you answered all of the parts in the asked to respond to. Keep it going and Great Job!
DeleteNice work, Pamela! I enjoyed your Golden Rule; I think more people should use it! You used the RACE model very well. Good job.
DeletePamela i really thought that your blog was very eye opening for me . I 100% go with you on the golden rule dont judge a book by its cover because i also had a bunch of things that people say to other people and they realize that what the said was wrong and they felt very stupid . I liked your blog.
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I mean I’m sure I’m not the only person who has broken a rule but yes I have broken a rule before. My brother and I were skating and longboarding one time over by my house and we saw this cool spot that looked like it would be fun so we decided to ride it and hang out over there. We did not realize that underneath the overpass there was a sign that said no trespassing violators would be prosecuted or would be held to pay a fine but where the sign was it was in the most dumbest spot so we did not know so these people came out of the apartment complex and they started yelling at us like we did something wrong we did but we did not know they were saying get out of here or we will call the cops and so me and my brother with our big mouths were like we don’t care do it were not going to get in trouble so us thinking they weren’t going to they did and all the sudden the cops came and started talking to us we didn’t really think anything of it so the cops came up to us and they were like guys what’s up . We were like we don’t know and all they said was just go and find another place to skate and we did . I think I’m going to have to go with Pamelas golden rule also because I thought that one was the most important one too. The golden rule don’t judge a book by its cover I thought this was the most important because other people talk junk about a whole bunch or people and when they get to know them they realize that they are cool people and not all that bad this was my blog hope you like it.
Nice work, Antonio. I enjoyed reading your response. I liked your interpretation of Pamela's Golden Rule, and I also like how vividly you portrayed the moment of being caught by the cops. Nice work.
DeleteI believe that you must know rules expertly before you break them. I have also experienced times when I have broke rulses that worked to my advantage and disadvantage. For example, in elementary school I had a music class that I always loved to attend. The teacher was an eldrly lady who gave us many freedoms but she had one rule which was to only speak and chat with fiends when she wasn't talking. I always did respect that rule because I didn't want to get in trouble or have that freedom taken away. Moving along, one day when we were practicing the flutes she said we could take a 5 minute break and get a drink or go to the bathroom. I stayed in the class to chat with my friend but we were so involved in our convesation that my friend continued talking after the teacher started reviewing notes. A minute later the teacher noticed my friend was still talking but she got confused and yelled at me. All because of a misunderstanding my teacher made me stay after school and clean her classroom. I came home later on very upset and I was also angry at my friend for not speaking up and letting me take all the blame. Our relationship was never really the same after that. However, there was a time recently when I broke a rule and it worked to my advantage. I wanted to go to Vets Park with my friend but my parents told me I was not allowed to go there after dark. So, I snuck out of the house after my parents fell asleep and got a ride from my neighbor who is a senior and drives. Unfortunately, when I arrived there I found my friend completely high or drunk. I wasn't sure which but then I found out that a boy she met there had given her some kind of drug and was planning to take advantage of her while she was unconscious. I immediately called my parents who came and got my friend and I. In the end, I saved my friend and I was glad that I did not obey my parent's rule that night. I had a bad feeling about the situation, went with my gut and saved my friend.
ReplyDeleteI agree in "The Golden Rule",that one should treat others as they would want to be treated! I also believe that you have to know rules expertly if you are going to break them but I wouldn't really apply that theory to school rules. I was thinking in terms of old rules that need to be modified such as ones in the Constitution. For example, I think our right to bear arms should be modified but not taken away so that tragedies such as the Colorado Theater Shooting that happened this summer could be stopped from occuring again.
Moving right along, my golden rule is to treat people equally, respectfully and to obey rules except in cases where it could potentially harm myself or someone else. This is what guides me through my existence and my interactions with others.
Finally, I am the type of person who thrives on structure not caos because caos causes confusion, disorganization, misunderstanding, panic, harm and negative outcomes. In comparison, structure leads to learning, understanding, mutual respect, organization and ultimately positive results.
My golden rule is that one should treat other as one would like others to treat oneself , this is my golden rule and I relate to this rule because one time my friend ask me for something and I didn't even pay attention to him the next day I need something and i ask him and didn't pay attentions to me and then he told me, remember yesterday I asked a question and you didn't answer me and then I told him I'm sorry the next time I will listen to you, so that where I got my golden rule. Sometimes rules are to be broken, one time that I broke a rule and it work in disadvantage to me which is when i was in third grade I got a low grade and my teacher told me that I needed to get it sing by mother or father and if i did not get it sing then he was going to talk to my parents, I was scare because if I show my parent the grade I was going to be in trouble so what I did is I try to fake my mother's signature but what I didn't know was that the teacher knew my mom's signature so he knew that I fake it so he call my mother and I got in so much trouble. one time I broke a rule and it work in my advantage, one day in school a fire started in the room that I was in, so I took my phone out texted my friend he told the teacher and she called the fire department and I even took a video of the fire which helped the fire man know what caused the fire.
ReplyDeleteI am the type of person that thrives in structure because I never give up.
I really liked your writing Pablo. I liked how you used a lot of examples from personal experiences. Also I like your golden rule which is to treat others the way you want to be treated. I like that rule because I follow it too.
DeletePablo, what a good time to have your phone on you! You're a hero! I enjoyed reading your very focused, well-written response.
DeleteRules are complex things set to keep order but angers some creating chaos. But without the rules there would still be chaos its a balance very fragile that every thought has a reaction on it. Being a teen rules still confuse us on why their set and how they effect us. Very rarely does breaking a rule come to my advantage expect for one time in middle school i was at my locker putting my school stuff in for the next day. The next day my locker was jammed even the custodian's couldn't get it open i had no papers and no school supplies. But i had my phone i took notes and memos of the whole day and luckily i didn't get caught so using my phone the whole day saved me. But every other rule i break seem to do me no good I was at a friends house for the weekend and my friends mom was going to be out for the night. Leaving us alone she asked us to not stay up pass twelve we promised she left. Elven o'clock comes were having fun and didn't wanna sleep anytime soon. One o'clock comes and were wired as ever having fun bouncing around and she forgot her bag and came home to get it and saw us jumping around at one o'clock. It took along time before we were trusted to be alone for awhile. Not the best example of breaking rules but the point is made. People say the golden rule is treat others as you would want yourself to be treated. In my book its a close second i believe my golden rule is never judge a person by how they look. Judge people on there actions and why they chose it. Structure and chaos are like ying and yang one cant exist without the other i find myself on middle grounds with both. For i do not enjoy chaos but think it is need to push civilization to a point of change. But also need structure to make sure chaos doesn't overwhelm society and destroy us all. Putting myself i guess i could call myself a business man not full supporting either side but helping each to better shape our society.
ReplyDeleteWilliam, this is a very thoughtful and focused response. I enjoyed reading your perspective on a teen's point of view.
DeleteWhen I was in 5th grade, I broke a rule. I asked my mom if I could make a Facebook and she said not now, maybe later. So I thought that she was too busy to do it when I asked. Therefore, I made a Facebook account by myself. I even lied about my birthday, so I could make the account. I was going to tell her when she brought it up again, but she never did. Then, one day, my sister took my iPod and saw the Facebook app. She showed it to my parents. Well, it turns out that my mom never wanted me to have a Facebook account. She was just trying to push off the idea. However, since she did not say, “yes”, I really had no permission to make one. So, I got in trouble for mis-interpreting that I was allowed to make a Facebook account. And, I began this school year still, without a Facebook account.
ReplyDeleteMy Golden rule in life that I will live by is to go with the flow. There are many things in life that I cannot change. So, if I cannot change it, I will just go with it. Too much time is spent on regrets and sorrow for things that you cannot change. If it happens, it happens, you just have to deal with it.
Very thoughtful, Shawn. Your mom has the right idea about Facebook...it can be unsafe, especially for kids as young as 5th grade. I enjoyed reading your story. P.S. I like your Golden Rule! I need to use that one more often!
DeleteWhen I was in fourth grade my teacher sent home a progress report, and my grades weren’t that good so that night I found one of my mom’s signatures and forged it so she wouldn’t know I was doing so bad. It all worked out my mom never knew and neither did my teacher. Later that year there were parent teacher conferences and my teacher told my family that I wasn’t doing all so well and when my mom found out I got into some trouble. That time breaking the rules didn’t work out so well in the end.
ReplyDeleteMy golden rule is pretty simple, be yourself and don’t let anybody change who you are for the worse. So far I’ve followed that and I will follow it throughout my life. Keeping this in play will prevent people from changing who I am. I think that I am the type of person who needs to have a little of both structure and some chaos. Having little of both keeps life from getting boring. If there was too much structure then life would be to perfect, but also having too much chaos would cause havoc throughout society.
DeleteJayson, I agree with your response 100%. There has been an exact situation in my life when I broke a rule. I had forged the signature on a test without my parents knowing. Unfortunately, I didn't get away with it an received the same response. I find it funny how I' m not the only person forging signatures. Great Response.
Very good, Jayson! You used the RACE model and came up with a thoughtful, focused response. Nice job.
DeleteI'm the type of person that if i discover a way or a loophole to breaking the rules i'll do it all day long. My golden rule is to defy society only if it benefits you, but to be smart about it. Some say that that is a bad rule, but to me it works out just fine. I remember a time when i broke a rule but it worked out for me. One time, i snuck out of my house to go hang out with a friend i came back a couple hours late and nobody even knew i was gone because it was late. So i got away with it. I also remember a time when i broke a rule and got in trouble. Everybody tells me not to hit people if they mess with me, that being said i did anyway, then i got in trouble and it sucked. i am a the type of person that likes a mixture between them both. If everybody behaves and was perfect i would have to poke my eye for exitement. On the other hand if everybody were rebels i would be ducking for cover. So i like some people being rebels and some being goody-two-shoes. That is my opinion on structure or chaos. This is my thought on rules
ReplyDeleteI think that is a very good rule. I think almost the same as you. You have a very good point. I make sure nothing will get in my way before I do things, and everything will work out fine. I liked your example of when you had snuck out of your house and nobody caught you. I hope you weren't doing anything bad though..
DeleteNick, your ideas about structure and chaos made me chuckle. You have done a nice job of developing a well-written response.
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ReplyDeleteSome people say that rules are meant to be broken,but others say that you have to know the rules expertly before you break them.
Throughout my life I have broken plenty of rules witch helped me to learn from my mistakes. While breaking those rules led to advantages and disadvantages. Once, in my baseball game I had used an illegal bat. This bat was not aloud in the Little League. Although I broke the rule, I benefited by hitting a home run and the umpires never found out. This relates to a situation in Major League Baseball. For Example, Barry Bond is the all time home run leader. He still has the record for most home runs. Doing so, he had used steroids with led to him becoming more powerful. Nobody new until after he retired,and after he broke the records. There has been many situations when I have not got away with breaking a rule,and received consequences. I lied to one of my teachers saying that my parent had signed a test with a bad grade on it. I had forged that signature and though I would get away with it. Unfortunately, my parents and teacher found out. My teacher made a decision to give me a 0 on the test rather than a 62. This choice was one I have learned from. We know that the golden rule is one should treat others like others want to be treated. My golden rule I will follow throughout my life is similar. Its give respect as much as respect is wanted back.. Another small rule I follow, is the effort you give is the what you receive. For example, the effort you put into a test will show the outcome of your grade. I'm the type of person who thrives on structure,but wants chaos once in awhile. If there was no chaos , life wouldn't be like it is now. Chaos is only OK in similar situations. Following structure is more important to life, I believe all of my fellow classmates should follow the rules Miss Orlowsky gives. She is only trying to benefit us with passing her class.
Matt, I loved how you related your baseball experience to that of Barry Bonds. What an interesting expository choice! I am glad that you put some thought into my rules; of course I want you and your classmates to have a fun experience, but developing comfortable and safe boundaries for behavior is part of that. Nice work.
DeleteWell I’m really not a rule breaker but I sometimes think there are too many rules. There was a time when I broke a rule and it ended up being to my advantage. We go to the beach a lot. One of my mom’s rules was that after we eat she would want us to relax for a little while so we wouldn’t get cramps in our stomach. We weren’t allowed in the ocean for about thirty minutes. I was standing at the edge of the water watching the waves and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There in front of me I thought I saw a wallet in the waves. Of course I wasn’t supposed to go in the water because I just finished my lunch, but I didn’t care, in I went only about waist deep. I got it and gave it to the lifeguard. A little while later a man walked over to me, he was very happy and grateful. He thanked me and gave me a twenty dollar bill. I broke the rule but it ended up good for everyone. My mom didn’t even get mad at me. She was proud that I was honest so I didn’t get in trouble. The time it didn’t work to my advantage was when I asked to stay over a friend’s house my mom said it was okay. There was about four of us that stayed over. Everyone was asleep and my friend whose house it was wanted to walk to his other friend’s house to get him. We snuck out of the house. We got to his friends and started back, it was like 1:00am and the police rolled up on us. They asked us what was going on, it was after curfew. We told them and they put us in the car and took us back to his house. They woke up his mom who was hysterical. She made everyone call our parents to come and get us. My mom wasn’t happy to get woke up and hear that she had to come and pick me up. After that I wasn’t allowed to stay over anyone’s house for a month.
ReplyDeleteA personal rule of mine is to be true to myself and not to let anyone influence me in a bad way.
Basically I’m a person who likes structure however; I’m very chaotic when it comes to surfing. It is a passion of mine.
My golden rule in life is treat others the way you want to be treated. This rule has been with me for a long time. When I was little I was not always the best kid. I use to complain a lot at home. I would break a lot of rules like don’t bring food upstairs but I did anyway. All these silly mistakes I made when I was little all made me who I was today. I realized that following rules is not so bad. I always follow rules in school. But in eighth grade I broke a rule and I had to pay the price. I hid my friends planner and gave it to this kid that he really did not like. When my friend found his planner he pushed the innocent kid on the floor, took his planner and left. I felt so guilty after that because I thought it would be funny but at the end it wasn’t. The principal saw and called them both over. They started talking and I started to walk away. But I knew somewhere I had to go back and face my punishment. So I did and I went to the principals office. I told the principal how sorry I was and that I was just doing it because I thought it would be funny. He gave me an hour detention and after that I felt so nervous because that was my first time getting detention. I never want to go through something like that again. Now that I have grown up I know better. I always follow the rules and if I break them than I will be punished. Some people don’t follow the rules at all and I have no idea how you can be like that. I will always follow the rules.
ReplyDeleteJason that was a great essay. I did that a lot to last year but I never got in serious trouble. I like your example to. It was well explained. Also, you elaborated on this really good.
DeleteJason, it was very courageous of you to turn yourself in. I enjoyed reading your response. It was honest and shows a great deal of maturity.
DeleteI think rules are meant to be broken. A time i broke the rules to my advantage was when i was at my dads house when i hit my brother and told him i tripped. Rules are meant to be broken so that way people can have a little more for fun with there lives. Not important rules like no murder or stealing. lesser rules like no saying shut up or cursing. thats why i think rules can be broken. I also think there for more than just that. Rules can be good or bad like laws.Like black and womans rights. Without those two things this country would be so difforent with even less laws to protect most of us. With these laws and rules i saw some are made two be broken and some are there for a reason. Thats my opinion on why rules are made for breaking and y they are not.
ReplyDeleteRules can be broken, but you need to know the rules before breaking it or you’ll face the consequences. I admit that I have broken rules sometime in my life too. One time I did break a rule was the time I used my phone during school while I wasn't suppose to. By breaking that rule I had to face the consequences of getting my phone taken away from the teacher. That time I didn't really care about it because I thought the teacher was only going to be taking it away from until the end of class. I thought she would do the same thing every time she caught me using my phone. I was totally wrong. The second time, the teacher called my parents telling them that it was the second time she had seen me using my phone in class and told them to pick it up at the end of the school day at the main office. I did not listen once again. The third and last time, the teacher had said she would give me detention and it would write me up. From then I didn't use my phone during class again. I learned my lesson after so many warnings. I did not just face that, but after the third time I got my phone taken away for a month. I didn't want any of that to happen again so I never texted during class ever again.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, there’s a time where breaking the rule worked to my advantage. That was the time I snuck out of my house to go to my soccer game after my parents had said no to going. I love soccer and I could not skip that game because it was semifinals. Sneaking out of the house and going to the game was not a good choice, but it did have a good advantage to it. That day we won our soccer game and I made the winning goal! Right after our game I came back home hoping my parents would not be home yet. I was lucky enough that they did not get home yet until 15 minutes after I had just gotten home. After a day I told my parents because I didn't feel good about not telling them. They said that they weren't going to worry much because I had told them the truth, but that next time to inform them about it.
My golden rule is that I will treat you the way you treat me. I don’t care if I don’t know you, but if you treat me terrible I will not just let you. If you don’t talk to me then I won’t talk to you. I will not treat anyone nice if they do not treat me nice. In my interactions with others I always tell people that golden rule when they ask me “tell me about yourself” just to get them into the habit of the way I will treat them. I’m not the kind of person that likes drama or chaos. Although, my mom always tells me that if someone bothers me then to not just stand there and defend myself. My mom always tells me that as long as I’m not the one starting things and I’m just defending myself then she would always be on my side. I've always said that I’m not the kind of person to start chaos or anything unless I’m defending myself.
Karla, this is a very thorough response. You employed the RACE model very well here. I have never noticed you with a phone in my class, so your story of the phone being taken surprised me!
DeleteSome people say that rules are meant to be broken. When I broke a rule one time it came to my advantage a little bit. Last October. My friends and I were playing ding dong ditch. My mom texted me because she wanted me home. I told her I was riding my bike home from Ocean Gate. She said okay. But after that one person called the cops on us and then we got in trouble and she realized I was actually down the road.
ReplyDeleteI have two really important golden rules. My golden rules are don't go behind people's back and start talking about them. Also do not talk about people's business. For example, in 6th grade I found out that one of my friend's were talking about me. He was my best friend and I knew him since I was a little kid. But he was talking about me. Also, my friend trusted me but I was a bad friend. He told me a secret and I kept it for a while but one day it slipped out. I felt terrible about it. I didn't know what to do. We are still friends but he doesn't tell me as much anymore.
If I had to choose between to crave chaos or to thrive on structure. I would choose thrive on structure. The reason why I choose this because in my whole entire life I had chaos. My whole family is a good family but so much drama happened. For example, my brothers use to fight all the time and my sisters used to fight all the time, and lastly my parents did also before they got divorced. Anyway I don't like it. It annoys me, that's why if any of my friend's have drama I stay away from it.
You are very smart to stay away from drama and keep yourself on task, Nick. I enjoyed reading your response because it was very thoughtful and honest.
DeleteOne time when I was about 8 my friend got lost and I couldn’t find him. So our parents go out to look for him. They tell me I'm not allowed to go look for him. I didn’t feel right to just sit here and wait so I went through the back door to look for him. I was looking when I got an idea where he was. We would always play by a special tree. So I went to look there and there he was. When we got back home my mom was angry but also happy I found him. There was also a time where I broke the rules but it didn’t help me. When I was in middle school I would never do the homework for one of my classes. So I ended up doing badly. The teacher told me I was smart and could even go into A-track but I need to start doing my homework. So in the 8th grade I did and got into a few A-track classes. My Golden Rule is never judge a book by its cover. This is my Golden Rule because if I did judge a book by its cover I wouldn’t have a lot of the friends I have today. I have them because I went over to them to find out what they like. When I found out what we had in common I would tell whether we could be friends or not. I'm the type of person who thrives on structure. I say this because the like the feeling of having a good plan. I also love the feeling of being organized. Unfortunately I'm not very good at being organized but I'm trying to get better at it. I believe rules are important but sometimes if breaking the rules will have a positive outcome then you can break them.
ReplyDeleteRules are rules and that’s all I know. I’m not really sure if they are meant to be broken or not. I think they are more like guide lines if you don’t have your own. So if you don’t have anything to follow by you can just follow the rules that someone has already created. Then you’ll probably come across a rule that doesn’t make any sense to you and you think its total crap! Then that’s a rule that you will probably and most likely not follow. I’ve broken many rules in my small life not just house rules but school rules as well. Although they are very small rules nothing big. Such as, I brought a coffee over to where the computers are in the library, and in the library I also sat on the floor behind a computer desk by the manga section reading the “Fruits Basket” manga series instead of listening to Miss. Bell and getting a chair; hahaha I’m such a rebel XD. I’m not sure why, but they are really big on you not sitting on the floor in the library; I don’t really see what the big problem is? I am a person who usually follows the rules and every now and then I would break a rule, but I haven’t broken anything big yet. I really don’t have much of a golden rule because I never thought of one except for maybe “keep living”, but maybe I can try and think of one now. Hm? Well I think I have one, actually I do have one and it will probably be my life lesson from now on; never stop being an anime freak no matter how much I look like a nerd because that’s what I love! And for anyone else that has something that they love doing never stop at that either or something that they love and cherish then protect it with both arms because if you have something to protect then that makes you 100 times stronger!
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