Opportunities for Creating the Future of Learning

This website was full of possible future ideas for students to get more out of their it includes topics such as; Resilient School Communities, Amplified Educators and Learners, A Global Learning Economy, Design as Philosophy and many more. The good thing about this website is that it not only talks about the importance of education but it also the importance of health amongst students. The future relies on having new and innovative ideas on education and the well being of children. All of the blogs that we have deal with things that will be important generation after generation.

The future of Classrooms.

Here is a school in west Philadelphia that was making advancements toward making school much more technological and help the students learn more and faster.

An ongoing Struggle to pay for school

There doesnt seem to be any decrease in the near future for to cost of schools, i found this website to be extremely informative and also had a video explaining the problems college students and prospective students

National College Funding Strategies, Inc.

I found a page that supports my post about the future of e-books in schools. Click Here

Text books of the future!

With the price of books slowly increasing a good alternative could be to have all of the books transferred to a small file and could be accessed through wireless devices, Computers, lap tops and other devices. Colleges could have codes for all of the books on file and they would still be able to sell the code. By converting them to a computer file they will be able to save money on packaging, shipments, and having to spend money on new editions. The books could be updated or changes through software that the book companies will have. This would save schools and students alike.

High Tech Wood Working at BCCC

Right here at the college is one of the most known woodworking program in the community colleges across america. known for the wood turning classes and also cabinet making class, the college is beyond it time with high tech wood working. the class has state of the art wood turning equipment and also a state of the art wood cutting machine that is computer ran. here is a look at what is taught in the program as well as the history of wood turning at bucks.

http://www.bucks.edu/catalog/2092.php

http://www.bucks.edu/artmobile/turnstylesmanual2.pdf

Wood Working with the click of a mouse

i was able to find a video showing off a new machine, Format 4 CNC machine. this machine can cut wood that can be used to make different cabinets and other wood working items. this is the future of what wood working will be going to and how high tech it will get.

Wood Working and going green

In the wood shop much wood waste is produced and it just thrown away. the wood can be used a a ground cover or used for other projects around the school. Anything is possible in the future and the future is another way to fuel things. in this video it is easy to see how wood is used to fuel something as well as many other things.

Food Revolution

I do not know if anyone has seen the show on the network ABC called food Revolution? It is a show about a man trying to change the way Americans eat, the man focuses on changing unhealthy foos in schools to healthy food for the kids of the future. He goes town to town, school to school to try to change the eating habits and better them for the future to come. If anyone is interested it comes on ABC tuesday nights at 8 0 clock. His goal is for anyone who watches to get inspried and be part of the movement of the future.

Physical Education

If they take P.E. out of schools in the future to save money on the budget then things will get worse for overweigt students and younger adults because even with P.E. in schools students are still getting their exercise in class from actitivites. America has to take control of their own weight and diet and do whats right and best for their bodies to lead long and healthy active lives.

Physical Edu.

In the future exercising will be a goal that everyone will want to try to succeed in because it can lead to a long and healthy life. With human life expanding over the course of years, people will exercise better and also eat heaither because of the life expansion of humans being longer and longer.

P.E. in the future

In the future of physical education the obesity rate will decline because people are realizing what is unhealthy to eat and many place like schools are baniing unhealthy snacks. People will start to exercise more and eat less unhealthy food. P.E. teachers will become personal trainers for stundts to motivate them in doing more than just playing video games and eating chips on the couch. The more guidness and the more encouragment the more young adults will listen. It starts at home with the parents then starts with the schools where teachers need to care about the students.

P.E. 2020

P.E. 2020 are new gudelines for physical education and activity for the year 2020. It is about eating healthier and exercising everyday, making part of every childs and adults life.

No more unhealthy packed lunches

A Chicago school has banned kids from bringing packed lunches to school unless a student has a medical note to bring his/her packed lunch to school. The school has banned packed lunches because of students bringing lunches that are high in calories, fats, and more these are called UNHEALTHY LUNCHES! So the school sells lunch that is healthy for every student BUT the child must pay for the lunch even if packed lunches are banned. This will help kids to start eating healthy. More and more schools will join the move in banning packed lunches in the future to stop the rise in obesity in the schools

Right from the Wood Workers Mouth

I was able to find a website message board where wood shop teacher of today talk about where the class could and will end up down the road. its pretty interesting to see what teachers have to say about the trade and also where it could go. also the source and the content of the comments on the message board are as true and right to the point you can get, its helps to get the full view from the people them selfs who run the shops.

http://www.woodworkingteachers.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=1131

In the future of Physical Education this graph is what NC Healthy Schools.com wants to accomplish in the future. I believe it will happen because right now we are in the middle of an epidemic with obesity but in time it will change!

The Wood shop of the Future

In the future of classrooms and the woodworking shop many things will be different but most of the tools with stay the same. the tools will improve in safety features and more options able to be put on a tool, like lazes and measuring devices. the future is here with smart boards and LCD TV's along with table saws that can detect ski and save a finger from the blade dropping down. the technology will make it easier for student to see what they need top build or learn and also having interaction with the material being learned, makes students learn it better and faster.

P.E.in the Future

No one can predict the future but just hope for the best in the long run. With P.E. in the future many hope to see the obesity rate decline rapidly with physical activity being taught more and more in schools. In the future P.E. needs to be more recognized so kids will lead a healthy life style.

NOW BLACK N YELLOW WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE LAST PHASE....THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION!!!

More Facts from BCCC

Bucks County Community College has three topics that they discuss on their website that show the severity of the funding decrease for community colleges including our very own. The government doesn't have the money to fund schools like it use too so they have to seek funds elsewhere.

* Challenged to meet the needs of a growing community, Bucks County now funds only 18% of the College’s operating budget—not the 30 percent envisioned at the College’s founding.
* BCCC students now pay 40 percent of the cost of their education rather than the one-third originally envisioned. While a full-time student pays just $1,345 in tuition and fees per semester, this still positions the College as the second most expensive community college in Pennsylvania and in the top 10 nationwide.
* Governor Rendell’s budget proposal includes no increase in capital funding for community colleges to update existing facilities, many of which are decades old. In 2006, the state’s fourteen community colleges shared just $4 million in funding for essential renovations.

Funding Decreases Hitting Home

This image is located on the BCCC website and shows how our school is funded. Although tuition may seem to be low it is the main source of revenue for the school. The website also states that the amount of funding has decreased despite the major growth in programs available. Even our very own school is feeling the effect of decreasing funding. In order to receive money they look to private support now more than ever.

In this video that i found, Before President Obama was president he was asked if he would send his daughter to a school that he was being interviewed at. He explains that the school itself needed many renovations and under his presidency he would make sure that he would provide more funding for schools to make them better on an educational level but also to make the schools gymnasiums and other miscellaneous things much more enjoyable for children.

Barack Obama on Increased Public School Funding

Out with the old in the new

This article is a great example of what is going on with wood shops all over america. Small improvements in the wood shop make it a better and safer place.

When the new woodshop teacher at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord was asked to share his woodshop for the summer, he was a bit nervous. He was new and the woodshop itself was a disaster. There was clutter all over, the walls hadn't been painted in 40 years, the equipment was barely functioning and the bench tops were dirty, full of holes and splinters. However, while he was skeptical, he agreed to trade the space for what he was told would be "some help in cleaning things up" from Mt. Diablo District Adult Education woodworking students, most of who are members of Diablo Woodworkers, a 250 member central Contra Costa County Woodworking club. The students were looking for a home while their Pleasant Hill Education Center woodshop was being refurbished.

What he got was a miracle.

Click on the link to read more about this great transformation

http://diablowoodworkers.tripod.com/yvhs-woodshop.html#

In our society of the present kids are not eating properly as you can see in this picture and kids are not exercising enough to lead a healthy live. With P.E. being in schools of today gym class can help reduce the number of kids that are obese and overweight by teaching them what is proper to eat and why we all should exercise everyday. Once a teacher explains the consequences of no exercise and a poor diet students will change their habits. All a P.E. teacher of today needs to do is touch the lives of every kid one by one to stop the obesity rate from climbing in our society of today!

What does P.E.?

Here is a picture of a P.E. teacher that is teaching elementary students how to play soccer in a present P.E. class of todays society.

P.E. in the past compared to the present P.E.

In the past ideas and creativity paved the way for P. E. in schools as it was not a big deal compared to today. Back then student were not obese or overweight and activities were fun creative games made up. Now in the present, students are overweight with no exercise or a healthy diet. Today's P.E. consist of sports, group games, and still the creative games from the past still being used today in the gym.

Tools of the Trade

Here are a couple of pictures of tools that are used in wood shops across the nations. The top picture is a shot of battery powered tools. Theses tools are used to put or screw wood together, cut it as well as many other things. The bottom image is a picture of a table saw. the cool thing about this saw is that the blade drops if it feels any type of skin close to it. Tools used now of days have many safety features that make is close to imposable to get hurt on it or using it.

Physical Education plays a big role in schools of today. We all need to exercise because we all need to live active and healthy lives and fight obesity one kid at a time. P.E. matters.

P.E.

Physical education of today, the present shows students how to communicate with one another and interact. P.E. of today helps kids come together and play with one onther with lessons and activities also sports. With activity in schools of today it can lead to sportsmanship, leaders, mentors, and more. Exercise can help us all.

Todays Wood Shop

This is just a snapshot of what most school wood shops look like today. most tools are state of the art and have the most up to date safety features. Safety features are the most important thing that is need in the wood shop. Also able to be seen in the picture is the amount of space around the machines. The more room the less chance of someone getting hurt.

http://ms.salineschools.com/index.php option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=3&Itemid=24

Rock out with wood

Talk about putting the wood to work This video filmed at the wood shop at Buljan Middle School in Roseville, CA, shows how music and wood shop go hand and hand. With the ability to use the wood shop to build guitars, students learn to things at once, able to build something then learn from the same thing the built. The one thing that caught my attention is that the school district dose not pay for any building material or any classes, its all ran by donations. Amazing in my eyes I must say.

The tide begins to turn

I was able to find a good article about the present day wood shop and what is happening to it. Over time, the wood shop has somehow made it way out of many schools due to budget cuts and lack of interest. another reason is that in todays world most things are being ran with more technology and less hands on building or creating. The article highlights one school and talk about how it has changed as well as building something for the future that will still implement the woodworking side of things

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Replacing-Woodshop.html?page=1

P.E. in schools today

With America being overweight at 66% school cafeterias do not help solve the case either with unhealthy food high in fats, grease and calories. With people buying and eating foods like this students need exercise and P.E. in schools. The only way to get kids/students to be active is through the schools with P.E. P.E. in school might be the only time students get to be active. With the amount of stress in schools today to do well exercise/physical activity is proving to reduce stress and clear your mind. It is good for the body and heart and you burn calories from the food you eat. P.E. must be mandatory because kids might never get to do some of things in P.E. class like canoing, rock climbing, field hockey, and basic sports.

P.E. now, more than ever

P.E. plays a big role in students lives even if they do not like it. P.E. in schools allow students to exercise everyday for a certain amount of time. This allows the students to get in 45 to 60 minuutes of exercise in class. It is important to have P.E. because in gym class that time to stay active might be the only time a student is active for the day because students might go home and just watch tv or sit around and do nothing. P.E. can lead the way for a healthy life!

The present on P.E.

In America today there are over 66% of people that are over weight. This is true because of children, teens, and adults eat improperly and do not exercise everyday fo at least 60 minutes a day. With school and the way the economy many schools are laying off teachers and getting rid of school programs to save a buck. Many schools are not making physical education mandatory because of the way things are with money and the economy. Schools fell that p.e. and music are not a big deal but it is. When you exercise and play it helps your body and more!!! P.E. SHOULD BE MANDATORY!!!

Now from here on out Black N Yellow will talk about the present of Education

THE PRESENT...

Girls can swing a hammer too

I was able to find a short article about a woodshop that manly had girls working in it. They will be in the shop for six weeks making table, book ends and tables, This just give a look into the olden days and that women have the power back then to build things out of wood as if a man was doing it.This just proves that women have the power to do anything they put their mind to.


Thursday, Feb. 13, 1936
A dozen girls are wielding the hammer and saw with effective dexterity in the woodworking shop of the Dunn County Agricultural school, under the guidance of Melvin Sommervold, instructor. They are taking a fling at this manual training for six weeks and their skill is evolving sewing tables, book ends, and tables and countless other useful articles. And the girls are to have nothing on the boys, it is announced, for a group of sophomore lads are to broaden their education with a knowledge of home economics, instruction for six weeks to include such fundamentals with the needle as sewing buttons on pants and some of the primary steps in the art of cookery. Dorothy Ausman is head of the Home Economics department. 


http://www.dunnconnect.com/articles/2011/02/09/history/doc4d5078e86b749915321152.txt

Traveling Woodworking Shop Tours Schools

I was able to find a article about a traveling woodworking shop that went from school to school in California. The shop on wheels has everything that a regular shop would have in it. Heres a brief explanation about the shop on wheels and what its all about.

Making the rounds of schools and playgrounds in Pasadena, Calif., is a complete woodworking shop on wheels. Built on a truck chassis, it includes a circular saw and band saw, lathe, electric drill and small planer. Its power is taken by a long cord from the regular 110-volt circuit of whatever school ground the truck visits. It is equipped for model building and for teaching handicraft work in schools lacking workshops of their own.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/11/11/traveling-woodworking-shop-tours-schools/

COLLEGE TEXT BOOKS!!!!

Something that all of us can agree on is the insane cost of college text books. According to a federal committee chartered by Congress "first-time, full-time students spent a total of $898 at four-year public colleges and $886 at two-year public colleges on books and supplies" in 2003-04. With the rising cost of tuition and books it is making it more difficult for people to afford school. As previously posted, the amount of funding for schools is dropping so more money out of pocket will be needed to attend college in the future. Many students including my self found that teachers insist we buy the textbook and we often only read a very little from a few chapters. There are many online distributors that sell and rent the same textbooks you need in college for much cheaper.

Read more at Suite101: Rising Cost of College Textbooks: High Book Prices Hurt Students and Authors, but Benefit Sellers http://www.suite101.com/content/throwing-the-book-at-high-textbook-prices-a69839#ixzz1DPm8ks1l

How to budget expenses: http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-budget-college-expenses-a28541

Statistics

This Image shows the funding that was provided to public schools in NY. The funding for schools was steadily increasing until 2009. They also show a projection for this year. If this trend continues then we may see an all time low for public school funding within the next 5 years.

P.E. in Germany (1700-1800)

During the early modern European period, P.E. in Germany focused on the development of strong citizens through programs in the schools and communities. A person named Johann Bernhard Basedow promoted school gymnastics. Th program focuse on exercise and instruction in activities such as gymnastics, games, marching, running, and wrestling. These leaders believed that P.E. deserved a place in school curriculum. Again....you know where I got this information, look at my other post..

Early Moden European Programs

During the late 1700s and 1800s, early modern Europe expericened the rising tide of nationalism. Against this backdrop, physical education programs in Germany, Sweden, and Great Britain developed and expanded. During the 1880s proponents of these programs introduced them to the United States. I got this information from the same book as the other post from before..

P.E. in Ancient Rome

During this time period (500 B.C.) physical activity was also regarded with importance. Their role with P.E. was different than Greece. Power and being fit was key for Romes military success. Males recieved training for the military by participating in activities like archery, riding, wrestling, and fencing. Strength training was important so males were able to protect the state. This is why Rome was so strong and had a lot of power. Rome eventually conquered Greece. I got this information from the same book as my other post on here.

Education Funding In the 17 century throught the early 1900s

Schools have been around since the 1600's. They were primarily based on religion but President Jefferson thought that schools should not be biased on religion or based on social status. Funding for schools going back as early as the Mid. to late 1800's was primarily based on grants and funding from the parents whos children attended these schools. This caused a problem because places with more wealthy individuals were the only places that were able to provide funding for schools. Places with a lower economy did not have the luxury of having an educational system. By the end of the century they were in full force providing free public schooling which was different then the private schools the wealthier areas were provided. Funding for public schooling was still difficult in the late 1800s but in the beginning of the 1900s state aid programs (many still existing today) were created to help fund the public schools. The states began to get involved in order to reduce the inequalities in the school system a high majority of the funds came from local sources and a very small amount came from state, roughly 15 percent from state and 85 from local sources.

Sources:
A History Of Public Education In The U.S.
Encyclopedia of educational reform and dissent

Putting them kids to work at a young age..in the old days

I was able to find this short video just showing a bit about how a wood shop looked like and how it was ran back in the day. take a look at what kind of tools they are using, nothing like we have today in schools and also the craftsmanship in the projects as well.

http://www.thoughtequity.com/video/clip/49316081_038.do

P.E. in Ancient Greece

One influence on P.E. was the civilization of Ancient Greece. (338 B.C.) Athens placed high value on physical activity. Sports, exercise, and fitness as integral to education and life. The Greek stressed the unity of the mind and body and soul. Males physical activities were wrestling, running, and jumping. Development of the body was valued, and the Greeks engaged in training to develop their physiques. In honer of the Gods, Greeks held festivals, where sporting events gave Greek men the opportunity to demostrate the beauty of their physique as well as their athlectic abilities. The main festival was the Olympic Games. This was held every 4 years and featured music, feasting, and contest. I got this in formation from the book called P.E. Exercise Science And Sport by Deborah A. West and Charles A. Bucher

some old school for the new school

i came across this picture looking around online books of old wood shops in schools.
looks like the times have changed.

This video is a perfect example of what happens when men, women, and children do not get enough exercise or do not exercise at all. WE NEED P.E.!!!!!

P.E. in the Civil War Time Period (1900)

Many leaders had an impact on physical education at this time period. P.E at this time started to grow in schools all over. In 1860 a man named Dioclesian Lewis created a system called "light" gymnastics. Men, women, and children got involved in his gymnastics. Lewis's goal was to improve everybodys health and well being. It was exercise to improve a persons cardiovascular system. In 1861 Lewis established the Normal Institute for P.E. in Boston to prepare teachers to teach his system in schools. Other things that Lewis taught future teachers was anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and gymnastics. It was a 10 week preparation program for teachers. This was the first teacher training program in the United States. This is a look at P.E. in the Civil War era. I got my information from the book called Foundations of P.E.. Exercise Science, And Sport. The authors of the book is Deborah A. Wuest and Charles A. Bucher

welcome

hello all,
i would like to welcome you to this blog, black n yellow, as being a fine woodworking major my outlook and what i will be mostly be talking is about how schools has evolved the aspect of woodworking into the school through the years. over the next couple of months i will talk about how woodworking was in the past in schools, how it is now, and it will go in the future

i would like to show you a video explain what kind of tools were used in school and everyday life back in the olden days

P.E. in the past

The past activities in P.E. were based on the culture of that time period. It was not based on today's P.E. staying active, watching what a person eats and leadership. Past education did not have the technology that there is today. For example, past P.E. did not have the technology to look up information on what was healthy to eat and what was not healthy to eat. Past P.E. didn't have the knowledge we have today. In the past P.E. was required in school. Now, many schools are dropping P.E. to save money. Also, with more technology the healthier people became and the more aware people became of physical activity. I got this information from the book: Health The Basics, The author of the book is Rebecca J. Donatelle