Grading A Presentation

                   Ken Robertson presented about how education kills creativity.  I enjoyed his presentation very much because he kept the audience engaged with humorous stories that related to the topic he was talking about. His strength throughout the presentation was keeping the audience engaged. Usually during long presentations like this one I tend to fall asleep, but his jokes and the audience's laughter kept me awake and engaged. He could improve on his transitions and organization though. The way he would transition from the topic to an engaging joke and back to the topic from time to time was a little confusing and hard to follow. According to the rubric that I was handed in class, I gave him an overall grade of 90. I gave him this grade because he did keep the audience engaged, but lacked in organization, talked a little too fast and was kind of hard to follow at times.
                   I do agree with what he was saying about how education kills creativity. In his presentation he states that "We are born with creativity, but education takes it away as we move up." And its true, just like if you don't practice a sport, instrument, math or writing- you'll lose that skill later on in life. Education is just as important as a child's creativity.

Do You Need A Virtual Break?

          Mark Bittman wrote "I Need a Virtual Break. No, Really" where he talks about his addiction to technology and how he needs a break from all of it. He also points out the downside of unplugging from technology, because there are so many people that depend on him, he is worried that there would be an emergency before the 24 hour unplug ends. 
            I think that others should take the initiative to unplug for 24 hours. There's more to life than hiding behind a screen. There may be people out there who don't think they can do it, but then just think if you were forced to unplug. If every device in the world just stopped working, the people who don't use their devices often will be fine, but others who depend on those same devices would be freaking out. This is the reason that everyone should unplug for 24 hours once a week, or even once a month.