Online Education

                Online education is the new fad this year. But personally, I think it has more of a negative influence than a positive. It is allowing an excuse for students to drop out of regular high schools, while giving them the option to take classes at home. Which, although a positive for those who choose to dropout, is somewhat poisoning the minds of teenagers to think it is a smart choice to drop out of high school. I think that this is going to result in much larger issues in the future.

                Increased dropout rates: Sure, there is the option to take online courses when you choose to dropout of high school, but are all of these students taking advantage? Some students will dropout, but remain too lazy to take these courses seriously and end up not receiving a high school diploma.

                Tuition: With these increased dropout rates and less students attending traditional high school’s, who will pay for the necessities needed to maintain a high school, such as teacher salaries, maintenance, and teaching supplies? Although outnumbered by public schools, private schools require yearly tuition, and cannot be run without this income.

                Human interaction: Some online education courses include chances to interact with other students enrolled in online courses outside of their homes. Such as field trips, study groups, etc.  But not being in the same type of setting each and every day as your fellow peers attending a “real” high school are, will make you less capable of communication with others, as well as interacting with teachers and other adults.

                Couch Potatoes: Without this human interaction, and requirement to wake up early everyday, and physically go to school, our country will become increasingly lazy. Even our own First Lady complains about how our country is obese and don’t get enough exercise. This will only get worse if we allow our nation’s teenagers to sit on the couch or in bed all day while “receiving an education”.

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Kim Kardashian: Spoiled Heiress or Hard Worker?

                Kim Kardashian. Known to most- along with the rest of the Kardashian/Jenner family- as a spoiled heiress that does nothing to earn her money, and basically has everything handed to her on a silver platter. This is the perception that she receives based on her good looks, wealth, and ability to have fun while also being paid by the second for almost everything she does.

                The large group of “haters” that Kim Kardashian has, may have their reasons to bash on her fame. Sure, her infamous 72-day long marriage with NBA star Kris Humphries may have added to her criticisms by the public, but personally I think that Kim deserves the wealth that she receives and I am definitely part of her fan club.  

                Aside from the bad sides of every celebrity, I feel that people need to focus on the good, and not just what you hear in the tabloids, or pictures taken by the paparazzi that can be morphed into something else. The Kardashian family was blessed by their father who supplied them with a large amount of money when he passed years ago, but I applaud the family for continuing his franchises, as well as following in his footsteps and creating his own.

                Kim, alone, brings in a yearly income of at least $5.4 million a year and it will only continue to increase over the years to come. She is a very busy entrepreneur, model, store owner, and also manages to have time for her personal life and family. I think it is amazing the things that Kim does to work hard and support her own life, while also contributing to the better of, and producing things for others.

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