http://www.postsecret.com/

This is actually the coolest website I've seen in a long time! I loved reading all of them, some of them made me want to cry... The situations that some people have to deal with made MY issues look stupid. Some of them made me laugh too - some guy cheered for a football team he didn't even like to impress a girl.. The things some guys will do for a girl :) And then a lot of the postcards I could relate to.. The site made me want to make my own card, so it's above :) It's the truth too! I think it's one of my biggest fears... Losing someone I love. My sister recently went to Haiti for a missions trip and I'm not going to lie, everytime the phone rang, the first thing I would think of was "did something happen to Rebecca!?". Even though I don't show it to them a lot of the time, my family is the most important thing in my life. I'm going through a time when I'm really struggling with who I am and who I want to be and where I want to go in life. They're constantly there for me, even though I can be difficult to deal with most of the time... They're pretty great :) I haven't really figured out what I would do without them, and I'm thinking it's going to stay that way.

Anyways, this was a sweet site! I really want the book now, I enjoyed it that much. I was a little disappointed there weren't more up on the website though?! I actually searched everywhere for more. And I'm considering making one everytime I have a secret... it could be a form of therapy, possibly? You never know, there are stranger things in this world! Maybe I'll post a few more of them!

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"Debate rages over cellphones in Ontario classrooms"

http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/schoolsandresources/article/861864--debate-rages-over-cellphones-in-ontario-classrooms

       First, all I'm hearing in my classes at school and from the principal is "cellphones are supposed to be off and away!". So why is Dalton McGuinty suddenly talking about changing this strongly-enforced rule to cellphones now being used in classrooms? This I do not understand... I mean, it's not even just that cellphones are being allowed in the classroom, now they're being used as part of lessons! I've always thought that the super strict rule schools have against cellphone use in classrooms was a  bit unnecessary. I mean, one of my teachers actually lets us have our phones out on our desks. He trusts us enough to know that we'll respect him while he's talking, and that -- most of us -- have enough self-control to not be constantly texting during class. So really, I do feel that the strict cellphone rule is a bit over-the-top. BUT I'm confused as to why McGuinty is so FOR cellphones being used in the classroom now... After all the fuss they've caused in the past, I think it's ridiculous.

       I do not feel that this article was biased in any way. The author showed both sides clearly and their opinion did not show through at all, although it's clear that the author feels strongly about the issue, even though we can't tell which side their vouching for. I also think it was fair. This is an important issue to many people, on both sides of the spectrum, and it was important to bring it up so that people can discuss it!

All-in-all, it should be up to the teacher to decide whether their class is mature and responsible to be able to handle the self-control to be allowed to have their phones out during class.

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