Today I am Going to be Sharing Some of the Differences Between Normal School vs Online School!

-In normal school we would always start at 8 am. In online school I usually start school around 10:15 am.

-In normal school we spend roughly 1 hour per day per almost every class. In normal school we spend roughly 30 minutes per day per almost every class.

-In normal school we always eat lunch at 12:50 pm. In online school I usually eat lunch around 1:30 pm or 2 pm.

-In normal school we can see everybody all day long. In online school we do zooms, facetime, and google hangouts, but isnt the same as seeing everyone in person:(

As you may know, lots pictures we see on the internet are not available to use due to copyright. Instead, here are some ideas on how to get a picture without getting in trouble for making it copyright:

1.Create your own picture! This way you can make it exactly how you want it and are sure to not get in trouble for making it be copyright (because its yours)

2.Buy a picture from the creater of image

3.Go to creative commons zero or royalty free images and find copyright free images to use

Here is a Picture of the Image I Created:

(This is a part of my room that I love. I love it because I spend a lot of time sitting in the chair shown below doing work for school, as well as fun things such as youtube. The table has jewlery and other things such as lotion that I use quite often as well)

Can You Guess My Favorite Food Just By Pictures?

Here is the First Blog I Read:

My blog avatar

I Commented:

Hey Amelia,
That is a really cute picture for an avatar! Did you take the picture or find it on the internet? I hope we can talk more! Feel free to check out my blog at https://edublogs.mjds.org/sedelstein21/ !

I Learned That… a deer is a herbivore.

Here is the Second Blog I Read:

About Me

I Commented:

Hey Evelyn! Your “get to know me” post and poem are very interesting! That is so cool that your parents are from different places! Its especially cool that your mom is from Thailand because when I was in 3rd grade, my class and I studied Thailand! I hope that we can connect more as this blogging challenge continues! Feel free to check out my blog at https://edublogs.mjds.org/sedelstein21/ !

I Learned That… there is a wilderness school for girls in Australia.

Here is the Third Blog I Read:

https://michablog2019.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-meaning-behind-my-avatar.html?showComment=1586197509583#c4114931114594240916

I Commented:

Hey Micha! That is a very cool avatar! What are some of your favorite subjects to learn at your new school? I hope that we can connect more throughout this blogging challenge! Feel free to check out my blog at https://edublogs.mjds.org/sedelstein21/ !

I Learned That… in Malaysia they have some of the same types of clothing as us as evident by a boy from there named Micha who wears blue hoodies to school, just like us.

1.Be descriptive (say the why and be specific of your post)

2.Ask questions to your audience of readers (as a way of connecting)

3.Make sure spelling/grammar is correct (to look “clean”)

4.Make it look proffesional (no emojis, only useful pictures, etc)

What forms does civic participation come in? 

Being into politics. For example, being the president, govener, mayor, or a representative. Although, the majority of people arent those types of things, instead you can vote. This is because you voice your opinion when you vote because you are sharing your opinion on who you think should lead a nation/territory based on your beliefs. In addition to that, there is protesting which can help to voice many peoples opinions at once because you typically protest in groups.

Why does civic engagement matter?

It matters because it is a way to let our voice be heard so we feel that we are in an envirment where our voice is heard and honored/matters.

 What is a raised garden bed?

A raised garden is typically made out of materials such as wood or concrete. Soil is placed into the bed with the intention for seeds to go in there. Then you water the seeds so that plants can grow in there.

Why should we build a raised garden bed at our school?

We should build a raised garden bed because it is a pretty cheap design (if you only buy one).

What should we not build a raised garden bed at our school?

We should not build a raised garden bed because if you buy more than one garden bed, it can start to get pretty pricey. Also, if we don’t want it to get pricey, and we only get one, we can’t grow so many plants.

Photo of the prototypical design of a raised garden bed:

https://eartheasy.com/cedar-complete-raised-garden-bed-kit-8-x-8/

Explain why you like this raised garden bed and what makes it best.

I like this raised garden bed/it makes it the best( to me) because it looks like it could grow a lot of plants. Also, the design looks unique because most designs are just your standard rectangular box, but this has “character” to it. Also, since it has character, I think/hope that if we built this design, people in the community would see it and be intrigued by the unique idea, and they would maybe want to volunteer more with the taking care of the plants.

This is my new avatar:

 What is your avatar?

My avatar is a lot of hearts inside of one big heart. The heart is different shades of pink because pink is one of my favorite colors.

Why did you chose to make your avatar what it is?

My avatar is a heart because I like to be nice to others and I think a heart represents that. This is because it shows love, which is what kindness is in my opinion. I also chose this avatar because there are lots of mini hearts draw into one bigger heart. To me, this represents the world. This is because each one of us is a little heart, and when we come together and are kind to each other, we create a bigger heart, which shows all the kindness/ love in the world.

 What super power your avatar has/should have?

The superpower my avatar has is to make the world a better place. This is shown because love/kindness makes the world a better place in my opinion, which in this case is represented through hearts, and there are hearts in my avatar. I feel that I am already trying to do this as much as possible. An example is when somebody is not included or looks sad/alone, I always try to include them and make them feel like they belong!

 Link to the website where I created my avatar from:

heart cute png 6

Poverty impacts our community because of where you live ( geographically), your schooling, your family structure, and your health. This is because if all these things arent so good for you, you will have a challenging life because you dont have the advantages of all these things which really help to make a good life. Poverty especially affects black people because people are still racist which makes then black people enabled to get things that other people are able to get such as jobs. This then makes them not have money to pay for things such as houses, food, good schools and good health which then makes them go into poverty. Short term poverty is when you arent in poverty for such a long time. Long term poverty is when you are in poverty for a long time. Poverty mostly happens in the city of Milwaukee out of all of the Milwaukee County.

Explain What the Four Factors of Poverty are and How they Impact One’s Life.

Education-If you dont have a good education, its hard to get a job that can pay your bills.

Geography-Depending on where you live, the education might not be so good, and you might have a lot of mental health issues due to what you have seen in your neighborhood.

Family Structure-If your family doesnt have a lot of money, or a good education, or good health, its hard to get any of those things for yourself, which then makes it more likely for you to be in poverty.

Health-If your health isnt good, it could be genetic and/or you dont have enough money to pay for healthy food and/or you dont have enough money to pay for medical bills when sick, thefore resulting in getting even more sick due to the treatment that you are recieving.

Explain How the Cycle of Poverty Works.

Once you are in the cycle of poverty, it is very hard to get out of it. This is because if you dont have a lot of money, it is hard to live in a good area, therefore get a education, therefore get a job that pays enough money so you can pay all your bills. Some of those bills include medical bills/ money for healthy food and its really hard to be healthy if you dont have enough money to pay for those bills. This is because you could possibly become even more sick due to not eating the right food, or not getting the medical care you need, which then makes it harder for you to work. Then if you cant work, you dont have enough money and then you cant pay your bills. As you can see, this cycle continues to happen and it is very hard to get out of.

How Do we Help People Get Healthy Food Cheaply?

Some people can qualify for SNAPS (money from the goverment to help you pay for healthy food if you cant afford it on your own). Also, my class has talked about creating a green house. I think that there is already money donated from last year’s class that we can put towards creating the greenhouse. Ths green house helps people to get healthy food cheaply because a green house contains healthy food and we could sell it to people for a fairly cheap price. We could put adds around the community to publicize about the greenhouse so people could come help or buy food. For other people who cant get to the greenhouse due to not having transportation, we can collect some of the food from the greenhouse and give it to food pantries so that the people who cant get to our greenhouse, can go to the food pantries and get the food there.

What Government Policy Suggestions do you Have?

Maybe more people could go on SNAPS if the people who were on SNAPS bought food in bulk. This way, overtime people who are on SNAPS will be getting more food with using less of the goverments money. Then the goverment could give all the money saved from buying the food in bulk to help more people on SNAPS. This way, the goverement is spending the same amount of money, yet helping more people for a longer amount of time.

What Changes Can you/we Make to Help?

Maybe we can do the changes I said above.

What is SNAPS?

SNAPS is when you get help from the goverment to pay for your food beacuse you cant afford it on your own.

What is the average monthly benefit for someone on SNAPS?

The average monthly benefit for someone who is on snaps is $126.

On average, I spend $200 on food per month.

My life would be different if I were on SNAPS because….

My life would be different because my portions would not be as much and I couldnt get all the same brands of food.