Peril or Prosper?

2/23/2018

In the next 10 years, will your ages will range between 26-28-years old. Based on the statistics from the clip you just watched, will you be perishing? Or will you be prospering?

When I observe teens today, I get anxious about where they will end up. I listen to complaints about school work or having to read novels. I notice the effort and skill put into sneaking on phones or listening to headphones versus any effort or skill put into doing class work. I wonder what they are thinking when they ask to go waste time in the restroom. I wonder if they think adults do not know.

For some, any focus is difficult to detect. What motivates them besides, music, entertainment, food and trends? Do they weigh their investment on brand name clothes, shoes and gadgets against their return? What do they get? Do they not consider that they might be left behind? Do they look at the destitute on the streets and wonder, "what's the difference between him/her and me, 10 years from now?"?

Then I observe the ones who are focused. What motivates them to get to class on time and work hard when they get to school? How do they fight off the struggles of peer and societal pressures? How are they preparing to not be left behind?

As you just saw in the clip, technology is becoming...is already...a "thing." Do you have the skills to survive in a technologically advanced world?

Assignment. Watch the video above, read the commentary after it, then blog about the following: Knowing the habits and work ethic you have today, and considering the stats in the video, in 10 years, will you perish or prosper? How?

1. INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

2. Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five.

3. You MUST respond to at least TWO other posts from any student. Your replies cannot be identical comments on different posts and posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will earn you a zero. Make sure your reply addresses the comment that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content-Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: Sun., Feb. 25, 2018 11:59 p.m. CST

C.Villanueva 1st

2/23/2018 10:29:15 pm

Considering the stats in the video and my work ethic, I will prosper. They mentioned technology reducing jobs but a machine can’t do everything such as teaching in a way a human would. Therefore these careers require a higher education which I will get. I work hard in school to be able to make it into a good college/university. Peer pressure isn’t a thing to be worried about when you know you’re heading somewhere and you have your life together. I have the skills to survive in a technology advanced world.

T.Tate1st

2/24/2018 01:36:01 am

I agree with your comment because I don't believe a machine can do everything a human can, also I believe I have the skills to survive with all the new advanced technology that will be here in the future.

N.Fuller 7th

2/27/2018 03:37:16 am

I believe we all have the skill to survive without technology

N.Brown 1st

2/24/2018 01:44:41 am

I agree with you having a teacher right in front of you to actually teach and guide you is way better than staring at screen telling how to do something. With a teacher you can get hands on but on a screen you tap or click and go

Naudia Fuller

2/27/2018 03:27:10 am

Especially if it is a subject you don't know the subject having the teacher do hands on is better

B. Moreno 6thp

3/28/2018 02:26:59 am

I agree with you . Having a teacher to teach you will be way much better than technology. With a teacher you have the feeling & the overall stuff that technology can’t do .

I. Florence 1st

2/24/2018 09:25:37 am

It is alarming to know technology will reduce the availability of jobs because that means many people without a higher education may find it harder to maintain a comfortable life. On the contrary, the use of technology reducing employment may influence our generation and the generations to come pursue a higher education. At times, I become perturbed when thinking about the future of our generation, because I notice students (including me sometimes) can be under-active with our education and are satisfied with doing the bare minimum. After watching the video, I realized doing the bare minimum will not make anyone successful in the future because they will get left behind. But I do know for a fact that we have the skills to survive in technology advanced world, it is just a matter of us implementing those skills.

R. Garcia 1st

2/26/2018 12:13:41 pm

I agree with your comment and found the part about circumstances influencing future generations to pursue higher education especially interesting, as it would be interesting to see how faster we will progress as a species when more of us are educated at a higher level.

K. Brown 1st hour

2/25/2018 09:51:28 am

It's true that a machine won't be able to replace the mark of a human in certain areas. When it comes to the one you mentioned, teaching, I utterly agree. Comprehension is much stronger when there is someone physically there to answer questions. Yes we may reference the internet for an answer but the true understanding comes from that human bond.

B. Moreno 6thp

3/28/2018 02:28:14 am

I agree . Exactly that technology can’t cover areas that humans can . Certain stuff . Having a conversation going back & forth is way better than technology. Technology will just tell u things straight up . Not like a human.

R. Garcia 1st

2/26/2018 12:52:35 pm

Regarding your comment on machines being incapable of doing everything such as teaching like a human would, they may not be capable of doing so right now, but what if we managed to somehow input human behavior into robots.

Savion Stewart

2/27/2018 03:24:51 am

I think this is true because mechanic is taking human being jobs now

Malakai Jackson

2/27/2018 03:36:08 am

I agree with you savion because engineers are making robots and technology that can have the same malfunction as a regular human being

Erin Hart

2/27/2018 03:43:48 am

I disagree with you Savion, because if you look at life now they would've been had robots and machinery in the classroom, restaurants, and etc.

Adrian geter

2/27/2018 03:36:40 am

I agree in the future I will prosper because of my high work ethic and the spirit to want to succeed in life.

J.Fluette 6th link

2/27/2018 05:20:40 am

The reason that I would prosper is because I have a really good work ethic.Also,if it is something I need to do or something I really want,I can work hard enough to get it.For example,if someone was in the NBA,and it was the championship game,and you really want to win the game that bad,you would work your hardest to win.Thats why I would prosper.Some will prosper,some will perish,just depends if you want it bad enough.

C.Massingill 7th

2/27/2018 03:44:21 am

I Agree That If You Work Hard And Get An Education You Will Prosper in that Time period. Also, You Are Right Machines Will Not Be Able To Do Everything.Machines can’t move around like humans can. You’ll be able to make it if you have an high education. You will not make it if you don’t strive to study for an education.

J.Fluette 6th link

2/27/2018 05:16:59 am

I agree with you.The reason that I would prosper is because I have a really good work ethic.Also,if it is something I need to do or something I really want,I can work hard enough to get it.For example,if someone was in the NBA,and it was the championship game,and you really want to win the game that bad,you would work your hardest to win.Thats why I would prosper.

C.Massingill 7th

2/27/2018 09:20:27 am

I Agree With You Because Thats The Right Path To Go. We Have To Adapt To Our Environment from People to Technology. Although They want us to be replaced . We Are Still Going To Continue To Prosper. Whether The Robot Companies like It Or Not.

I. Florence 1st

2/24/2018 01:21:18 am

After watching the video, I will prosper because the habits and work ethic I possess today will carry me into the future due to my fear of failure. I am driven to achieve success because I am scared of failure more than death, death is inevitable, but failure is not. The video made me realize that the world is changing rapidly, and so do I if I do not want to be left behind. Expanding my education, entrepreneurship, and becoming an open-minded person will be my only way of making it in the future. The work I put in to achieve this will be strenuous, but it will be worth it.

T.Tate 1st

2/24/2018 01:32:18 am

I can relate to your comment because I also have a fear of failure and scared that I may be left behind.

n.brown 1st

2/24/2018 01:49:20 am

i agree with failure is a learning experience to lead you to your success in the future. i was once afraid of failure but i learned to cope with it because yes it happenes but it takes you to bounce back from that

D.Molo 1st

2/24/2018 08:12:07 am

I concur with disappointment is a learning knowledge to lead you to your achievement later on. I was once apprehensive of disappointment however I figured out how to adapt to it since yes it happenes yet it takes you to ricochet over from that.

B. Haynes 1st

2/26/2018 08:57:00 am

Becoming an open minded individual is a good choice to become successful in the future. With being open minded comes taking risks and creating your own opportunities. I’ve been wanting to do better in terms of taking more risks, because with success, you can’t do the same thing that everyone else is doing.

N.Brown 1st

2/24/2018 01:41:50 am

Considering what was said in the video and in the commentary and reflecting based off my work ethic , I will prosper. They stated that wearable technology will be controlled by thought but it has to be bought for that to happen. This new technology won't take over me because i plan on going to college and learning and working harder towards the real goal in life. The real goal is to not be afraid of your mistakes and don't be afraid to fail even when you fail you learn to succeed. I am a hard worker some people can see it and some can't but i know about the late nights and early mornings of hard work and determination . I'm too determined to let something like technology take over me. Even when the world advances i will each time too just to a higher level.

B. Haynes 1st

2/26/2018 08:45:27 am

I agree. Success is the result of failure, and while failing is not something some people take well, to me it’s another incentive to try again. I won’t say that I’m afraid of failure because I know I can’t avoid it, especially when adapting to a new environment.

J. Maple 1st

2/24/2018 01:47:06 am

I will prosper because I will change with the times. I won’t resist the different environment and instead adapt to it. Even though technology will be prevalent, there are things that a computer can’t do. I will have the advantage of being able to mix old ideas with the new, and willingly using old information to fix new problems, in any field I choose to pursue.

D.Molo 1st

2/24/2018 08:07:31 am

I can concur with is comment because I would do the same thing and it seems as if society would to. When things are presented to you in an easier fashion, then one will use the tool quickest to get the job done. It’s just because people want what’s the most efficient at getting the job done the quickest and best way to do things. Yes sometimes you’ll have to use the old ways, but everything is about efficiency.

I. Florence 1st

2/26/2018 05:05:45 am

I never thought of this perspective, but it makes perfect sense. It is second nature for us to adapt to new technology because we are the generation of the beginning of advanced technology.You will not even have the desire to resist our changing society due to technology. It is not natural for us to resist new technology because for one, we grew up with it, and second, we realize how it makes our lives easier. For example, our parents had to print to out directions, now we have Siri to tell us how to get to our destination.

T.Tate 1st

2/24/2018 01:50:06 am

I believe that I will prosper because I have very good work ethic and I don't stay down when I fail at something. I get back up and correct my mistakes and try again until I get it. So with the tenacious mindset that I have.I believe I will make it into the future.The video shows all the advanced technology and machines that will replace jobs ,but it doesn't bother be because I feel those things can't do everything a human can do.

Wisdom Sapari 1st

2/24/2018 02:28:10 am

That is a good mindset to have.

Z. James 1st

2/26/2018 10:55:51 am

Technology cannot do everything a human can do. For instance, with being a lawyer humans use emotion to take down their opponent. Technology cannot possess the same emotion a human does, when talking to their opponent. Technology may be able to gain information and stats on their opponents, but they would not be able to convince the court.

W.Crawford III 1st

2/24/2018 02:02:25 am

I Will prosper because there is no such thing as failing in my eyes. You are either succeeding or learning. My work ethic is like a tenacious bull in a bull fighting match. Machines will own just about every job but I see myself being the owner of the company that is using the machines. I will adapt to new environment and make myself thrive in these new situations.

Jameela barber 7th pd

2/24/2018 03:39:06 am

I agree with you Mr.Crawford. if you really want to complete your goal. Failure isn't the right path to go by.

T.Dawson 4th

2/24/2018 04:50:39 am

I like how you said that you are either succeeding or learning. Having a mindset like that will surely get you somewhere prosperous. You get back what you put out and speaking positive possibilities will do you well.

R.Young 6th

2/24/2018 11:13:56 am

I agree but also you can learn from mistakes but failure is not the right way to go ...

Wisdom Sapari 1st Period

2/24/2018 02:27:43 am

Once watching the video, i can prosper in life, because i possess all the tool to become a successful person in the society. Watching the video made me see that i may have to make some adjustments though, because the world is changing fast with the different types of technology, such as super computers & robots, but I will have to change in order to keep up with the world, & be able to get a good job.

K. Brown 1st hour

2/24/2018 03:29:31 am

After watching the video shown above I feel that I will be prosperous. I hate failing, I don't like the feeling of being left behind in the crowd and becoming an empty husk. I have the creativity, and the strong will do well. Lately I had been slacking but reality hit me in the face like a train and it pushed me to feel I should stop myself before the progression process takes place. Technology is advanced, it is smart and it is ever strong and prevalent, but it will not take my position. Humans are more capable than technology in certain manners and we need to be able to tap into those creative sections where machines can not do so.

D. Hearne 1st

2/24/2018 05:45:27 am

Technology is at a point where it can generate its own thoughts. I agree that humans are very creative but humans are also the ones programming these machines. They are the ones putting in the information they know into these machines, so I wouldn't be all too surprised if the next Andy Warhol was robotic.

Hope Aleman 1st

2/24/2018 09:47:48 pm

Exactly. Pepper are failing to realize that yes, robots can't feel the way that we feel right now. But humans are creating them, and humans always find a way. Eventually, technology may surpass us.

K.Brown 1st hour

2/25/2018 09:56:52 am

Yes humans put their knowledge into machines, but that is the thing. We as huamns put the knowledge in. They only know what they are given and the environments we allow them to exist in. I truly believe that there may come a time where humanity looses control to machinery. But I can't say that humans won't find a way to overcome. As we have seen in history, they always find a path through the thicket.

janiyah chatman 7th period link

2/27/2018 03:37:48 am

I most definitely agree with D. Hearne's statement because, for the simple fact being that new technology is being used , improved and thought of every single day , you'd just never know when humans would be needed in the future or not. We see examples like this everyday like at the store when you're at self checkout and there is still someone their to assist you with different other things, but soon the assistance could even be placed by technology but, i don't really think robots would replace all of the human jobs , it would be nice and maybe much faster.

victor ajuobi 4th

2/24/2018 06:23:03 am

I will have to disgree with you about technology, i believe robots can become advanced enough to replace humans. If you look at the movie Wall-E it showcased how robots could virtually do anything a human can. This being known i can see in the next 20 years robots being used to do things we thought they previously couldn't.

J. Maple 1st

2/24/2018 08:45:52 am

Although Wall-E is a fictitious movie, I do believe that that could be a form of our future. I believe technology does have the capability to surpass us, but just like that movie, human nature will always find a way to be in control.

J. Jackson 7th

3/1/2018 09:33:26 am

I agree and disagree because, robots and other forms of technology may surpass us but, anything can happen. Malfunctions and shutdowns, relying on a certain power source isnt always the best for the people using it. Remember how the people turned out in the movie? What about doctors, nurses, and surgeons etc.? If the machines made to help people with illnesses or those who need surgery just suddenly shutdown who would be there to replace those machines?

Jameela Barber 7th pd

2/24/2018 03:35:15 am

I believe I can prosper because the more I believe in myself to not give up, the more I can succeed in what goal I'm trying to complete. No matter how hard it's going to be, failure is never going to be the answer. Not giving up, can make a change in your life. There's points in time to where I end up giving up on something. But they always end up effecting me personally. That why I can prosper

T.Dawson 4th

2/24/2018 04:53:08 am

Having a positive mindset is a great thing to have in a changing environment. Change can be scary and can lead to failures. Yet, you learn from failures. Learning from these failures will help you prosper.

Camren Harris 7th

2/24/2018 05:05:07 am

I agree with you “no matter how hard its going to be failure is nerver an going be answer” thing may be hard but not impossible I achieved things i thought I couldn’t

T.Dawson 4th

2/24/2018 04:46:03 am

After watching the video and analyzing my work ethic , I know that I will prosper. Not only do I have a strong work ethic , I have the ability to adapt quickly. Although I have changed throughout my life, those two attributes have not changed. Furthermore, machines can't do many human jobs simply because they lack the human qualities or characteristics. For example , a machine cannot have the empathy a nurse has when trying to help a patient. Possibly an integrated empathy, but nothing more.

victor ajuobi 4th period

2/24/2018 06:14:36 am

Knowing you personally i can definitely say your going to prosper and i agree with machines not being able to emulate human emotion, but they certainly work better than humans can.

S.moncivais 4th

2/26/2018 12:21:09 pm

I have to agree with you giving the fact that you know what you want. Machines can do many things better sometimes, but there a things that they have not been adapted to do, therefore we still have the advantage of doing a great job.

Camren harris 7thp

2/24/2018 05:01:05 am

in 10 years ,i know i will prosper , better yet i will be a successful black man in the next 10 year . How? By working my behind off. at the beginning of school i was lacking , thinking not doing work is cool and expecting to be passing by the end of a six week but iv look back onto my report card and look at the non passing grades and said how am i going to be man of the future if i cant do some simple work. But now iv gotten my self together iv been doing my work trying my hardest, my grades my not be the best but i know im getting better and getting my self ready for the future

D. Hearne 1st

2/24/2018 05:50:24 am

You keep working hard and keep up the optimistic attitude. Take in all the knowledge you can get, especially from books. I suggest reading The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation.

J.Bonilla- 4th Period

2/26/2018 01:01:48 pm

That is a great step into bettering yourself. That is great that you started now, and not when it was too late. In addition, the world is evolving quite fast, if you don't do something to change it now, then it will be too late.

J. Jackson 7th

3/1/2018 09:39:16 am

I agree that world is evolving pretty fast but i disagree that it will be to late if we dont change it now. Although there could possibly be consequences to procrastination but it will not be to late. As long as you have a good mindset, remain poaitive you can change mostly anything thrown at you if you are will to take action.

D. Hearne

2/24/2018 05:38:41 am

I fear that I will perish. I'm not the hardest working person nor do I have good focus on whats important. I don't strive to be perfect because it is unrealistic. There will always be an area that I struggle in. In the video it states that 50% of today's jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence. That leaves a small amount of jobs for a large and fast growing population. I don't know what kind of skill I would need to have to make it in a world where a machine can fix itself, and do the job of possibly 100 workers, maybe more, at the same time.

D. Hearne 1st

2/24/2018 05:39:54 am

J. Maple 1st

2/24/2018 08:51:29 am

There are things machines can’t do. Human creativity, passion, and the constant need for innovation and improvement are what separates us from technology. Even with a bad work ethic, you will have some setbacks, but who’s to say you won’t make the greatest discovery while laying in your bed? Working hard isn’t the only thing that creates success.

D. Hearne 1st

2/24/2018 11:23:47 pm

Technology is advancing very fast. The developers of these machines are inputting so much information that one day these machines could surpass us in creativity.

I. Chancellor 1st period

2/26/2018 12:52:23 pm

With all honesty, you change things, to prosper in the next 10 years. In again, you can change that, and start working hard and start focusing on things that are important. In disagreement, you can strive to be perfect, you just have to believe you can do it. By the way, everybody struggles in an area, but what counts, is working hard to dispel that struggle. With all honesty, that is terrifying, because 50% of people, are not going to have a job. Plus, this hurts people's pocket and the need of jobs, for the fast growing population. As a matter of fact, your skill can be in repairing technology, because it gives you the chance, to know how to defeat it and it gives you the chance to have a stable job, in a 50% jobless world, in the next 10 years.

victor ajuobi 4th period

2/24/2018 06:10:27 am

Well to be honest my work ethic could be so much better than what it is now, but i blame it mostly due to own inner passion. I tend not to do my best in things I'm not motivated in doing. This is one of my mistakes that i need to fix in order to prosper in the next ten years. However one of my strengths in my work ethic is that when I feel passionate about something i work to achieve that goal. I can see this helping me in college and the rest of my life and especially in the next 10 years. I can see the new innovation that will be coming in the future, and i want to be apart of that so i think that as i go into college i should be able to prosper along as i stick to what i want to do. With my current skills and ethic i still have a long way to go,but i'm not completely far off.

D. Moseley 4th pd

2/24/2018 10:03:01 am

How can your strength also be your weakness? Contradictory much ? If your work ethic is your strength, it will be strong regardless of the situation.

Adam C 7th

2/24/2018 11:46:21 am

This is a real life situation in many schools across the nation. Teenagers don't want to have a education. They aren't motivated enough. If all these students go to other countries and see how they're schools look and how much they do to get there, they will see how much is given to them to just go to school and easily become a successful person.

Hope Aleman

2/24/2018 09:43:27 pm

I completely understand. It's so hard for me to care about things that I'm not passionate about.. That'll be a major setback for me, and I need to fix it.

Jomar C. P-6

2/26/2018 07:53:18 am

I agree with you Hope Aleman.I have the same problem.If I don't really like what I'm doing,I won't care for it.I now it is necessary that I do it ,but I just ignore it.

T. Shelton 1st

2/26/2018 11:28:53 am

My work ethic is strong when I am passionate about something. For instance, I plan early for events and make sure everyone is in attendance. If I want something I will not just sit down and wait for it. I am going to go get it and it will be successful. I won't fail because I hate to the feeling of failure and to embarrass myself. I'm not going to look like 'I don't know what I'm doing' when I'm passionate about something.

D. Tonche 1st pd

2/26/2018 12:23:10 pm

I relate to your statement, i often find myself unmotivated, but once I have a passion i give it my 100%

D.Molo 1st

2/24/2018 08:00:08 am

Thinking about the points of interest in the video and my hard working attitude, I will succeed. They specified innovation diminishing employments however a machine can't do everything, for example, educating in a way a human would. In this manner these professions require an advanced education which I will get. I buckle down in school to have the capacity to make it into a decent school/college. Companion weight isn't a thing to be stressed over when you know you're heading some place and you have your coexistence. I have the right stuff to make due in an innovation propelled world.

Adam C 7th

2/24/2018 11:43:32 am

I agree with you. Machines can do many things but they can't do many things only humans can do. Kids now only brag about how boring school is, how it's a waste of their time. Well, education will always open doors for your success. Their are people around the world that want to be in the position that us Americans are in with free education. There is nothing stopping us from having a great education, but you have to really think about your actions and how you think.

R.Young 6th

2/24/2018 11:22:11 am

Having a good mindset is key ... to being in a changing environment ,failure is not a right path to go by although you can learn from mistakes .

Jomar C. P-6

2/26/2018 07:46:35 am

I agree with you R.Young.We learn from our mistakes and learn to do better next time.

Adam C 7th

2/24/2018 11:38:49 am

In the next 10 years, if feel I will Prosper. I have always been different from everybody else, I have taken education real serious. I also have taken the duties of running the family business while my dad, takes his time getting better from his last surgery.I have taken the opportunity to take advantage of the education that is offered because I have always thought what will happen if i didn't have any education. I also took advantage because I want something that my parents weren't able to have, back in their home country of El Salvador, raised during harsh conditions and barely any money to maintain a large family.I will always always be grateful for what I have and always use what I am experienced with to succeed, because failure isn't an option in my family.

T. Shelton 1st

2/26/2018 11:21:05 am

Being different from everyone is not a great thing to be proud of. Why conform to society's rules when you can make your own? It is a great thing to e your own person and not act like everyone else. It is great to know your self-worth, and realize your gift. Not everyone can be themselves, for those can don't attempt to be another person. Just be yourself!

D Parker

2/24/2018 11:44:44 am

Society will advance technologically but will face societal holdbacks. While car insurance will become obsolete and people will live past 100 and the Chinese market booms, water will become scarce, depression and obesity rates will rise and many jobs will be replaced by robots. This would be detrimental to future generations because water is required for humans to survive, mental illness is often very deadly even if ivisbilbe and the lack of minimum wage jobs could increase poverty rates because many people rely on these jobs to live. I personally would prosper and grow as a person because I can get through mental health issues and plan to have a job outside of minimum wage but for the rest of the world that may not be an option. By then my work ethic will be completely improved and I will have complete control over myself as I will be an adult, but the rest of society might crumble due to such sudden changes.

D Parker 1st

2/24/2018 11:45:18 am

I forgot to add my class period in the original comment

Jonathan Chicas

2/24/2018 12:19:33 pm

By watching this video I want to be successful in life and be a better person

Hope Aleman 1st

2/24/2018 09:40:47 pm

Quite honestly, I think I will prosper. I'm not going to lie to myself, there are moments where I slip up, but I still work hard to accomplish everything that I want to accomplish. I'm not perfect at everything, but I have high hopes for my future. The video mentions the possibility of an advance in technology, an advance that will put robots in human job positions. Despite this, I know that there are things even technology can't do. I'm not afraid of that, and I don't think that it it'll cause me to perish.

Z. James 1st

2/26/2018 11:01:54 am

I also "slip up" many times. I let the feeling of procrastination and laziness take over me. I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to doing work. I can easily put my work aside and turn on my television. I believe that I can do my work last minute and make a decent grade. In the real world people want their work as soon as possible.

Jomar C. P-6

2/26/2018 07:44:22 am

I think we will prosper.Most of the things that help us survive nowadays might change dramatically ,but we always find a way to make it through thick and thin.We help each other be better people.We inspire one another.Together we can make a difference.

B. Haynes 1st

2/26/2018 08:17:35 am

Based on the statistics presented in the video, I know that I will be able to find success in a technologically advanced world. One thing I think is very important is being able to create your own opportunities, which I feel is a skill everyone should have. With that being said, when technology does become more advanced and the world does change, I will adapt to it. I could possibly find new ways to use the more advanced technology in order to create a successful life for myself. I challenge myself in whatever I do; it’s the reason why I joined the IB program, and it’s the reason why I won’t let obstacles in the real world keep me from my future plans.

D. Tonche 1st pd

2/26/2018 12:20:40 pm

I concur with your statement, I think the strong-willed will manage to survive in such world.

J.Bonilla - 4th Period

2/26/2018 12:59:46 pm

IB is a great program to challenge yourself. This does help open your mind to the new advances in the world. As the world is progressing, this program is meant for you to progress with it.

Z. James 1st

2/26/2018 10:47:12 am

Based off of the video, I believe that I may be perishing. In the video technology, population, and much more had changed over time, and people could get used to it. However, knowing who I am as a person, I cannot adjust to change quickly. It takes me awhile to adjust to new things. For instance, when Mrs. Webb arrived on campus, it took me a while to adjust to having a new principal. I'm mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually attached to old things, so when new things come along, it takes a major toll on me. With all these new things changing over time I feel that I may overwhelm myself by trying to keep up with all these changes, which will lead to a decline in my life.

T. Shelton 1st

2/26/2018 11:15:19 am

I believe that I will prosper. I am too much of a fighter to not succeed. If technology were to advance, I will do all that I can just to understand how it functions. I will not let technology run over me! Technology is ran by humans, so how could we let our creation run over us? I will prosper because I will adjust with the times and keep moving forward.

I. Chancellor 1st period

2/26/2018 12:30:08 pm

In agreement, I think I will prosper too, in the future. With all honesty, you have to fight for the good things in life or just to survive.Not only to know how it functions, but also how to destroy it or conquer it, if it gets to advance. With all honesty, that would look crazy and horrifying, if we did let technology run over us. But in disagreement, how do we know that, technology is just faking with us, making us think we control it. Lastly, I will adjust to the times too, making sure I stay 500 steps ahead of technology, so it will not conquer me, in the next 10 to 40 years from now.

R. Garcia 1st

2/26/2018 11:44:28 am

I would like to think that I could perhaps prosper in a fast-evolving, technologically advanced world. I have, after all been able to adapt to new situations in the past, and my work ethic has been plausible on multiple occasions. However, given the scale at which things are projected to unfold in the future, my thoughts of prospering diminish. A 50% decrease in jobs would mean there will be an increase in the competition for the remaining jobs, knowing myself, I am positive I will not succeed in this environment as I tend to avoid competitive situations.

D. Moseley 4th pd

2/26/2018 12:07:40 pm

Although my work ethic could use improvement, in a more advanced technological environment I would succeed. As a competitive person, I could not let myself fail due to changes in my environment. Adaptation has never been a problem because my best life is spontaneous and competition is healthy to keep you on your toes to produce your best work. Also within the field of medicine, there is only so much a robot can do. A robot cannot build an honest relationship to allow patients to feel secure about the safety of their life while going under the knife. Technological advances are good but sometimes it’s the human to human interaction needed to sustain.

S.moncivais 4th

2/26/2018 12:26:07 pm

I have to say that also my work ethic can have some improvement but we can prosper. I have to agree with you example because a person will not be able to trust a robot completely, but also they don't fully trust another human being to do the work but at least they know that they are capable of doing it.

I. Chancellor 1st period

2/26/2018 12:11:22 pm

Looking at the video and watching the stats and the commentary after the video, I will prosper. With all honesty, my work ethic and habits, cannot be beaten by a robot. Plus, I have goals and expectations in my life, that I want to accomplish, that I cannot allow a robot to beat me out of. For example, having nice things, like a car and a house, and being able to enjoy life, by going on vacations and shopping. Lastly, my fear of not being able to enjoy life, is the reason, why I do the things I do, so with all honesty, in 10 years I have to be tenacious and versatile, so a robot cannot beat me out of those things.

D. Tonche 1st pd

2/26/2018 12:16:51 pm

This video made me feel discouraged towards the future, it gave me a sense of hopelessness. Since I am not as dependent on technology as my peers, I think I will find it manageable not to be completely consumed by technology. However, I find this to be a weakness because as the video mentions jobs are highly dependent on technology in the future. Consequently, my counterparts will be more adept in using future technology. In 10 years, I will be 28 years and I think I will be able to survive 2028, I mean i made it this far.

S.moncivais 4th

2/26/2018 12:17:26 pm

After watching the Video and considering the stats and my habits and work ethic, i believe i will prosper. Sometimes i have some moments where I am ready to give up, but i think on what i want to become and it motivates me to keep going. In the video the stats that people will live beyond 100 years, population will be pushing around 8.3 billion, and artificially intelligence will be around 50%. People could live after 100 years because they will not be doing jobs like now days. Artificial intelligence might take away many jobs, but there will be some that cannot be done and the human will have to do it. Prosperity is what i will have, and i will be able to do what they can't. There will be not artifical intelligence that could stop me from becoming someone and do a great job in the future.

J.Bonilla- 4th Pd

2/26/2018 12:58:08 pm

At one point or another many will be left behind. For example, some people from older generations do not understand some of the technological advances that are occurring at this moment. These people like to live in the simplicity of their generation. In addition many will be left behind. Technology has been a distraction for many living in today's age. This has allowed many people to become narrow-minded and not perish as time goes on. In 10 years I will perish because I try to keep up with the world and how it is evolving into a more technological world.

C Jonathan

2/27/2018 03:32:00 am

In 10 years i will be a Prosper i take my education really serious. I also taken the duty of working for my dad at his business real serious. If i didnt have education i could have been with my dad working on his business or i will be working with my older brother driving on the road every day

N.Fuller 7th

2/27/2018 03:35:09 am

The world shouldn't gave so much technology controlling it. People have to work hard and in schools technology should not teach kids. Kids should be taught by adults with experience in the subject .

Erin Hart

2/27/2018 03:38:04 am

In 10 years I will be a prosper, because I know that my education is highly needed and it's some kids out there that can't even get an education. I want to have a higher achievement than my mother and I know if I do that I will make myself proud.

Derrick moore

2/27/2018 03:42:55 am

I agree

C.Massingill- 7th Pd link

2/27/2018 03:38:15 am

In the next 10 years, I will prosper. Not only because I’m smart but because I will have an education. Statistics show that black men don’t really finish school nor succeed in college. But on the Other hand, I will not perish in the next generation. I will have a job and learn different languages to be successful.

Joseph Amos

2/27/2018 03:39:26 am

Im going to prosper i hace always been different from everyone else , ive always had the mindset to succeed. Also to strive in everyway that i know and to always give full effort. I take the effort for learning very serious, getting an education is one of the most important things in this lifetime. I will go to college hopefully off of an D1 scholarships in sports in major in entrepreneurship so that one day i can own a business in working on NHRA vechiles.

C. McCowin 7th Pd.

2/27/2018 03:39:36 am

I feel like I will be a mixture of both prosper and perish because I like to get to class early and I like to make sure my grades are good. But I also feel like there is no need to doing the work. I do the work in the class, but I sometimes don’t do the homework. I sometimes feel like my only need is my phone, and not what is being taught to me. I feel like this is what I will act like, but I’m not sure because things can change sooner or later.

Derrick Moore

2/27/2018 03:41:46 am

I agree because a lot of things now is operated by electronics

Tiquan Wilson 7th

2/27/2018 03:44:10 am

This video make me feel discouraged about the future, how it is going to look like and how the technology going to advance. In 10 years i perish because i want to try to keep up with the world, and on the improvements on how the technology going to be, and the noble causes

k.robbins/7th link

2/27/2018 03:45:46 am

i believe that for now that we'll prosper,but later we will perish because of artificial intelligence that will take over many jobs and leave humans jobless and might be rulers of mankind that is unbeatable.

M Williams 7th

2/28/2018 03:34:44 am

I agree with you, if technology increases most likely human population will increase. We won’t be able to handle all of it.

Daijah 6th period

2/27/2018 06:51:13 am

I'll say that ill be able to live without technology. Because in the older days we never had technology and now look at us , we are overwhelm by the phones people gives us and we just sit on social media and do nothing with our lives . I've been thinking that if we get older the technology will not disentangle because they are going to upgrade the it to where we can stay at home and work. Basically what I am saying is that if we can stay focus on technology they can take what's ours because it's way faster then us so in the future they can maybe take our jobs so that's why I don't really se technology.

Sieng F. 7th

2/27/2018 10:38:19 am

Based on the video I feel that allowing technology to take human jobs will cripple society. It will cripple society because of the increase of industrialization which will increase the poverty rate due to the lack of jobs available to humans. This will slowly lead the developed country into a less developed country. With robots taking all the good jobs humans will mainly be left with medium or low income jobs. The video said that society will grow 8.3 Billion so humans will need all the jobs they can get. I think that I could be Prosperous because I will be determined to get a good job and over work the robots to show that their not as needed as people may think.

M Williams 7th

2/28/2018 03:32:51 am

I feel the same way, I feel as if we have computers doing all the work that humans do what are we supposed to do. We’ll end up fat and most likely lazy. Population will decrease and more taxes will increase. This world is not ready for robots and stuff when we can barely handle our president.

Tyson Thornton 7th

2/28/2018 06:00:13 am

But when you really think about it at that point since there's no one getting any money there'd be no point of selling stuff because people can buy anything the only people that would buy your things are very rich people in after they have it they don't need it anymore so the dollar will basically just lose its value

Isaiah johnson

2/28/2018 03:26:10 am

I feel like the world will be more better if we don’t have to reed books the computer will reed it for use.The world would be more perfect if we were in 2028 rn

Tyson Thornton 7th

2/28/2018 05:58:22 am

I disagree in hindsight that might seem like a pretty good idea but even though you just have the computer reading to you that's no different from a human reading to you and if you're not listening to when are humans reading to you there's a high chance you're not going to be listening with her machine is reading to you

D.Boyd 7th

3/2/2018 07:01:16 am

Same over here people use technology for almost everything so why would using it for human jobs make it worst? My point exactly is that it wouldn't.

M Williams 7th

2/28/2018 03:27:14 am

My plan in the next 10 years is to prosper. I want to be able to take care of my own and myself. Technology is getting better every second on this earth. I don’t think a computer can teach us in a way a human can. A computer can’t go through what humans go through. A computer can’t make us better. This world is already crazy enough and I want to be ready for all of it,but a computer won’t help me do that.

J. Jackson 7th

2/28/2018 03:36:50 am

Based on the statistics, i believe that i will prosper because, i don't rely on technology to do what i need done. Traditional teaching to me would still be the best and most efficient way for learning although some think otherwise.But based off of my habits I still will go to technology for things I may need.

A.Moore

3/28/2018 07:44:10 am

I agree, technology should only be used for certain purposes

J.jackson 6th

3/28/2018 06:40:42 pm

I agree that it should be used when you have too .

Tyson Thornton 7th

2/28/2018 05:56:55 am

Well in the video it talks about that in 10 years all this different stuff will happen and I'm coming from how my work ethic is now I would say I'd Parish in the next 10 years but throughout the years I might end up changing to fit with the evolving world so at that point I think I might prosper and to be honest when you really think about it it's just another 10 years another 10 years of the earth just evolving because of humans now those humans mess up ended up destroying the world then that's that but if we end up doing good and not being the dumb idiots that we already are and prosper we might actually be good but there's no real definite answer to this the only thing you can really do is wait

D.Boyd 7th

3/2/2018 06:44:32 am

Based off the video, I feel like at one point in my life I would parish because I wasn't/wouldn't work that hard for anything I would do, but if we were talking about now I would prosper because my work ethic has increased and I've started to work harder for basically everything I do. I also feel like I would prosper because in the video they were talking about how technology is going to take human jobs and I use technology everyday I mean technology is already everywhere in the world and a lot of people use it so it would make everything easier, that's another reason why I think I will prosper.

victor ajuobi 4th period

3/3/2018 05:08:53 am

If schools were to allow their teachers to hold guns that would be a disaster due to the fact that it is a active and functioning gun that is in hands reach for a student to grab. This means that a school school shooter doesn't have to buy a gun and instead the gun is right with the teacher. This could put the teachers life in danger and create a quicker school shooting to happen. This could also be reversed as well because a teacher could get so mad at a student that he or she could shoot the student if a situation comes up. This will make the school atmosphere more uncomfortable knowing that your teacher has a gun and if you were to push that teacher far enough you could be shot. The better solution would be to get better security and maybe have cops stand next too classrooms and monitor the students. Final solution could be having student check up lines as they enter schools to check for any harmful weapons or anything else.

B. Moreno 6thp

3/28/2018 02:10:56 am

I would have to prosper, after seeing that video it is sad what technology can do now in days. I want to keep my knowledge because i don’t wanna be a failure. I want to say that i did it on my own without no “ technology “ . Technology is a big problem now in days .

A.Moore

3/28/2018 07:42:12 am

I agree, technology is a huge distraction to the generation

S.Tillman 6th

3/29/2018 12:41:02 am

Yes because with out technology kids think there’s no more life

J.jackson

3/28/2018 06:38:13 pm

I agree Everton always on their devices.they never really pay attention.

Juan O 6th prd

3/28/2018 07:31:14 am

Everyone is smart if they try we don’t need the technology even if is helpful we need to use our own brain so we will know more stuff

A.Moore

3/28/2018 07:40:39 am

Honestly, I feel like I would prosper in about 10 years or so . I say this because since technology might be the way people make money it would be a good benefit for me . I want to make something out of myself when I’m older and stable on my own. I couldn’t see myself periling, because I hate to see my own self at my lowest. I am inspired from my mother by watching her prosper over the last decade, so if she can do I can do it as well.

J.jackson 6th

3/28/2018 06:36:00 pm

Considering the stats in the video and my work ethic. I will prosper. They mentioned technology reducing jobs but a machine can’t do everything such as teaching .technology is they they world gets around to thing.it a huge distraction to people.

S.Tillman

3/29/2018 12:39:22 am

I think this is true because mechanic is taking over humans jobs they are out smarting us humans

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