Tinkering School

In my opinion, I think that Gever Tulley’s Tinkering School has both it’s pros and cons. First off, a good thing that comes with his Tinkering School is the life lessons that come out of it. By being able to handle the problems that come up when their work does not come out the exact way is a great way to jump start the children on being able to handle their future problems well. Since the Tinkering School has no curriculum and is not trying to teach the kids a specific thing, I think that the environment is a better work place. A more relaxed setting without all the pressure to keep up with your classmates, because the kids can work at their own pace. On the negative side, I do not agree with Tulley’s approach that you can figure stuff out by fooling around. Sure the aspect is true, but when the kids grow up, they will have it in their mind that they can get through everything in life by fooling around. Well in the real world, people need to get it right the first time. Life is not a place for people to fool around and expect good things to happen to them. Now I know that they are only kids, but sooner rather than later they are going to realize this the easy way or the hard way. I learned that the hard way growing up through high school, and I am glad I did eventually learn it before my life was further down the road. There are both goods and bads to Gever Tulle’s Tinkering School, but I am going to have to agree mainly because of how hands on the school is. I think that students learn best by doing hands on activities because it challenges the students to succeed more. They dictate their grades more than my taking a written test. This way the student knows what they have to do. I still think that tests need to be incorporated somehow in every school. The test can be hands on as well, but tests help the teacher in figuring out who knows the information and how hard the student tries in the class. I would like to go to a school that tought this way mainly just to experience it though. I like doing hands on work because I am able to dicate my grade in a more just matter.

Labor Day Weekend

For me, my Labor Day weekend kicked off on Thursday night.  Thursday night marked the start of the college football season and a quest for a national championship.  The big game of the night was Utah upsetting No. 16 Pittsburgh by a score of 27-24 in overtime.  Hopefully that game is a sign of great things to come for this college football season.  On Friday night I stayed at my buddy's house and we got up at 9:30AM to watch the first week of College Gameday.  The preview show is just as important as the actual games in my opinion.  Me and my friends like to pick the games along with Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit.  With games being played all day long, Saturday was a day of relaxing and just watching the games.  Monday, the actual day of Labor Day, had the most anticipated match up on the college football week one slate.  No. 3 Boise State was taking on No. 10 Virginia Tech in Landover, Maryland.  After Boise State got an early 17 point lead, Virginia Tech roared back to take the lead.  The game was back and forth until Boise State Quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Kellen Moore took over.  Moore led a touchdown scoring drive with just over a minute remaining to give the Broncos the lead for good and a 33-30 victory.  Next week there are multiple good games including Ohio State taking on Miami (FL).  Don't forget that the NFL season kicks off Thursday night with a rematch of last years NFC championship game between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings.  This weekend should be one to remember now that football is on all day Saturday and Sunday.

About Me

Travis Dale Marcou was born on November 8, 1991 to Dale and Jeanne Marcou. After spending his first five years of life living growing up in Holmen, Travis’ family moved to West Salem, where they have been living ever since. He has two brothers and two sisters, along with one cat. Growing up, sports became a big impact on Travis’ life, especially baseball and football. Fantasy Football is one of Travis’ favorite things to do. Travis wants to pursue a career in becoming a fantasy football analyst in his life after college. He is currently attending Western Wisconsin Technical College with hopes of transferring over to the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse after a year. Other interests that Travis enjoys include: video games, going to Brewer games, and hanging out with friends