Questions for legislators

I love the questions you came up with for the legislators for Tuesday night. Two bloggers from this class will be representing our group. 

Here are the questions:

1. How do you use technology in your job as a legislator?
2. What is your favorite part of your job? Your least favorite?
3. Do you have a blog? We see it as a good way to communicate with people and learn. We share ideas and help each other with the comments.
4. Do you think a blog would be helpful in your job? Do you think it would help you communicate with the public and media?
5. Is recess in schools good or bad? Why don’t we have it anymore? Do you support funding for recess equipment? We have very little equipment.
6. What is the best way you have found to let people know what you are doing?
7. What are two issues that are of special interest to you concerning our      schools? How can we help?
8. What are your most important responsibilities as a legislator?
9. Would you blog in your free time?
10. What is your view on poverty and equal educational opportunities for disadvantaged students? Do you support special programs for less fortunate students?
11. Would you support incorporating blogs into schools?
12. How do you feel about keeping music, art, and PE in schools? What should students do to make sure music, art, and PE are kept in schools?
13. Do you support funds for improving technology equipment and staff in schools?
14. Will you comment to our blogs?
15. Do you support redistricting schools so that our student body is diverse?
16. Should fun activities be kept in schools (examples, Halloween parades, assemblies, parties, etc)
17. How can we keep the internet safe at school?
18. We have to drink milk with our school lunch, but we would like to have the option to drink water instead without an additional charge. Would you support this change in menu?
19. Free summer reading programs could be very beneficial to students. How should we fund and implement programs?
20. Students often times aren’t listened to by teachers and administrators. Do you value our opinions and concerns? How should we express ourselves in a meaningful manner that will be listened to by others?

Now I know we won't be able to get all these questions answered Tuesday night as it is just an hour event. Put your thinking caps on. How can we get answers?  We'll talk next week.

The session today was great. I have never seen such "intense blogging". You were really excited to communicate with Mr. Fisher's eighth grade bloggers. They are good models for you. I can't wait to see what you blog next week!  More later.....

Mrs. C