36 Hours in Hong Kong Summary

          In Hong Kong, the most non-limited place of cities is very different and similar to other places. People wait two hours for noodles, and there are Buddhist temples all around. If you go to Hong Kong this article helps you learn what you should do to have a very fulfilling trip. Start off with a venture to one of the many art galleries. The famous 50- year old hotel, Miramar in Tsim Tsa Shui, was remade in 2009 and now has several restaurants inside it’s huge belly. Karaoke bars are a huge fun time here in Hong Kong, it’s a place for a dim lighted room to get out and have some laughs and sing your heart out. You can enjoy tea and sit by a small pond full of bird’s chirpings and it has a very relaxing habitat. Hong Kong is a very nice place to visit with many things to offer such as cocktail revolutions, fashion stores, and many fun cute little eateries.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/travel/20hours-hongkong.html?ref=travel

Answer the following algebraic expression on the board….

      Black shoes, brown kakis, and a blue button-up shirt lead to a very tall man with brown hair, smiling bigger the a half moon. He’s a young man who loves batman, and is probably my inspiration of wanting to be a teacher. Mr. Cogan, a math teacher of four years, prepares himself for the screaming seventh and eighth grade kids at Magnolia Public School. Everyday all year round is the same old routine; roll out of bed, get ready, and drive half awake to "the best job in the world" during the eye wrenching hours of the morning. But what’s the story behind this tall fellow? Take out your notebooks and learn it here.

Q: What are some highlights in teaching? A: "For me, I love seeing my students mature. It’s awesome watching children work hard and succeed in something they didn’t think they could do. The prize at the end of the journey is watching them all graduate."
Q: What kind of schooling/classes did you have to take to become a teacher?A: "I took many math courses and teaching classes. Calculus, Algebra, Geometry, all of them."
Q: How was having my seventh grade class as your  first class?A: "You crazy kids were loud and disruptive. I knew you were all good, smart kid but it took you all some time to come into your own."
Q: What was the most interesting day for you?A: "The most interesting day was probably my first day. I was nervous, and didn’t really know what to expect from such a small school. Like I didn’t know how you guys learned and how far along all of you were in the math field."
Q: How is leaving work to go be a referee?

A: "I ref basketball and football. I always think and prepare ahead of time so I’m not rushing from job to job. Just last week I was a ref for a special needs game, and a few of the kids started chasing me around. Jobs are fun sometimes."
Q: You have a degree in English, why are you a math teacher?  A: "I had the decision to take writing classes, and I did. I liked math more, so BAM! I’m a math teacher."
Q: How do you prepare kids for future life?A: "I only teach meaningful and helpful things. I try to simulate it to high school level work, and hold kids accountable for there own work like in the business world. My afterschool program sail helps further the kid’s education outside of the classroom; so far it’s been successful."
Q: Are you only a teacher to follow in your fathers footsteps?A: "Partially, other then the fact that I enjoy helping people."
Q: How do you feel about the new math systems entering schools?

A: "I do believe some of it is good and useful. It’s all based on technology. It’s different from when I grew up. The smart board is efficient and I like the new programs."

      As Mr. Cogan erases the white board, another chapter of his book has come to a cliff hanging ending. The children, books in hand, rush out of the classroom.

**I must thank Mr. Cogan for his time and cooperation. :)**

Fluctuating Gas prices may roll new drivers back to the curb

       

One day you’re driving home from school and your mom asks you to stop and get milk. You look at you gas tank and realize you’re running low. You answer her “sure, but it may take a little longer I need to get gas, and I only have 25 dollars to get both.” You go to get milk, it cost $3.25. Leaves you with $21.75, you think to yourself this is hopefully enough. Stop right there. If we rewound the tape four or five years ago we would see gas simply cost $20 to fill up a whole tank and ran about $2.00 a gallon. You would’ve had more then enough to fill her up. Two or three years ago gas weeble-wobbled up and down from $2.25 to $2.75, but has the price of gas these days made it hard for teenagers to put the petal to the metal?

Most kids have trouble getting jobs, caused by being 16, and taking the early bird route in getting their license. Which is when you go to driving school at 16 and get all your forms, written tests, and the road test completed. If you go this way you’ll be driving before you know it at age 16. Most of us are reliable and should be able to get a job anywhere, but you have to be 18.

            Kids have to pay for gas, insurance, and other expenses they have. Others have their mommies and daddies take care of it. If you’re a part time worker, and you have car insurance bills and school funds these gas prices may hit you like a 18 wheeler. You think with all the driving to school, work, and to run errands or go out to have fun you’re looking at filling up at least two times a week. The prices for gas today go up to $3.25 and at some places even $3.30. Depending on what car you own changes the amount of gallons your car holds, but for now well say 10 gallons. You’re looking at $32.50 every time you get gas, twice a week it comes out to $65 a week. That’s more then any teenager makes in a full days work, and even sometimes more then a kid makes in a week. The prices of gas and ages limitations of getting a job for minimum wage are holding us back as a whole. Not just a piece.