Current Event 3.2

1. What are the unusual requests made by the defense attorney for VonTrey Clark's murder arraignment? Page A1 "Ex-Austin cop pleads...."

He requested to have a filling to prevent attorneys and witnesses from speaking publicly about the case, the gag, and the first amendment. 

2. Why are students at Princeton sitting in the president's office? Page A7 "Students sit in president's office"

The students are in the universities presidents office because they want to improve the social and academic experiences of black students on campus.

3. Who are the current four teams that are predicted to play in the college football play-offs, according to the article on page C4 "Power four plus more"?

The top four teams predicted are Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, and Notre Dame.

4. Who are the five "platinum" biker-friendly cities in the United States? Page D3 "Austin earns gold status..."

Madison, Wisconsin, Fort Colins, and Boulder, Colorado, Portland, Organ, and Davis, California all have the highest level of status. 

5. What other films where compared to the final Hunger Games film out this week, for their lack of....really exciting viewers at the end? Page D6 "Hunger Games finale...."

The final Hunger Games was compared to "Star Wars episode VI: Return of the Jedi", The "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part II", and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2".


Short Answer: 

I  think that not looking over the textbooks again is a bad idea. There could be errors that could potentially hurt a students grade. The board needs to do whats best for the educational community. I think that they should have real experts recheck the textbooks so students can have the best supplies for them. If there is an error in the textbook the students could get very confused and they will think they are going everything wrong. This could lead to a self confidence issue too. I do not think it is acceptable for textbooks to have mistakes in the them. Students are told they are facts, and if there is a mistake it is not a fact, but students might not know and will learn the mistake as a fact. The example where the social studies called slaves workers is not acceptable to happen. If the teachers told the students that the textbooks are wrong or they could be wrong that would be better, but teachers don't tell students that. The teachers tell students that the textbook is correct. Teachers should read over they textbook pages they assign before they assign them to the students because they could be wrong. I think as far as I know my textbooks are correct, but I can't be sure because what I read in my textbook is  usually new information that I am learning. Therefore how would I know if it was incorrect.