Tuesday, 29 September 2009

School Starts-New friends, new interests, new netbooks!


So summer is over and those who are lucky to be in the first grade in junior High School will be happier than other students . The reason : a free netbook by the Greek government for everyone! Each student has already got a coupon worth 450€ and will be able to buy a netbook of his/her choice! Furthermore, the students will have to use the netbooks in the class as the Greek ministry of education has created digital versions of the lesson being taught in class with special activities and multimedia content! Some people believe that it will benefit the students at their lessons at school while others believe it is a waste of money! What is your view?

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

hi Mr Mantho,

I think that giving new netbooks to the students is a very good step for the education.But in my opinion,they should give netbooks to the other students ,too.
Netbooks will help students understand and learn the lesson faster and easier.This is a way to make the student's life simpler...

P.S.:Mr Mantho this year will be fantastic.I don't want to come the end of this school year and lost you...We will never forget you because we like you very very much...


YOU ARE OUR FAVOURITE TEACHER.


with love,
eleni stamataki

Lower 1 Paulou Mela

Anonymous said...

I believe that netbooks could be useful....We like technology so we like netbooks...Also i think that computers andlaptops are human's future....

Antonis
stamataki (eleni)'s friend

Anonymous said...

Well...in my opinion the using of netbooks is an excellent idea.But it's not fair to give them only in the first class of high school...Anyway...I don't really care about it!!I also like the traditional way of learning...
''Ieronimaki athanasia''

Anonymous said...

The first junior Hight School is very lucky, because they used the netbooks in classroom.:P It's so unfair, because the second and third junior Hight School haven't got netbooks. It's not right for the other students. :(

kostas savvakis D' class

Anonymous said...

I believe that netbooks should be given in a bigger class because the students in a bigger class know more about laptops and netbooks... ''emmanouela fragiadaki''
lower 1 paulou mela.......

Anonymous said...

As a student of the second junior high school I am quite convinced that the netbooks are a watse of money because the students of this age haven't got the maturity to handle their laptop and their enthousiasm! As a result they don't pay much attention to the lesson and it might have some negative effects on their performances. It would be a better idea to buy netbooks in high school. These students have to face with more demanding tasks and more detailed notes. So the netbooks would be more useful!

P.S.:No...I am not jealous!!!

Izabella K.
proficiency 3

Anonymous said...

Actually, i believe that teachers are not trained to teach with a laptop. Teachers in our schools , as we all know, are very old.In my opinion, it is the teachers that should be replaced instead of giving a laptop. In addition to that , i agree with Izabella that students in the first year are just not ready to be in the class with a computer.The reason?Simple.Most of the students, don't want didn't want and will surely not want to pay attention to some teachers...therefore the government should be aware that now , they have given these students an opportunity not to pay attention and having an excuse for it. Another thing which i personally think it should be allowed,is for other students, who have a laptop, to be able to bring it with them at school. Now that's the most unfair thing. Imagine that some students don't have laptops and are envious of children who just got one. But can you image of some other children who have a laptop,and are forced to watch the younger students having one with them while they can't bring theirs?I forgot to mention that i totally agree that laptops will help the children but , in order for that to be accomplished, some teachers will have to go... (BtW i am so happy this website started the posts again :D)
Your ex-student,
--->Vogiatzakis Sokratis<--- CPE3:)

Anonymous said...

Ιt is verry cool the notebooks i like that!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I BELIEVE THAT NETBOOKS ARE VERY COOL AND I LIKE THAT......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I think is a very good idea because the notebooks are very cool and beautiful.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I like that..!!!! Maria D.

Anonymous said...

I believe that netbooks will make our lesson easier and more intresting!!!!!!!!! I love them , and i think that it is a very good idea!!! I hope that , they will give netbooks to the children of the next year , because i am going on 6th class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JELA VERTOYDOY C2

Anonymous said...

I agree that it will benefit the students at their lessons.Me and the other children in the first grade in Junior High School feel lucky and happy.But,I believe that it is unfair for rest of the students of the second and third grade.I'm very happy that I have a netbook! Hellen Tzanaki C'1

Anonymous said...

My view is that it is unfair for children of primary school.Children complain they should get netbooks,too! Why only the students of first grade in junior high school they said.It's also unfair for the children of second and third grade in junior high school.
Eftychia Kalogiannaki C'class

Anonymous said...

I believe that is unfair,because they shouldn't give only the first class but they give to the other class like:sixth and second class
!!!!!PAVLINA KOTSI C1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I think that it is fair,because the children junior first class they go for first time the junior high scool.Τhey must to learn,the lessons are more.So the greek goverment decided to give their mini netbooks netbooks. Helen Fasoylaki C1

Anonymous said...

!!!!!I bilieve that it is unfair for children in second grade while for children in first grade it is
fair because helps them for their subjects.I can't wait to go to the first grade class high school!!!!!!

@KΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΊΝΑ@ C1!!!

Anonymous said...

i think that all the other classes should get a netbook because now that only the first grade got netbooks it is not fair for the other students!!!!!!!!!!!!:)


eleni c1

Anonymous said...

WELL I MUST INFORM STELLIOS CPE3 THAT IN OUR SCHOOL THERE IS A TEACHER SPECIALISED IN COMPUTERS... A NEW ONE(DON'T KNOW HER NAME...)IS TEACHING HER STUDENTS BY USING COMPUTERS...! COOL
BUT HEY EXCUSE ME... I AM A STUDENT AT THE 3RD CLASS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL... SO WHAT? I DON'T DISERVE A NOTEBOOK OR SUCH A LESSON???! I AGREE WITH ISABELLA BECAUSE IF YOU NOTICE OUR FRESHMEN AT SECONDARY SCHOOL, YOU'LL THINK THAT MAYBE THEIR PARENTS MADE A MISTAKE... THAT MAYBE THEY ARE FOR THE 1ST CLASS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL...(MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY)GOSH....
THEY COULD HAVE THAT NOTEBOOK BUT IF WE HAD IT,TOO... ALL THESE YEARS WE ARE UNDER THE WORST EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT COULD BE IN GREECE... WE CANNOT STAND IT ANYMORE...AND THEY ARE DOING WHAT TO MAKE US FEEL DIFFERENT? THEY JUST IGNORE US BECAUSE WE ARE TWO YEARS OLDER...AND THAT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE NOTEBOOK..!
THEY FINALLY CHANGE STH AS CONCERNS THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND THEY ARE MAKING IT EVEN WORSE... WHY AM I SUPPOSED TO HAVE TESTS AT ALL 3 YEARS AT HIGH SCOOL TO PASS AT THE UNIVERSITY I WANT?THEN GIVE OTHER EXAMS TO BE ACCEPTED IN? AND FINALLY DON'T BE ACCEPTED? CAN WE REDUCE THE HOURS OF EXTRA LESSONS WHITH THIS KIND OF CHANGE OR WE WILL HAVE EXATCLY THE OPPOSITE RESULT...?
I'M SORRY THAT I'VE CAUSED YOU A HEADACHE AND BEING OUT OF SUBJECT BUT I JUST WANTED TO TALK AND BE HEARD BY SOMEONE EXCEPT MY PARENTS...
JOANNA TZAGARAKI PROF3

Anonymous said...

The new netbooks are a great idea for the students and for the teachers who are teaching with netbooks.Netbooks will help the students learn faster and more easier.


I'm student of the first grade of junior high school and i have taken a netbook.Its Cool..!!!!!:D


Katerina Robou D2

Anonymous said...

Hi
In my view netbooks are a good idea to excercise with technology and learn many thigs about it. Last year i was a student of the juniour high school and they told us that we would get netbooks too
when i knew about this i was very angry.But now i have forgoted

Athanasia Xerogiannaki E1