Independent Project

The Independent Project was a video about a school where a few of the students decided to teach themselves instead of using the traditional classroom. This was a pretty cool idea because it allowed them to learn in a way that worked for them instead of being told wheat to do. They seemed to enjoy school and learning more this way because they would learn what they wanted and did not have information forced upon them. Another good part about this was that they all worked on their own project throughout the year.  It depended on what they were interested in but some of them would write novels or make movies or produce music. I think it was cool that they were able to focus on what made them happy. They learned things that would be relevant to their lives and actually help them for the future and not just memorizing useless information. I thought it was a really good idea for them but I do not know how well it would work with everyone because the students need to be able to teach themselves and work on things that mean a lot to them. It might not be a good situation for everyone but I think it's awesome if it works. 

As we were watching the video, we had a back channel on twitter going on. People would say their opinions of the movie and ask each other questions. This can be good because it allows you to see or understand things you may not have noticed without it. I also think that it might be not a great thing because it can be distracting for some people. Like for me, its hard to read the tweets and respond to them while still paying attention to the video. I missed some of the movie while i was looking at my computer. I think that these back channels are a good thing but maybe not for everything. I do like hearing others views and reflecting on what i watched but I would rather do that after the movie is over.