Get your own Free Home PageAs I sit and think about the future, I think about the changes that will soon approach Ben L. Smith and the students the changes will affect. Are you ready for a day with no chalkboards, no textbooks, daily report cards and totally different classrooms? If so 2009 awaits you at Smith. The future of BLS in part lies in hands of the students and should be designed to satisfy their needs.
In 2009, instead of writing on paper and using pencils or pens, the school will provide students with laptop computers attached to a laser printer so all will have is type their work and print it out. When teacher’s assign work to their students, the only thing the latter will have to do is go to the internet and pull up the teacher’s file and download the assignment. Also, when students are absent, the can access the teacher’s website to get their work. Furthermore, the website will offer a tutorial in case a student is struggling with a skill or concept. If students are unable to complete their tasks, the teacher will hold a video-conference three nights a week for tutorial. Students will see theirs teachers on their video-telephones explaining how to figure out the answer. If a student was really struggling, he would press F1 to get the lesson repeated. Thus, homework hotline will be a thing of the past.
"Things in 2009 will probably be the same," freshman Rodney Milton said. "For example, there were no major changes from from 1980 to 1990. But if there is a change, Smith would probably have a Smith Stadium just like A&T has an Aggie Stadium."
Sophomore Justin Smith, however, foresees major changes on campus.
"In 2009 Smith will not be a school that is on the ground; instead, it will be a ‘Space School, meaning the school will float in the air and students will get to school by their own personal airplanes," Smith said. "There will be no more yellow school buses to wait for in 2009."
The biggest fad by 2009 will be memory enhancement. It will take America by storm, just like the fitness craze. Students will have a variety of over-the-counter chemical substances that they will be able to take to allegedly improve memory. General Nutrition Center will stock tons of the stuff. Instant recall will be as prevalent as 800s on the SAT verbal.
Freshman Noshova Guy has a more apocalyptic view of the future.
"I think everyone will be dead and with everyone dead there will be no way anything can really change at Smith because there will be no one here on earth to make the new changes for Smith," Guy said.
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