Hey, It’s Chloe here! ☺

I’m here today to blog to you about freedom within a classroom, specifically GTT. In GTT we have rules to follow and deadlines to meet, but we also have a lot of freedom. Freedom is a really interesting concept. Usually when us as Americans think about freedom, the first thing we think about is USA! 🎉🎉🎉 ‘Murica! But, in reality, freedom doesn’t always have to do with America. Freedom generally just means the right to act or speak as one wants too. Here are a few ways we get freedom within our GTT classroom, the makerspace.

1.) We are able to move at our own pace.

Ok, so you might be thinking, “But Chloe each module we do has a deadline blah blah blah…” and yeah, you’re right. But still, as long as you get your work done by the deadline, you get to decide what you want to have done before each class and so on. I think that this is a really good rule because it teaches responsibility. You have to manage your time wisely, but you still get a good amount of freedom.

2.) You get to use almost any piece of equipment or technology that you need to.

You may not think of this as a privilege because you are used to it now but, #tbt to when we weren’t allowed to bring our own devices. It seems like ages ago but there actually was a time when you weren’t allowed to listen to music on your phone in class. Now that we are able to bring and use our own devices we have more access to research which is always helpful. If you feel left out right now because your parents still haven’t let you get that new iphone you’ve been wanting, I have good news for you! All around the classroom are brand new and amazing Mac computers just waiting for you to log onto them, and don’t forget the ipads! Along with the technology there are also tons of great tools, but those aren’t as fun to talk about. And last but defenitly not least…

3.) We get to choose what module we want to work on. 

Every two weeks we have to make the big desicion of choosing our next module! We have been doing this for quite a bit now but I think we need to step back and realize how AMAZING this is!!!! Unlike Science or U.S. History (Don’t get me wrong both classes are still great!) we don’t have to learn about a specific topic if we don’t want to. We get to decide if something sounds fun to us or not and I think we should appreciate this because, sadly, not many other classes are like GTT…. even if we wish they could be.

So the next time you hear the word freedom, I hope you think…GTT! And America of course.

Thanks for reading!
~ Chloe Leline
(8th period)