***BLOG CHOICE THIS WEEK*** Choose to answer one of the two blog prompts below- or answer both, if you wish. OPTION 1: It is the beginning of a hot summer in Australia and the area has been struggling with drought for some time. Wildfires have broken out all over the country and are currently burning out of control. We have been through this, we know how scary this is to face. If you are comfortable, I'd like you to write messages of hope to our friends in Australia. We can share our experiences and let them know they can recover, even after something this terrible. Remember how it felt last year to know that others were thinking of us and sending supportive messages and thoughts. It is our turn to send our love and hope to our friends in Australia now. OPTION 2: Do you think that honesty is always the best policy or are there some times that lying is okay?
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Brysen Lee
1/13/2020 10:33:09 am
I don't think honesty is always the answer. There is a time were lying is OK to do because sometimes when you don't lie it can hurt someone's feelings or it can do something bad. Sometimes lying is bad because you can hurt someone or you could do something bad for something or someone. I think you should lie and sometimes you shouldn't lie.
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Caleb Pruis
1/13/2020 10:36:10 am
Dear Australia people
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Davis Limbaugh
1/13/2020 10:40:20 am
I think that lying is never okay because sometimes it can be about something stupid or it can be something serious. Honesty is always the best policy because then you don’t have to hide anything Because you have nothing to hide. Plus when you lie it just feels like you did something bad. When your honest you don’t have to worry about anything. That is why honesty is the best policy.
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will hartley
1/13/2020 12:42:25 pm
Blog # 17
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Sakura Konzen
1/13/2020 12:43:55 pm
Hi, I know the pain and suffering your country is going through. The fires are dreadful and my family and I are sorry for the horror. I know the pain and I have been through a fire, though my house has not been burned down, my friends’ houses did and I feel the pain you are going through. I am a survivor of the “infamous Camp Fire” in Paradise around a year ago and is still standing strong are rebuilding. The town is being rebuilt and surviving. You will get through this and though the number of buildings aren’t and much as ours, that is still a lot to fear and WE will stand together with you. That is devastating and we love you and we support you and all of your struggles and problems.
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Noah
1/13/2020 12:44:20 pm
In my opinion, honesty is usually the best policy however sometimes I think lying is ok. For example, if I have a lot of homework and I do some of it one day but not all of it and my mom asks if I did it all and I say yes and i'm just splitting it into different days I think that's ok. Another example is I took crayons from school and I lost them, the school asks where they are and I say at home then go to the store and buy new ones for the school I think that's ok to. In conclusion sometimes lying is ok but sometimes it's not.
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Caitlin Cooper
1/13/2020 12:49:09 pm
I think that honesty and lying are both good because, being honest is good because you’re telling the truth about something not lying. This lying that I’m talking about is a good kind because, if you try to keep a secret about something like a birthday party, and the person finds a present and says, “Who is this for?” You will want to keep it a secret so you will say this present is for someone else. Lying to someone can be good, and being honest is good too.
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Michael Meisner
1/13/2020 02:26:53 pm
I think that you should not have to tell the truth all the time. Some truths are for you and only you. Sometimes the truth can hurt people so it can be better to lie to spare someone than to tell them and have them break down. You should only have to tell the truth when it’s important or if it is something you are willing to share. Truths can be a powerful thing, you can also hurt someone's feelings by telling the truth about what you think of them. So it is better to keep your secrets to yourself unless they don’t affect other people or yourself.
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logan jolly
1/13/2020 02:45:22 pm
I think that you can lie because what if a stranger comes up to you and says hey you want free candy then you can lie. But if your mom says hey did you eat that candy then no you can’t lie. So on that note you can lie SOMETIMES not all the time.
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Annie Gates
1/13/2020 02:58:16 pm
I think that lying is okay sometimes but not all the time because sometimes people take lying to a different level and can get away with it easily. Like committing a crime. I also think that lying can be bad at times because if you get caught by your parents or your teacher you can get in big trouble.
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Maddie Gee
1/13/2020 06:00:56 pm
Dear Student of Australia,
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Ali Duitsman
1/13/2020 06:04:20 pm
Dear Australian kids,
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Maddie Gee
1/14/2020 10:45:35 am
Dear Students of Australia,
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Maddie Gee
1/14/2020 10:45:43 am
Dear Students of Australia,
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elly blair
1/14/2020 03:53:52 pm
Lying is OK sometimes, you can not lie to your parents!!! You can lie to your…. Dog!!! Kidding kidding, but you can lie to your dog. You can lie to bad people. For example, you can lie to a thief or a kidnapper to protect yourself. You can lie to your friends in stories or secrets you are trying to keep to yourself, just not you parents!!! I am not telling you what to do, just giving you advice. You can lie, but not all the time.
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Grace Meldrum
1/14/2020 05:21:06 pm
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Sonny David-Malig
1/14/2020 07:32:57 pm
Dear friends in Australia, My name is Sonny and I am a 6th grader I just want to reassure you that everything will be okay. Last year I went through the most devastating fire in California's history. My house burned down but I got out okay. I know right now its a very hot summer and lots of places are burning. I know how scary this is to face but it will turn out to be okay. From, Sonny
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Lexi Gomes
1/15/2020 10:40:48 am
Dear Australian kids,
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AaRoN Davis
1/15/2020 02:48:14 pm
I think that honesty is not always the best in some situations. In some situations, it is best to lie or not tell the truth because at that time or place it might not be a good time to tell that person what the honest thing is. Like one example is if you have an opinion about someone that isn’t necessary and they ask you what you think about them that would be a good time to lie. Lying all the time is also not good there is only some situations when lying is necessary but that is only when it is needed.
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Hunter Chavez
1/15/2020 04:14:08 pm
In my opinion, honesty is not always the best policy if it’s to save someone’s feelings from being hurt. Like if someone asked if their outfit was nice but it wasn’t your style I would say yes it’s nice to not hurt that person’s feelings. Being honest about something more serious like if you broke your brother’s toy then being honest is the best because you did something that hurt him and you need to own your actions. Another example of when being honest is the best policy is when your playing catch with your friend and they catch it ten times in a row and you tell them hey nice catch. Honesty is always the best policy and sometimes its hard to decide when to be honest.
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Allie Bess
1/15/2020 06:27:26 pm
I think that lying is ok sometimes but not all the time because you don't want to hurt anyone's feelings and sometimes if you don't lie you can make people really upset. Most times you do want to make people feel bad so sometimes it's better to lie guest to not make anyone upset.
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Warren Banks
1/16/2020 10:24:34 am
Dear Australia people
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Lillianna Rowe
1/16/2020 10:35:33 am
Dear Australia survivors,
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Josiah Peters
1/16/2020 11:52:44 am
Josiah Peters
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Lexi Gee
1/16/2020 12:13:16 pm
I think that sometimes it is OK to lie on accession. Like if a robber was asking if you were going on a vacation and you were it would be OK to lie and say no or if a robber was asking where you live and you lived in Paradise or Chico it would be OK to say that you lived in Oregon or New York. In some situations it would be OK to lie.
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MICHAEL ANDERSON
1/16/2020 12:17:06 pm
Blog #17
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Jayden Bunch
1/16/2020 12:33:39 pm
Dear Friends in Australia,
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Joseph Vasquez
1/16/2020 03:39:15 pm
You should say the truth a lot of time, then you wold not do something bad, you wold not get in trouble or go to jail for a long time. You should also tell the truth a lot, Then people can know they can trust you, instead of saying lies then no one will trust you with their stuff.
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Fatima Vazquez
1/16/2020 07:48:43 pm
I don’t think lying is okay because if you lie to someone so that you don’t hurt there feelings there going to find out either way and it’s going to hurt their feelings even more when they find out you lied to them. I also don’t think lying is ok because if someone did something really bad and they blamed it on someone else, the other person would go to jail instead of the person who actually did the bad thing. The person who did the wrong thing would get away with it and might do it again and wouldn’t learn their lesson from doing the wrong thing because they got away with it and didn’t have any consequences. That’s why I think lying is never okay.
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Jillian Duran
1/16/2020 07:55:47 pm
Dear Australian friends,
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Allison Freimuth
1/17/2020 10:18:08 am
There are times you can lie but usually do not lie the only time you can is when you see someone you do not know then you can lie and lie about yourself when you see a kidnapper or anyone else you do not know
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Adrik Dyer
1/17/2020 10:39:02 am
Blog #17
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judd williams
1/17/2020 12:29:33 pm
I think that honesty is the best thing to do because if you lie then you are not telling the truth and if you are not telling the truth than you are not doing the right thing.
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Josh.york
1/17/2020 12:54:37 pm
Dear australia, My name is Josh York who suffered from the camp fire here in paradise, california.I hope you guys get donations to help the koalas and kangaroos and for more people help fight the fires over there and hope you guys survive.
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Emberley Thornewood
1/17/2020 05:07:01 pm
Dear people in Australia you may be upset but I promise it will be ok I’ve been through something like what your going through. I was in “The Camp Fire” the biggest fire in California's history it was hard for me it was hard for a lot of people but paradise is strong and the town of paradise is rising from devastation and heartbreak. I know its hard for you even if your not apart of the fires it's still scary to hear about it. Hope you have a great year and stay positive.
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Aaron.H
1/21/2020 09:12:51 am
Dear,People from Australia
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Alaina McFarland
1/21/2020 09:59:56 am
I think that while it is always important to tell the truth, sometimes it is okay to lie.
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