A New Answer

The article Steve Jobs - A Great Idea by David Warlick expressed the sadness of the death of Steve Jobs and how he affected the whole world. A quote that was stated by President Obama in the article said, "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it." In addition, David Warlick stated that people should change their prompts from "the right answer" to saying "that is a great idea!"

As I progress through this article, I notice how much of Steve Jobs' creations are used throughout the world. Jobs not only stuck up for his idea in making a computer as easy to operate as a telephone, but also he created many other devices to make life easier and more efficient. One idea led to other remarkable ideas. Steve Jobs had a creative imagination and following in his footsteps will be the next "Steve Jobs." Throughout history, many people help the U.S. progress and to think about what the future holds for all of us! We are always creating and reusing. For example, I heard of an experiment where there were monkeys in an enclosed area. If they climbed the tree to get a banana, they would get squirted with a water bottle. Sooner or later they would just give up and learn not to reach for the banana even though they wanted it so bad. This experiment can apply to our lives. We could possibly have a dream or an idea, but for some reason, others shoot down our ideas. They think that it's crazy and that it will never work. There will always be people ready to shoot you down, but that's what makes Steve Jobs a great role model because he kept true to his idea even though I'm sure people have doubted him.

I agree with President Obama's quote because it is hard to get out of the status quo because of what people might say about others. Once people are out of the flow, it enables people to reach for what they believe in. When David Warlick said that he thinks there should be more Apple equipment in our schools, this links back to David Warlick's blog about We Don't Trust What We Can't See. This is where American's puts its confidence and shows that we were paying more attention to our military and neglecting schools and their needs. I agree that we should shift our confidence and spend more time and money (rather then mostly on military) and improve our public education system. I like how David Warlick said that we should change our prompts from "that's the right answer" to "that is a great idea!" because many teachers today will make students feel dumb if the answer they wanted to hear was not given. This proves that nothing is impossible with hard work and determination. There will always be people ready to bring others down, but don't let them. Steve Jobs didn't let people bring him down and look what he achieved. Nothing is impossible.