Dear Alien, Let Me Tell You About Earth

                                                                                   Dear Alien,

Earth is a beautiful planet with life, or organisms to you. Here, people (what we call our living being organisms) our nice to each other. They get jobs so they can get money (currency) so they can buy a car (automobile) and/or a house (shelter). Our scientists (people who study life) work at a place called "NASA", where they study space. They think that Earth is the only planet with life, but since aliens exist, they noticed space a BIG place. They recently found a new planet. They named it "Planet Nine". We might be getting closer to finding other life. Enough about "NASA", let me tell you about "good" life on earth. Kids (young living beings) go to school to learn for 7 hours. The parents (adult living beings) have jobs so they can have money for bills. There is a creature you may not have known about, but it's called a dog. It's what kids can have if they've been good in school. There's a lot more to know about Earth, maybe you can visit one day.

National Holidays

List 4 national holidays (including yesterday's)

• Martin Luther King jr. Day
• Independence day
• Christmas
• Columbus day

Why do you think we have national holidays?

Because people's achievements become popular.

Are there benefits to having national holidays? Are there downsides?

Yes, no school. And no downsides.

My Searches

What are the top 3-5 websites you use for educational purposes?

I use Google, Brainpop, and Typing.com.

What top-level domain do they use? Why?

They all use .com because they're all companies.

What are the top 3-5 websites you use for personal entertainment?

I use youtube.com, google+, bored.com, stickpage.com, and coolmathgames.com.

What top level domain do they use? Why?

They all use .com because they're all companies.

Grit

What is grit?

Grit is showing that you can accomplish anything. That you have the courage and confidence that you can do it. 

Describe a challenging experience in your life when you showed grit.

I was in a basket ball game. My team had 30 points and the other team had 32 points. All my team had to do was make a three pointer in 15 seconds before the buzzer went off. I had the ball and I was dribbling to the basket. It was 5 seconds left. I stopped at the three point line, I shot it and I made it. Me and my team were so happy. I knew if I believed in myself, I could do it.

Do you think grit should be taught in schools? If so, how?

Yes, it should. It should be taught as teachers telling students that if they have confidence, they can do it.

Setting Goals

I want to improve my accuracy in typing. I want to be able to type big words correctly without backspacing anything. For example, if I'm typing an email, I want to be able to spell everything correctly. I also want to be able to type without looking at the keyboard. I want to be able to memorize the entire keyboard, especially the numbers. I can do these things with Typing.com and/or just typing when I have free time.