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Math and Science Night - 0 views
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Sullivan, Joan, and Mary Hatton. "Math and Science Night." Methods and Strategies Jan. 2011: 58-63. Science Reference Center. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. . Joan Sullivan and Mary Hatton in their magazine article, "Math and Science Night" argues the importance of Math and Science Nights in elementary schools. Sullivan and Hatton develop their argument by throughly explaining their topic then by showing how it is useful towards kids and even parents. They write to bring light and importance to an activity that will further expand education for students and parents on a fun level. Sullivan and Hatton write for an audience of teachers who'd like to persuade their bosses to allowing a Math and Science Night at their school, or to inform parents about basic Math and Science Night goals. In this article is about a single night in a school year that is dedicated to the math and science department at school. There are lists of activities for students and their parents to go around and try, all based on math and science. Though the thought of math and science night is nice there is no proof that it actually improves test scores or grades in math or science. I can just this for my essay because it is exactly what I am doing but instead of a big night productions, I'll have one day a week during the day of just math, geometry to be exact.
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Rick Grimm writes the article, "College and Career Info", and he explains why college information is important. Grimm gives an explanation that supports his information as well as giving various book titles and writing about them. The author's purpose is to almost convince the reader about college so that there is a higher rate of students participating and wanting to go to college. The author writes in a formal tone because his article is informational. Grimm informs the reader of other books and information to get them interested in college. He talks about choices teens have after graduating high school. Grimm can give useful information for the freshman in high school. This article would be helpful for my research so I can get an idea of all the questions and concerns teenagers have with college. If this research is given at an early point and time in high school then possibly these choices can already be thought about and chosen in the mind of the teenager. This article was also written in 1975 so it is out-dated, but useful nonetheless. Grimm, Rick. "College and Career Info." Catalog. school Library Journal, Nov. 1975. Web. 03 Mar. 2011. .
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Play outside of home and school - 0 views
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Local parks
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schools in your neighborhood offer organized after- hours physical activities
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Kantrowitz, B. "High school homeroom." Newsweek 115.23 (1990): 50. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. B. Kantrowitz in the article "High school Homeroom" (Newsweek, Summer/Fall90) asserts that teen motherhood is possible, yet the difficulty of such a burdensome lifestyle is highly preventable. Kantowitz writes of a high school in Cambridge, Massachusetts that provides a program for teen mothers and their children, and the struggles these mothers face on a daily basis. The author uses examples of teenage girls who failed to use contraceptives in order to prove to the reader the consequences of unprotected safe greatly outweigh a fleeting moment of pleasure. The article is addressed to teenage girls with clear intent to manifest the cumbersome burdens teen mothers are obligated to undertake. The article written by Kantrowitz is an overview of Rindge and Latin High school's program for teen mothers. It has a positive tone to encourage teen mothers to persist despite their tedious lives. The author uses a great amount of statistics to make the reader cognizant to how pertinent the issue is as it continues to mount. Kantrowitz's article was simple to comprehend allowing the statistics and experiences of the teen mothers to speak for themselves. I will use this article in my research to remind young couples why safe sex is important for more than just preventing sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Contraceptives and abstinence can prevent unwanted pregnancies and a lifetime of regret.
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EHow: Resaons to Cut Music Education - 0 views
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Aaron Reynolds, in the EHow online article "Reasons to Cut Music Education" (2009), discusses the reasons that music programs should be cut from out schools. Reynolds claims that music is a distraction, is bias to other art forms, and is too difficult to understand. The purpose of this article is to show the possible good outcomes if music is cut from schools. The audience that Aaron is targeting is the people who run the public school in order to show them that cutting music isn't necessarily a bad thing. The article is published on an online resource that anyone can publish on, so the reliability of the article is questionable. This article is important because it shows the devils advocate of exactly what I am trying to disprove. By reading it, I can know what my audience will be thinking.
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For many children, these are the flavors of their favorite candies and slushes. But for the students at Lake Valley Elementary School, they are typical fresh-fruit choices offered at the salad bar each day.
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Last year, Lake Valley Elementary's commitment to providing nutritious foods for students earned it an award as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge.
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ealthierUS School Challenge nutrition requirements emphasize providing low-sodium, low-fat meals rich in whole grains and dark green and orange fruits and vegetables.
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"I do believe that people [school districts] are pursuing these grants more now because of media attention to nutrition and issues of obesity," Littell said.
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"The bottom line is you can't teach a hungry child, whether they're in second grade or high school," Weidel said. "You can't get the best performance."
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Adolescents' Perceptions and Negotiations of Literacy Practices in After-School Read an... - 0 views
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Donna Alvermann in her study "Adolescents' Perceptions and Negotiations of Literacy Practices in After-School Read and Talk Clubs" reports how adolescents are seen socially by their peers because they may read a lot. She develops this research by holding R & T clubs after School for these students and recording their thoughts. She holds this research in order to better understand the adolescent attitude towards social outcasts who may be "nerds" because they enjoy reading. She does this research for people to better understand an adolescents social structure and their way of thinking. On the first page of her research she states the basic framework of her research and its purpose. He research aims to "signal the power of discourse to shape young people's perceptions of themselves and their literacy practices." So basics is to understand why majority of kids think reading is "nerdy". This research is very interesting because being an adolescent myself I do not even understand why some kids view reading that way. This helpful to my research because if I was to do my proposed program I would better understand why some kids, especially in high School, would be reluctant to participate. Over all helps me understand the psychological aspects of reading.
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often dismissed as a normal part of growing up, is a real problem in our nation's schools, according to the National school Safety Center. One out of every four schoolchildren endures taunting, teasing, pushing, and shoving daily from schoolyard bullies. More than 43 percent of middle- and high-school students avoid using school bathrooms for fear of being harassed or assaulted. Old-fashioned schoolyard hazing has escalated to instances of extortion, emotional terrorism, and kids toting guns to school.
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hree million bullying incidents are reported each year in the US alone, and over 160,000 children miss school each day for fear of being bullied
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most Americans do not take bullying seriously
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ridicule and intimidation have become acceptable
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90 percent of all incidents of school violence begin with verbal conflicts, which escalate to profanities and then to fists or worse
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A bully is someone who verbally or physically picks on others
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Bullies try to shame and intimidate their victims and make them feel inadequate. Some bullies are active and aggressive; others are reserved and manipulative, relying on smooth talk and lies
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bullies tend to regard themselves in a positive light
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The person most hurt by bullying is often not the victim but the bully. The bully's behavior interferes with learning and friendships, and later on with work, relationships, income, and mental health
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foster their confidence and independence.
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First, convince him that it is not his fault,
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Telling a child either to ignore a bully or to fight back is not the solution.
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we need to help our children learn to be assertive—to stand up for themselves in a nonviolent manner
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do not blame her
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walk a mile" in the victim's shoes.
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Parents who are overly permissive
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While individual teachers can teach tolerance, a better solution
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Whatever the program, the key to success is having parents, educators, and community members work together to create a climate that clearly communicates a moral code in which cruelty is neither tolerated nor ignored.
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America's Youth's article titled "Bullying Among Youths Is a Serious Problem" claims that the solution to bullying is to have parents, educators, and community members all work together. They support their thesis by supplying detailing information as well as advice from every position in the bullying process. America's Youth writes to help solve the age-old bullying problem in order to create peace. The intended audience was primarily community members, parents, educational staff, and anyone caring to do something for the cause. This source in a nutshell, described every aspect of bullying with detail from statistics, what to do in cases of bullying, what are causes of bullying, what bullying may lead to, and so on. Overall, this source proved to be extremely reliable on account of its high quantity of useful information and it's proof in showing that the author knew what he/she was doing and talking about. What I found interesting was that the article contained bits of shared views and information from just about all of the other resources. I absolutely love this resource and plan to use it to its maximum potential in the future to help protect victims, bullies, bystanders, and everyone in-between.
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Points of View Reference Center Home: Bullying in Schools: An Overview - 0 views
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intimidating or harrassing another person through physical or verbal assaults and insults
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can continue into adulthood
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whereas a twelve-year-old who punches another student during a playground baseball game will only be reprimanded
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three players: the bully; his/her victim; and the larger peer group of children who are neither bullies nor victims, but who witness
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try to prevent the bully's behavior
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convincing them that bullying is unacceptable
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If and when a bully is found, the actions can be punished by separating him/her from the larger group, by detaining him/her after school, or by excluding him/her altogether by expulsion.
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As many as 15-25% of children have been bullied at some time
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Psychologists widely recommend that bullying be treated not just as a matter of "civil order," akin to childhood assault and battery, but as a developmental issue, one among many that affect adolescents.
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Increasing incidents of cyberbullying
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Deborah Lee and Deniese B. Geier, in their article "Bullying in Schools: An Overview" assert that bullying is becoming an increasing psychologically studied issue based off of Schools today. Lee and Geier develop their point by analyzing both motives and roles in bullying scenarios. both authors write to enlighten readers on bullying in order to possibly better prevent any possible future bullying events. Both authors write towards an audience seeking aid in gaining information on bullying and present the information in a unbiased manner. This article is an explanatory article on the topic of bullying. It's two authors are experienced in education and provide a well filled out bibliography following the article. I forsee myself using this source in my proposal to provide a better foundation as to what bullying is.
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Bennett, Dr. Tony. "Challenges Facing Education System." MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . Dr. Tony Bennett, superintendent, in his article, "Challenges Facing Education System" asserts his plan to get Indiana Schools up to sped by 2013. Bennett begins his article with explaining his frustration that most Indiana students cannot passes Advanced Placement, AP, exams or exams in general, then he proceeds into his plans to fix the problem at hand. He writes to inform readers of his plans to raise test scores on these exams. Bennett's audience is for parents, so that they can know how their child's education is being handled. Dr. Bennett's article on education system is well written and provide a description of what he plans to fix while he is superintendent of Schools in Indiana. What was fustrating about this article was that it was only Indiana and it didn't reach out to other states and mention their scores. However, this is useful if my program goes national or another state is interested that people can see how if affects different states differently.
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Yara, Georgann. "Tempe AIMS Scores Up, but They Want More." Arizona Local News - Phoenix Arizona News - Phoenix Breaking News - Azcentral.com. 18 July 2007. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. . Georgnn Yara in her article, "Tempe AIMS scores up, but they want more", asserted that AIMS scores in the Tempe school area have gone up a lot from the years prior. She begins her article without any introduction. She writes this article to inform Arizona readers that there is hope and that school are getting better. Yara's audience is parents who want to be informed where the best schools are and who is improving. In this article Yara writes that AIMS score have jumped a high amount, however there is room for improvement. This is a good article except that it was published in 2007. I would use this a rebutting argument because AIMS score were increasing without the program I was hoping to set up and that students were getting smarter in the classroom not on the courts but then I would talk about reaching that goal by using the program and jumping even higher.
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From A-Sharp to A- Plus - 0 views
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Sari Harrar, in "From A-Sharp to A- Plus" (2007), discusses the benefits of studying music in correlation with school grades. She claims that those who study music also receive higher grade marks in their core classes.The purpose of this article is to inform the reader of the undeniable correlation between scores in school and musical studies. The purpose that Harrar has in writing this is to inform parents that children and people in general benefit from musical programs. This article was published in order to inform the public of the correlation between scores and musical ability as well as the fact that they are less involved in negative out of school activities like drinking and doing drugs. The reliability of the source is questionable because it has nothing about being peer reviewed nor is there any evidence of Harrar's expertise in the area. This article could be easly used to show that music also aids children in a social way.
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How to Tackle the Childhood Obesity Epidemic - Newsweek - 0 views
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the toll of a toxic environment that endangers the well-being of our children and their future.
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We need schools and workplaces that reward us for exercising our bodies, not just our brains.
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a government that invests dollars in improving the diet of school kids and puts limitations on the advertising that targets them
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We have grown used to a world order of speed and convenience
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High-calorie, low-nutrient foods are ubiquitous—at gas stations, at airports, and at school, where it matters most for kids.
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Vending machines, some stocked with cookies and sodas, exist in 17 percent of elementary schools, 82 percent of middle schools, and 97 percent of high schools.
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With a focus on standards of learning propelled by the reading- and math-focused No Child Left Behind Act,
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Kalb, Claudia. "Culture of Corpulence." Newsweek. 14 March 2010. Web. 24 February 2011. Claudia Kalb in the article "Culture of Corpulence" (2010) suggests that childhood obesity is caused by a "toxic environment", filled with hazardous campaigns that take advantage of youth innocence and susceptibility. Kalb supports her claim by listing the various sources of unhealthy influence present in modern society. Kalb's purpose is to convince readers that before any type of improvement in childhood obesity is made, the people must first demand improvement from the government, and those who create the laws and contracts binding kids to commercial junk food companies. The author writes in a formal tone, with instances of sarcasm, to the general public, and to all people who are interested in the relationship between corporate America and America's future leaders. "Culture of Corpulence" (2010) provides a detailed account of the corporate food companies' presence in the lives of American children, as well as other sources of fattening influences. Kalb specifically points out the change in focus from general health and well being, education included, to sole academic achievement in attempt to improve standardized test scores. A point which commonly becomes overlooked when looking for factors in childhood obesity. The article provides a vast amount of credible information and statistics paired with her own personal opinion, but not so much as to overwhelm the work with bias. The statistics supplied will be used in the research taking place in order to add a relatable sense to the paper so that readers can truly see the effects of childhood obesity. This piece also provides an opposing ideal on the cause of obesity on children, offering an opportunity to create a sound foundation when conducting further research.
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EBSCOhost: More Students Decide That College Can Wait - 0 views
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Eric Hoover writes, "More Students Decide That College Can Wait", and tries to make an impact on those who feel the need for this break. The break is called or know as a 'Gap ' this year, in which a student will take a break from school between high school and college. These breaks are becoming more and more popular among students. They want to enjoy their life of a kid one last time.schools push for students looking for money, because they want you make money. Hoover, Eric. "More Students Decide That College Can Wait." Chronicle of Higher Education 48.2 (2001): A51. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Mar. 2011.
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NASP Fact Sheet - Bullying - 0 views
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A recent report from the American Medical Association on a study of over 15,000 6th-10th graders estimates that approximately 3.7 million youths engage in, and more than 3.2 million are victims of, moderate or serious bullying each year.
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younger students are more likely to be bullied than older students.
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25% of teachers see nothing wrong with bullying or putdowns and consequently intervene in only 4% of bullying incidents
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mount of adult supervision that children receive
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bullying others gives them a sense of power and importance.
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negative feedback and negative attention
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Common contributing factors include:
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fit in,” even though they may be uncomfortable with the behavior.
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primarily passive and will not retaliate if they are attacked
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fail to develop their own coping skills.
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Many victims long for approval
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rely on exclusionary measures (suspension, expulsion) that have long-term negative effects.
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researchers advocate school-wide prevention programs
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Such programs require the participation and commitment of students, parents, educators and members of the community
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an unacceptable anti-social behavior that is learned through influences in the environment, e.g., home, school, peer groups, even the media
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goal of gaining power over or dominating another individual
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more prevalent in boys
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EBSCOhost: ADOLESCENTS' PERCEPTION OF BULLYING: WHO IS THE VICTIM? WHO IS THE BULLY? W... - 0 views
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he most common reason as to why individuals are bullied was that they have a different appearance.
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making one feel unworthy of love/friends because they do not fit the "perfect image"
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What do you think makes bullying stop?"
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bully matures
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victim stood up for himself/herself
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hose who were not involved in bullying during their school years had a much stronger belief that victims can stand up for themselves than did the victims themselves.
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victims understand how hard it is to stand up to a bully whereas others feel victims can handle it themseleves
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One of the most distressing experiences for a child or adolescent is being bullied,
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elatively common problem among children and adolescents.
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downward trend through ages 8 to 16
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older students of high school age often bully the younger students
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50% of bullied children in the lowest grades ( 8-and 9-year-olds) reported that older students bullied them.
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adults are aware of only a small amount of the bullying behavior found in schools.
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its hard for students to tell their parents; it may be easier to talk to other trusted adults
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parents may take too much action and can not be there all the time for protection; a trusted role model may be able to better relate
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Thus, there is a need for studies of students' views about the mechanisms involved in bullying
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everal studies have further indicated that many students do not agree with the view of adults and researchers as the specific types of behavior that should be regarded as bullying
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interviewed 75 children about why they thought that other children get bullied, they found that the most common response was that victims were small, weak, and soft.
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bullied victims of both sexes considered themselves to be less attractive than other
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bullying children and adolescents share many of the characteristics of generally more aggressive children and adolescents, including hot temperament, a less fortunate family background, and a view of relationships that values aggression and bullying as a means of achieving power and influence in a tough peer environment
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bullies need to understand how to gain power where they seem powerless. those they bully might be going through the samething they're going through. make friends rather than enemies
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ey found that the most common response by bullies was that the victim provoked them. Most victims indicated that it was because they were smaller or weaker than the bully or did not fight back. Thus, a second aim of the present study was to describe how adolescents perceive bullies.
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The main aim of this study was to describe adolescents' perceptions and experiences of bullying
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119 high school students, with a mean age of 17.1
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tendency for risk-taking, the breakdown of the traditional family, media violence, drug abuse, and hostile school environments are contributing factors in many teen suicides.
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She blames numerous factors for teen sucide, but does not mention the role peers play
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30,000 suicides were recorded in the United States; about 9 percent of those were committed by people age 19 or younger.
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more Americans under age 19 now die each year from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, pneumonia, lung disease, and birth defects combined.
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. And black teenagers are now more than twice as likely to kill themselves as they were just 20 years ago.
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contradicts sources on racial desciminations affects oteens. racism was worse 20 yrs ago
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white teenagers, particularly boys, still tower over their peers in their rates of self-destructiveness.
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Young people often see suicide as the end of their problems, not their existence. "The developmental stage of adolescence is consistent with not thinking of the long- or short-term consequences of behavior," said Mr. Simon of the CDC.
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environmental stresses before a young person decides to commit suicide.
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Young people, they say, rarely wear their angst so conveniently on their sleeves.
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You never know what someone else is going through. You can not make assumptions on what they can or can not handle
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searching for a single cause for suicide is as futile
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a higher divorce rate, parental abuse, poor impulse control stemming from exposure to television, the availability of handguns, lack of access to mental-health services,
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a general sense of isolation and alienation from caring adults both at home and at school.
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decline of the traditional family unit.
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teenage suicide rate began its climb just as the divorce rate started to surge upward in the 1970s
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Ultimately, though, it's the quality of the parenting, not the constitution of the family unit, that matters most, children's advocates say.
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Whether married, divorced, or single, most parents are now working more than in the past and, as a result, have far less free time to spend with their children.
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Parents spend an average of just two minutes a day communicating with their child, while the TV set spends an average of 3 1/2 hours a day with that child, Mr. Colt writes in his book.
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By the end of elementary school, the average child will have witnessed more than 100,000 acts of violence on television, including 8,000 murders, according to the Center for Media Education in Washington.
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high school students interviewed after suicide attempts expressed surprise that their actions were so painful because it didn't look that way on TV.
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Not surprisingly, children who suffer chronic physical or emotional abuse at home or who witness domestic violence, are much more likely to kill themselves than their peers who do not witness such violence.
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Other experts suggest that the increased emphasis on raising academic standards and student-achievement levels adds pressure to the mix.
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Some depressed teenagers, who are either embarrassed to seek help or can't afford it, eschew traditional medical care in favor of illicit drugs to elevate their moods.
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conflict with parents, troubled relationships, and difficulties in school
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Effects of contingent music on laps run in a high school physical education class. - 0 views
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Phillip Ward and Sandy Dunaway, in their article " Effects of contingent music on laps run in a high school physical education class" (1995), stated that playing music improved physical capabilities including number of laps one could do in an given amount of time. Ward and Dunaway's purpose in writing this was to show that music makes you a more well rounded person because you set a tempo for yourself. The audience of this article is sports directors as well as athletes because it can increase their abilities. This article was publish to show that music helps with sports as well a school. the reliability of this article is good considering sports education is what these individuals do for a living. This article could be used to prove the was the music makes you a well rounded person.
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Literary Reference Center - powered by EBSCOhost: Using a novel unit to help understand... - 0 views
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a first grader shot and wounded another 6-year-old
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zero-tolerance approach
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If teachers are ever going to make a difference, these issues must be part of the daily curriculum.
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Teasing, spreading rumors, and intentional isolation
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Bystanders feel angry and helpless because they do not know what to do, and they fear they may be the next targets.
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They did not like being in any of the roles--bully, victim, or bystander.
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Kathleen Quinn, Bernadette Barone, Janine Kearns, Susan Stachhouse, and Marie Zimmerman, in their article "Using a novel unit to help understand and prevent bullying in schools" claim that through role-playing and discussing a book in class, that students have become more responsible in aspects dealing with bullying. The authors develop their thesis by providing background on bullying and providing analysis on their project. The write to create better learning societies in order to protect the children of America. The authors intended the article for educational authorities in hopes that their project would be implemented in schools around the states. The article was simply a discussion of what bullying is, how it affects students, and offered a solution that took students and helped them understand in-depth of what bullying is and how it makes people feel from the victim's, bystander's and bullies point of views. The authors of the article showed profound reliability on the grounds that the article was organized, contained references, as well as parenthetical citations. What stood out to me though, was that the authored shared ideals such as that "bullying has always been around" with Macquarrie, yet still stood on the position of firmly against bullying. This source provides a better understanding because of the statistics. Because this source was extremely effective, I plan on using it as background knowledge and a reference to some solutions offered.