assignment 10

The question I chose to address is reducing bullying in schools if I were a principal. The first thing I would do to reduce bullying would be to provide a required class for everyone in school to take that would address and educate all students on the different types of bullying and the affects bullying has on kids. I would hope this would help some bully’s realize the potential physical and psychological harm they can cause on a human. If these classes did not work I would create some after school activities for bully’s and their victims. These activities would be ice breaker activities and team building activities to help break the bullying trend and try and create a friendship.

assignment 10

One way to reduse bullying in school is to have programs or activities that allow the students to interact with children they normaly wouldn't. Many children have a group of friends and they are the only people they hang out with. They dont know what the other children are goin through. So, they may be less likely to make fun of the other children if they get to know them.

assignment 10

In fifth grade I went through the D.A.R.E. program. In fact, out of all of the fifth graders in my school, I was chosen to give my speech on the O'Fallon, MO television channel at a city hall meeting. However, I do not believe that the D.A.R.E. program was highly effective, especially as early on as it was taught. In fact, the O'Fallon police department caught on to this and administered the D.A.R.E. program once again in seventh grade. This too, unfortunately, was not highly effective. The problem with the D.A.R.E. program lies in the fact that they do not teach the effects of drug and alcohol abuse as intensively as they should. The program, instead, focuses on saying no and standing up to peer pressure, which is good to learn, but not enough. If the grotesque effects of drugs had been taught to us, I believe that drug abuse would not have been as high. I also believe that schools should administer random drug tests. My high school did this, but only with the athletes. I believe that the random drug tests should have been in order for the entire student body. The drug tests would serve as a sort of "threat" to the student body to stay away from drugs or face the punishments.

Assignment 10

I think the best way to handle or prevent the use of drugs among adolescents is education. First, educate the students about the risks of drugs and the future problems that can occur from using them. Many other people mentioned DARE programs. I think that another key is parental education. Parents of adolescents need to be aware of the signs that their child is using drugs and be taught how to deal with the situation. In my town, the police force is very, very willing to work with parents and teens to not only discuss but solve issues dealing with drugs. I think the more education and information is out there and the more parents that hold their kids accountable for their actions, the less kids will use drugs.

I believe the way to reduced the use of drugs by adolescents is to start educating children at a very early age. When I was in school we had the D.A.R.E. program in 5th grade. I have heard lots about public schools getting rid of the program altogether. I believe this is a horrible idea, I also think that the D.A.R.E. program in 5th grade is kind of a waste of time. I believe they need to start programs like D.A.R.E. before the kids are exposed to it, which I am not for sure when that is, but if I had to guess close to third grade (which is so crazy!). I think that schools should put a very strict rules on bringing drugs and alcohol to school and being intoxicated or high at school. I believe that the best way to really enforce drug policies is to drug test high school sport players, and to do random drug testing in the schools. This might cost the public schools lots of money but I believe that could be the only way to really enforce drug and alcohol policies.

assignment 10

i think that drug use in adolescents is a problem existing at an earlier and earlier age... i know i remember being exposed to drugs and alcohol in elementary school. we all knew what it was... not that we had used any. by junior high most people had had first hand experience with drugs, usually marijuana thanks to older siblings. i think that the best way to expose the problem is to inform kids. parents and teachers are equally responsible for every childs awareness of what drugs are and what they can do. communication is the easiest way. in dare programs we are given the opportunity to stay clear of drugs, but that doesnt seem to be enough. harsher punishments in school settings and better communication between parents and their kids is the only way.

Assignment 10

To reduce the usage of drugs among adolescents is to introduce a program called D.A.R.E. This program makes people aware of what drugs and alcohol can do to you at such an age. When I was in high school there was also a club that people could join to make others aware of drinking and driving and drugs, it was called DREAM club. I was part of this club and every year before prom we would put on a a Mock DUI to all the students to show them what could happen if you did drink and drive. After the show was over with all the students would go into the theater and watch a slide show put together by the club on what drugs can do you. I thought that this idea was a great way to get the message across to the students that drugs, and alcohol are wrong and can be harmful to them and others with them.