Tuesday, November 25, 2008
assignment 10
I believe that to effectively reduce drug use in schools, students need to constantly be involved in a drug program. I did not go through D.A.R.E, and all we learned about drugs in elementary school was taught by our parents & peers which wasn't always effective. In middle school we were tought the general "drugs are bad" and in high school we had to take health our freshman year where the teacher went into details about specific drugs & what they do to your body. I think a course like this needs to be tought all throughout highschool and would be beneficial to have included in some sort of freshman seminar in college, like alcohol edu. Because in high school and college is when things are available to you, so the things you learned when you were ten are not necessarily going to be thought of.
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I agree with you completely. The more children are aware of the consequences of specific drugs the less likely they will be to engage in that behavior.
I agree. I believe that the DARE program should be mandatory for all children of all elementary schools.
I had DARE in 6th grade and it helped some students but others just made a big joke out of it. Some thought it was just a blow off period. I think it would be a good idea but also have them have to write about what they learned that day or something so it doesn't just get blown off
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