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Appropriate or not?

by Mark M.

Dec 21, 2016

I am a student teacher and recently I was "called out" for talking about date rape drugs with my 8th grade science students after one of my students asked how the nail polish works that changes colors as an indicator of the date rape drug in a drink. I thought it was a good opportunity to explain how the scientist at NCSU discovered and p...See More

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AM just so you know I am a parent not a teacher but here are my thoughts. I certainly see MCQ's point with a ! It's because some of these videos I see the kids get SO out of hand in a classroom over disagreements or some discussions unlike when I was a in school and SOME parents get up in arms over any discussion outside their beliefs. That is too bad...See Morejust so you know I am a parent not a teacher but here are my thoughts. I certainly see MCQ's point with a ! It's because some of these videos I see the kids get SO out of hand in a classroom over disagreements or some discussions unlike when I was a in school and SOME parents get up in arms over any discussion outside their beliefs. That is too bad. Education should be for life and prepare us for life. I do not think that is a discussion too mature for middle schoolers.

I agree wholeheartedly with Deb/IA's post.

I think what you need to look at is what is the culture at your school. What is or is not allowed. Perhaps this is a good time to have a general discussion to learn why your admin reacted as they did. If they trust you to stay in bounds acceptable to them perhaps it will be nothing to worry over going forward. If they are just trying minimize any parent complaint then you don't have much maneuver room. That would be too bad for you and the kids but something you won't have a lot of choice over at this time.

One of my most memorable class conversations was 9th grade Sociology. The discussion got sidetracked to birth control pills which were relatively new. A black girl, I can vividly picture her and never forgot her name, commented that it was engineered to prevent blacks from procreating. I was shocked and said it was to give women choices in life and make it so we didn't have to get married so early or have 6-10 kids like our parents did. She felt they would be forced on to them as a race. I was like no, if anything you (as a group) won't be able to get them like middle class whites will. Keep in mind I was born into the ending of the of segregation generation and most blacks in our town were not middle class and lived in one section of town. We only had one middle and one high school so everyone mixed at that point.

The teacher stopped the discussion. Not due to topic or the heated level but rather because she and I were the only ones talking. Our classmates said no, let them go this is interesting. He gave us a time limit to continue. When it was up he asked if anyone had any questions for the two of us. A couple people did ask questions. I don't know the impact of that discussion on her or the other students but I never forgot it. I can't help but think it had an impact on everyone in some manner. While I disagreed with her position, it made me look at it from a different and understandable viewpoint that I would have never even thought to think about. It made me consider hot topics from that day on from a point of how might this or that group see this.

These are valuable conversations in classrooms and I find it sad there can't be more of them.

Dec 23, 2016

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Deb ms/IA Look this stuff comes up all the time in MS/HS. Sheriff
walks in and talks to your students about sexting because
there is a middle school girl down in the office who
shared a nudie picture to her boyfriend who then showed it
and shared it with the football team thus sharing it with
the entire school district. This causes disruptions...See More

Dec 23, 2016

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Apple Seed for Friday, 23 December 2016

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 23, 2016

<h3><font color=red>All the world is young at Christmastime.</font>

<i><font color=green>~ Unknown</i></h3></font>

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Thursday

by Elaine/ret/IN

Dec 22, 2016

Yay! I walked outside today. 9356 steps, so not quite my 10K, which was a bit disappointing because I also grocery shopped in a big box store.. But, outside in sunshine.

Elaine

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judycaret Walked 7,000 steps this morning then did my final holiday grocery shopping. If I don't have it now, I'll either substitute or delete. DH and I made Holiday Pretzles (he unwrapped a ton of Kisses and Rolos). Then I ran out of gas.

Dec 22, 2016

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Wednesday

by Elaine/ret/IN

Dec 21, 2016

I think our exercise has been related to wrapping presents. Maybe that should be our count instead of steps.

I'm back on the "wheel" at least for today: 11,504 steps at the gym. It's in the mid-20's, so not real cold, but now it's melty and slippery, so I chose the safer path. Apparently everyone else in town is shopping. No one ...See More

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Elaine/ret/IN Hey, Old Walker, welcome to the Exercise Roll Call. I hope you'll return often. I admire your ingenuity in finding ways to exercise indoors. Another one that I've used is on You Tube: Google "Leslie Sansonne." There are a variety of choices, and I love the variety.

Keep stepping.

Elaine

Dec 21, 2016

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Old Walker Thanks! House walking is catching on here, now my husband is doing it! Our poor carpet may need to be replaced by spring! That would be a good excuse to change it. :)

I don't have a pedometer and couldn't figure out FitBit so I gave it to my niece. I like to walk in 30 minute increments at least.

I had a Leslie Sansone walking vi...See More

Dec 22, 2016

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Apple Seed for Thursday. 22 December 2016

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 22, 2016

<h3><font color=green>Let us hear one another, Let us see one another, Let us touch one another.</font>

<i><font color=red>~ Louise Magnuson</i></h3></font>

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Acrostic Poem

by Latonia

Dec 21, 2016

I'm looking for an Acrostic word poem that was popular in the 80's about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It started out like D is a team a man once had R is respect he gave to others

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Quizlet users - pls help!

by lovely

Dec 21, 2016

Are there any teachers using Quizlet??? I'm looking for teachers who use Quizlet in their classes and who are willing to share their experiences via the following online-survey with me: https://surveyplanet.com/5846ebcc0f4f037faf5b6f55

It's for my master thesis and I would appreciate so much if there are lots of participants! Thx in advanc...See More

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Apple Seed for Wednesday, 21 December 2016

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 21, 2016

<h3><font color=red>A very important part of the joy of living is the joy of giving.</font>

<i><font color=green>~ William Buck</i></h3></font>

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ACCA Classes In Mumbai | Best ACCA Training Institute

by Zell Education

Dec 21, 2016

Zell Education provides ACCA (Global CA) classes in Mumbai, India. We are the best ACCA training institute set up by ACCA members based on their experience of completing the qualification

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How do I use this thing? Smiles.

by Steve

Dec 20, 2016

I'm a new teacher, in a Native village in the Alaska bush, and just discovered this web site. I found a description of lesson plans about using the Internet, but am not sure how to go about getting the plans. Are they free? For sale? Thanks for any help.

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