1. This month I had a lot connections happen that reminded me of my topic of bullying because this past month was anti bullying month. At the school that I am at they also had a anti bullying rally , which I felt was a excellent idea to do. I feel that having this anti bully rally really set the example that bullying will not and is not acceptable at all.
2. After having been teaching in the class room that i was assigned to i would have to say that i think its important to fit the topic of citizenship and getting involved in issues that the students are interested in. I also think that if there is no room in the curriculum that there need to be space made. As a teacher I would first ask the students what topics that they are interested in and then brake them up into groups where the students would come up with a project idea dealing the the topic that interested them.
3. In the third grade class that i am in at Connery, I do not feel that the school is following the NCSS definition of social studies. The class that I am in do not even have social studies every week. when it comes to my project of bullying I feel that it makes a great connection to the NCSS definition of social studies. In my project we as soon to be teachers are modeling the importance of anti- bullying laws that should be in effect in the classrooms.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Reconnection- Jen
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-senator-bullying-bill_n_1073928.html
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-11-02/entertainment/showbiz_lady-gaga-foundation_1_gaga-tweeted-lady-gaga-advisory-board?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/nov/03/ohios-tougher-bullying-laws-stuck-house-senate-ar-814568/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/the-jersey-shores-vinny-v_n_1074504.html
Over the past few weeks i have begun to see my topic come to life. In the news (above) there have been a number of laws and people fighting to make those laws better. But even within my classroom, i have begun to see the importance and need fro bullying laws and prevention.
This past Wednesday two students got in to a physical fight a lunch. The shock of this fight sent one student into a panic attack. As he sat in his seat, i watched as he cried and and hyperventilated. I walked over and asked if everything was ok, i slowly began to realize things were much worse then i could imagine. As we sat out in the hallway he began to poor his heart out into me. He old me that he has "issues", and that he was "stupid" and a "loser". When i asked him why he thought this he began to name various students from the class. I was absolutely shocked that here in front of me was a student struggling with bullying.
I have studied bullying and the affects of bullying for three years and it has become something that i am very passionate about. Even as a read the stories on line i struggle to hold back tears. But as i sat in that hallway holding back my own tears, i realized the extreme impact that bullying can have on a student scratch that on a child. We sat in that hallway for almost two hours, and i got to know this student inside and out. When he seemed like he felt better about everything, we returned back to class. I instantly went to speak to Mr. Allen the classroom teacher about what i had learned. I asked that he speak with brads parents and ask that we move his seat to get him away from his greatest bully. I left that day realizing that even with all the research i have done on bullying in the past, there is no real way to prepare for how to react when a student approaches you like that.
In regards to social studies, the fifth grade at Horace Mann was recently asked to cut down on the time spent on social studies. In the fifth grades students spend more time focusing on the history of America versus the social aspects of social studies. the students are rarely informed about the current world they live in.
I do like my project beacuse as a teacher i do think that it is important to model the anti bullying laws that should be in affect in the classroom.
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-11-02/entertainment/showbiz_lady-gaga-foundation_1_gaga-tweeted-lady-gaga-advisory-board?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/nov/03/ohios-tougher-bullying-laws-stuck-house-senate-ar-814568/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/the-jersey-shores-vinny-v_n_1074504.html
Over the past few weeks i have begun to see my topic come to life. In the news (above) there have been a number of laws and people fighting to make those laws better. But even within my classroom, i have begun to see the importance and need fro bullying laws and prevention.
This past Wednesday two students got in to a physical fight a lunch. The shock of this fight sent one student into a panic attack. As he sat in his seat, i watched as he cried and and hyperventilated. I walked over and asked if everything was ok, i slowly began to realize things were much worse then i could imagine. As we sat out in the hallway he began to poor his heart out into me. He old me that he has "issues", and that he was "stupid" and a "loser". When i asked him why he thought this he began to name various students from the class. I was absolutely shocked that here in front of me was a student struggling with bullying.
I have studied bullying and the affects of bullying for three years and it has become something that i am very passionate about. Even as a read the stories on line i struggle to hold back tears. But as i sat in that hallway holding back my own tears, i realized the extreme impact that bullying can have on a student scratch that on a child. We sat in that hallway for almost two hours, and i got to know this student inside and out. When he seemed like he felt better about everything, we returned back to class. I instantly went to speak to Mr. Allen the classroom teacher about what i had learned. I asked that he speak with brads parents and ask that we move his seat to get him away from his greatest bully. I left that day realizing that even with all the research i have done on bullying in the past, there is no real way to prepare for how to react when a student approaches you like that.
In regards to social studies, the fifth grade at Horace Mann was recently asked to cut down on the time spent on social studies. In the fifth grades students spend more time focusing on the history of America versus the social aspects of social studies. the students are rarely informed about the current world they live in.
I do like my project beacuse as a teacher i do think that it is important to model the anti bullying laws that should be in affect in the classroom.
Service Learning Project
For our groups service learning project we have decided to visit the students in the students teaching seminars for graduate and undergraduate level. We will be presenting the students with information on the laws that affect them as teacher in regards to learning and dealing with bullying. We got in contact with the two admins through Prof. Worcter.
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