In the essay “Beyond Bullying” by Krissy Darch and Fazeela Jiwa the readers got a chance to further their understanding of the injustice many victims bullying receive in Canada. The essay starts off with focusing mainly on two victims of bullying; Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons. These two victims cases were posted on social media under the title of cyberbullying but little did everyone knows that both girls were faced with sexual harassment by younger men. The felonies that Rehtaeh and Amanda both went through was the outcome of a sexist system that states a women body does not belong to her solely. The term bullying is understood differently, across the globe.
Melinda ignoring school and the problems that come with it mirrors her internal struggles of acknowledging her trauma. One of the times Melinda is skipping school, she decides to go to the hospital. She goes to the maternity ward where the nurses query about her life, but decides she doesn’t like it because “If I wanted people to ask me questions, I would have gone to school” (Anderson 112). Many people ask Melinda questions: her parents, her peers, her teachers. At school it’s usually about school issues, however at the hospital it’s about Melinda and her life.
“Don’t be Uneased My Children” Finding Strength in Stories of the Enslaves” In the article “Don’t be Uneased My Children” Finding Strength in Stories of the Enslaves”, Lisa Gilbert, discussed how to take on teaching difficult topics in the classroom, such as slavery. Finding age appropriate ways to teach painful facts and stories from slavery had been a struggle for Elementary teachers. Starting a focus group, Gilbert invited teachers, nonprofits, and other leaders in her surrounding region. This group later lead to a roundtable for teachers.
In June of 1924, the four-year terror of WWI began, a period of time marked by trench warfare, new Maxim guns, and the aimless massacre of millions. Sparked by deep tensions around the world, the war was fought between two main sides: the Allies and the Central Powers. After years of stalemate, a series of events, including the Russian Revolution and entrance of America into the war, finally brought the genocide to a stop. The Treaty of Versailles was passed, and countries set their eyes on rebuilding- unaware of new issues caused by the war that had just concluded. Moreover, although the Central Powers had finally been subdued by the Allies, “The Age of Anxiety” is a fitting title for the period that followed, which was marked by the global
The Great Compromise represented the interest of those who wanted a strong national government and those who wanted states to have a strong voice by establishing a two-house Congress. History Alive, pg. 152 states, “The second house, the Senate, would represent the states. Each state would have two senators, to be elected by their state legislatures.” The Senate represented those who wanted a strong national government-the smaller states- because since their population was tiny compared to the massive population of the larger states, the Senate will make sure that all the states have an equal say in Congress.
We should feel safe in school; it should be our escape from home lives and hateful minds. Lynda Barry wrote “The Sanctuary of School,” where she expressed how school made her feel safe and gave her an escape from her home life of arguing and neglectful parents. When she was at school her teacher would allow students who were struggling to draw at the art studio in the back and express themselves. She argues that schools should be properly funded so programs like art and music are not the first to be cut. While the personal insight to Barry’s life gives some validation to her argument she lacks facts and statistics; in order for Barry to persuade a larger amount of people she needed to input statistics along with her life story.
This heartbreaking and emotional story line gives the audience a story with which to nekite, stronger than giving the logical appeal of parents not wanting their kids to stress out in school, in Rhee’s article. Kristina Rizga was well aware of her audience in her article helping get a grasp of the readers to join her argumentative side rather than Michelle
Denise Clark Pope, “How we are creating a generation of stressed out, materialistic and miseducated students.” The Predicament of Doing School author, Denise Clark Pope in this part of the title believes that we are fabricating an age of consumerist’s and miseducated students. The Predicament of Doing School written by Denise Clark Pope is about how to “do school”. Properly “doing school” means passing classes by manipulating the school system and surviving without repeating.
Many students feel as if there is no one to turn to because their parents and other adults did not undergo this excessive amount of stress when they were young. The anxiety is so crippling some think there is no hope that things will get better, or they are worried they will let their parents down that the easiest solution is dying. Stress in high school is a problem that leads many teens and children to suicide, and Robbins highlights this with the statistics
I chose the book by Neila Connors, If you Don’t Feed the Teachers, They Eat the Students!:Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers to review. The book is an easy read and is refreshing in its approach as a guide for administrators. The author uses cooking metaphors to offer some practical advice on how to be an effective leader. Although the tone of the book is light and funny, it does a good job addressing the serious task that all school principals face, creating a positive and encouraging environment for teachers. As the book emphasizes the teachers are the foundation of the school, unhappy staff will not produce successful students.
Brittney McNamara, reporter for Teen Vogue, wrote “Mental Health Treatment Associated with Fewer Depressive Symptoms for Teens” and other articles relating teenager lifestyles. She claims that teenagers with depression or depressed symptoms show signs of improvement when using mental health treatment. She provides statistics that supports her claim, for example, she says “The study followed 1,238 teenagers.. 126 had present mental health issues..” and she uses research from well-known health care providers like Mayo Clinic to provide the reasons and explanation for mental health treatment. In the article, McNamara targets the parents of the teenagers, because she claims that mental health treatment helps teenagers with depression and it shows
The mind is a fragile thing, it does not take much to alter its behavior to suit another. In this world, people want to belong, to fit in. The saying ‘safety in numbers’ is in our genetic code, our bodies truly believe if we do not stand out we cannot be targeted. This happens to prevent fear. Mindfulness instructor and author, Louise Delagran reveals how fear can affect a person’s mind.
Imagine those stressful, college test-taking days. All students are on edge; palms are sweaty, and some students are even beginning to just completely shut down. However, it is even worse for those certain attendants who are emotionally unstable. The rate of students diagnosed with an emotional disability, specifically 11% of all college attendants, have grown in the last decade and are still continuing to grow (Huss 419). It is becoming a nationwide epidemic.
In her narrative essay “The Sanctuary of School,” Lynda Barry recounts a story from her childhood that illustrates her relationships at school vs her relationships at home. She tells us how public school was her sanctuary from her unstable home life. It was a stable environment that she depended on. She tells us this when she says ,"[F]or the next six hours I was going to enjoy a thoroughly secure, warm and stable world." Unlike at home, her school was a place she was noticed and cared about.
The world has turned into a concrete jungle with perhaps more dangers than a real jungle. Every bend, every corner opens a new can of worms! Some people manage to deal with it well enough, and some do not. Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States effecting 18% of the population with other countries not far behind.
