S is a 59 year old African-American female born and raised in Anson County who has attended several institutes of higher learning. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration from Barber-Scotia College, she later received special education teaching licensure from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Because of her love for learning, S has also taken online classes through the University of Phoenix. She has been a secondary special education teacher for three years and currently works with 8th graders at Anson Middle School.
Also reared in Anson County, J is a 32 year old Caucasian male who earned a degree in history and international studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His love of
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According to J, truly democratic classrooms are not possible particularly at the middle school level; few students at this age have the maturity for such a model to work. There are certainly those few that take their education seriously and have intellectual interests; however, the fact that they are a minority would marginalize their input in the decision making process. The ultimate authority of the teacher provides a check on everything from classroom expectations to bullying.
When posed with the question whether schools have grounds to punish students for their off-campus online speech, J expressed that the implications of the question are quite broad and require some nuance in approach. Public schools do have grounds to punish students for their off-campus online speech, but only in limited and specific circumstances. Threats of violence and harassment (such as cyberbullying) directed at members of the school community should certainly be dealt with by school administration. However, online speech that is merely controversial or vulgar, without threatening the safety of a specific person or groups of people, should not be addressed by school administrators. S agreed that public schools cannot control what a student says online off-campus except when it involves the safety of the school and/or students. If a student threatens to bring harm to others, be it staff or their peers, the principal
A more recent case, J. S v. Bethlehem Area School (2000), is more relevant to the issues today. This court case involves a student who was expelled from the school for creating a website that included derogatory and threatening comments about members of the school’s administration. The Supreme Court ruled that the school’s actions were deemed justified due to evidence proving an obvious disruption of the school environment. In the courts closing arguments the following is stated, “Regrettably, in this day and age where school violence is becoming more commonplace, school officials are justified in taking very seriously threats against faculty and other students.”(Herbeck, 2010)
CASA is a nonprofit that is based off of volunteer advocates who stand up for the well-being of abused and neglected children in the foster care system. The CASA volunteers are there to ensure that every foster child’s needs remain a priority in an overburdened child welfare system while searching for a safe and permanent home for the child.
Using the interview guide, we interviewed Larissa, a Personal Support Worker (PSW) who works at Gary J. Armstrong (Gary J). Larissa has been working as a PSW for close to two decades and was able to provided valuable insight into her discipline. During the interview, Larissa discussed her role as PSW at Gary J and outlined the knowledge and skills required for her practice.
Schools and the public are wasting time and resources on the over-exaggerated issue of cyberbullying. Today, schools are wasting much of their time worrying about cyberbullying and in popular media it’s mentioned too much. Schools should not be allowed to limit online speech. It’s not needed since most students haven’t been cyberbullied, cyberbullying hasn’t been proven to be very disruptive and online gossip is not common.
Do you think Serge’s skills were assessed adequately? Do you think he was correctly identified as learning disabled? Why or Why not?
The purposes of schools include protecting and educating its students. Therefore, naturally, when a student is cyberbullying someone else, the school seeks to intervene. However, many argue that a school’s intervention of its students’ online speech is in violation of their First Amendment rights. Should schools be allowed to limit students’ online speech? That is, should schools be allowed to punish the things its students post online, even if they are done outside of school, and from their personal devices? The answer is clearly yes. From the concept, to the precedence, to the data, to a letter from the US Department of Education, evidences everywhere supports limiting students’
For this assignment, you will pretend that you have an upcoming interview for the job of your choice, working for the organization of your choice. You will then answer the below questions in attempt to prepare for your interview.
My grade level is 7.2 because I need to use another type of words. Also, because I need to read more.
On April 4, 2016, my classmates and I had the pleasure to meet with Sandy Sewell and take a tour of her apartment. It was a cold and rainy Monday afternoon. When I walked into the lobby, Sandy was sitting in her wheelchair greeting the class and telling stories to ease the tension. Over the next three hours, we got to know her on a personal level.
Q: What do you think about the differences of education or college between Hong Kong and the United
Hannah is entering her second year here at Vroman’s Bookstore. In this time I have seen her truly grow in her abilities in the Card & Gift department. Hannah is proficient and capable in job related tasks and demonstrates a high level of competence when on the sales floor. She is often relied upon by co-workers for instruction for departmental procedure or policy related questions.
Matthew is a senior at UNC who is studying business. He is twenty-three years old and was born in America. So what ties Matt to a specific culture? From the ages of 6-13 he was a resident of Quito, Ecuador, a country in South America. Studies have shown that significant growth takes place in early-mid childhood, and as Matt was growing up and developing his identity, he was embracing the culture specific to Ecuador. Matt and his family traveled to Ecuador to complete missionary work with Compassion International, therefore embracing the Christian religion, while adapting his lifestyle to both Spanish and English customs. Through a detailed interview Matt was able to provide information
For my interview assignment, I interviewed my sixty-one year old cousin, “Sandy” and my nineteen year-old cousin, “Renee”. Sandy works for an auto company that delivers car parts. She has been married thirty years to her husband “Dale”. She has one daughter and one step daughter. She has a high school diploma and some college education. Sandy attends church occasionally and enjoys spending time at home. She grew up on a dairy farm with four brothers and one sister. She is the second youngest out of the five siblings. Renee is a sophomore at a community college. She is planning to become a nurse. She works part-time at a Dollar General and babysits occasionally. Renee is in a serious relationship with her boyfriend, who she has been with for three years. She has received a promise ring from him, and is currently living with him. She does not have any children, but many animals around the house. Renee is the oldest of three siblings. She has one sister and one brother. She does try to go to church every Sunday, when she does not have to go in to work.
The first person I interviewed on employee benefits was my father who works as an internal medical doctor. My father has dental, medical, and prescription drug benefits. He does not, on the other hand, have vision benefits. He also receives two weeks of vacation and seven sick days a year. My father does not have to work on most holidays as well. He has a 401B plan but does not receive any contribution to the plan from his employment. His employer does not pay his disability benefits or life benefits as well.
As computer access becomes increasingly prevalent with our children, concerns have been raised about that lack of parental awareness of their content exposure. One of the areas of great concern revolves around cyberbullying. The emotional damage created by the simple strokes of a keypad is often overlooked because of the electronic nature of the abuse. Cyberbullying like any other form of bullying, must be closely monitored by school administrators with strict consequences for violators. After reading this paper I hope to convince you that cyberbullying school policies should allow administrators to discipline students in some off campus incidents in spite of alleged First Amendment protections.