PTA Website Analysis

In “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Maya Angelou make a statement about the power of names and gives examples of the importance by sharing instances where people are to assume a different identity with a different name.

Paul Richman, California State PTA Executive Director opened the conversation by saying “districts need to focus on three T’s: Trust, Transparency, and Tenacity”. He emphasized the importance of parent involvement by stating “parent engagement is not a check-off item, it is a long term investment of time, resources, dedication, and capacity”.

Chiles Elementary School’s improvement plan, for its vision statement is to strive “for excellence by actively involving all students, parents, faculty, staff, and the community in a safe, nurturing, and respectful environment” (Lawton M. Chiles Elementary SIP, 2015-2016, pg. 8). Building relationships is extremely important in order to facilitate successful collaboration, which is why the school improvement plan also listed different ways for learning student cultures, building safe and respectful learning environment, and getting parents involved. For example, in order to learn more about student cultures, teachers are encouraged to involve all students in activities to share about themselves, their families, and their work with peers. Teachers are also encouraged to meet with parents, to listen to concerns, and to learn about special needs that a child may have. To create a safe and respectful learning environment, teachers have general tasks that they must do before, during, and after school, such as providing supervision in their grade level’s common area before the first bell, utilizing school-wide classroom management system, and supervising students in the car loop or bus loop

Children in learning settings may come across various types of experiences like bullying, cyber-bullying, discrimination, etc. These types of experiences where perpetrator could also be a child or a group of children can disturb the process of learning. It also has long term effects on the child being bullied and the child/ group of children who are bullying.

The PTA program is composed of 28 credit hours of general education and 47 credit hours of core PTA courses. Students begin during the fall semester of each academic year. The program is 22 months in length. Two full-time and eight adjunct faculty members instruct in the program. In addition, many local clinicians agree to teach in their respective area of expertise. Students graduate after their last clinical rotation in May.

The most direct and meaningful impact on children’s education and advancement of social competence comes from parents and families. Students work harder, excel more, show attitudes and behavior that is positive, and feel at ease in new settings. Educators must connect to families so that they may develop relationships that employ them as active partners in their children’s learning

Bullying is defined as the prolonged malicious act of harming peers by abusing their own--or an existing imbalance of--power, and has become one of the most common sources of trauma among adolescents. One report shows that one of three children were victims of bullying during some point in their life, and that 10-14% of all adolescents were victims of chronic bullying for at least six months prior to participating in the survey. Children who were victims of bullying are also found to be at a higher risk of diagnoses for anxiety disorders and depression during young and middle adulthood. These victims are reported to be more likely to have lower levels of general/physical health, and lower educational acquirements than young and middle-aged adults who were not bullied (Wolke & Lereya, 2015). Because bullying is such a prominent problem, citizens, policymakers, and social scientists alike, should feel or have some social and moral obligation to address, and hopefully avert bullying. The state of bullying, and how it is enacted, is constantly changing and adapting to social frameworks. Because bullies can adapt to social changes and regulations, we, as a society, should be equally adaptive in how we perceive, address, prevent, and punish bullying.

Bullying is a very serious and present issue in today’s society. Those who are “bullied can experience negative physical, school, and mental health issues” (“Effects of”). These children are also “more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of school” (“Effects of”). Annually, there are about “5.4 million students skip school” due to being bullied (“The Effects”). Victims

Although schools, agencies and pediatricians can do much at the community level to mitigate bullying and its effects, the problem is clearly societal in scope. Bullying cannot be stopped with a single intervention or by a single social agency. The use of violence to solve problems is repeatedly illustrated through television and other visual media. Many parents of bullies believe that it is appropriate for their children to learn how to compete in the schoolyard and do not see bullying as an issue (Feldman Hertz, Donato, & Wright, 2013). Too many children in our society are exposed to domestic violence directed towards parents and themselves. Too many children are born into adverse family situations, including low maternal age at the birth

School safety is essential to a child’s education. Public schools in the United States have various issues with disciplinary problems and school violence/shootings. The United States has had

This proposed study will be informed by the theory of overlapping spheres of influence.) Epstein developed a theoretical perspective in 80s called overlapping sphere of influence which is based on the fact that the most effective schools and families have overlapping shared goals and missions concerning children. The theory of Epstein emphasises the similarities and overlapping goals of schools and families. The model recognises that the three major contexts in which children learn and grow are the family, school and community. These three major contexts can be drawn together or pushed apart. It also illustrate that some practices are conducted separately by the school, families and community and some are conducted jointly in order to strengthen

Imagine rousing feeling disorientated with the blinding sun searing your eyes. Today was a significant day for you: it was the anniversary of your first month stranded in the ocean. You sigh as you push yourself upright and stare at the desolate ocean spread out before you. The deep blue waves lapped at your small raft. You groan as you stand up to examine your boat; bleak, runned down and dirty as always. What happened that led you to get into such a terrible place? Many people ended up suffering their demise out in the middle of the ocean. During World War II, many people ended up being lost in the sea and the few that survived were left only to cope with the mental and physical toll it took on them.

Bullying is a form of insecurity in which, both the perpetrator and the victim are impacted psychologically. During physical education most children are bullied because of gender, physically, sexual orientation, etc., which can lead to trauma later on and life and fear of intervening. Through heroism and educating children prior to a bullying incident can reduce the impact it has in physical education and in schools. The impact bullying has made in physical education has prevented the victims to further become physically active due to the fear of encountering the situation again or have yet not been taught how to manage those type of situations. Furthermore, bullying can be in many forms whether it is verbally or physically, which are the

The Effects of Bullying on a Child Every day in our schools, children are threatened, teased, taunted, and tormented by bullies. At any given time, about 25 percent of U.S. students are the victims of bullies and about 20 percent are engaged in bullying behavior (Education World, 2000). The National Association of School Psychologists estimates that 160,000 children stay home from school every day because they are afraid of being bullied (Education World, 2000). Bullying is characterized by three criteria(NCPTB, 2003): It is aggressive behavior or the intent to harm,

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