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puts adolescents at risk for motor vehicle crashes, the leading cause of death in adolescent years. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of drug use and attitudes among American 8th, 10th, and 12th graders continues to show encouraging news,…

Nasreen’s Secret School is a book that parents have been trying to get banned for being too violent, having a religious viewpoint and being unsuitable for the children that are reading it (third graders). Now this children’s book is about Nasreen a young girl who was living with her grandmother in Afghanistan during the Taliban rule. It is narrated by the grandmother who talks about the challenges little Nasreen faced and it shows the power of having access to education. It seems pretty harmless…

The first thing I noticed when I walked into Jasmine Middle School was how big the eighth graders were. I knew that in middle school the sixth graders would be the babies, but it was still kind of a shock at how big eighth graders really were; well, at least I hoped the kids I was looking at were eighth graders. If the group of kids hanging out by the lockers were seventh graders, then eighth graders must be huge. Luckily, after looking around for a few seconds, I spotted my best friend,…

Teenagers tend to think that marijuana is not harmful because it comes from a plant, but tobacco comes from a plant but it is highly addictive and harmful. According to the Monitoring the Future Study in 2015, 11.8% of eighth graders, 25.4% of tenth graders and 34.9% of twelfth graders have been reported of using marijuana in the past year. This is significant…

The Louisiana Minimum Foundation Program has three different levels that must be determined before any share of state money is sent to the districts. This process will determine how much money each district will receive; however, each school will receive different amounts. This will be the allotment that the school will receive to use as the budget for the year. As the principal, he/she will be required to prioritize the funds in order to be able to cover operational expenses and any other…

Celebrity drug overdoses continue to make the news, and they are appearing to become commonplace. Any overdose is tragic, but people often overlook those that are happening close to home until they or someone they know is personally affected. Any time an individual is facing one or more drug charges, he or she needs to obtain an attorney immediately, as the consequences of a conviction can be devastating. The death of Prince was very upsetting and could be tributed directly to an overdose, but…

My education in the United States started from 10th grade as I moved here in 2013. I was in 10th grade in my country and continued as a 10th grader here. Since I joined as a 10th grader in high school, I didn’t get the opportunity to experience the environment in the 9th grade center of Elsik High School, which is separated from the rest of the school. My high school here was completely different from the school in my country. My school in Nepal had about a thousand K-12 students studying in…

The project that I chose to assess is the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley (ESYB) project. The ESYB is a community nutrition project that is currently taking place in the city of Berkeley in California. The community in Berkeley is very diverse with people of many different cultures, ethnicities, ages, incomes and occupations. The target population, of the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley project, includes the students from grades 6 through 8 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, also called King…

A. Increase Mather and Puritan Clergyman once said ‘’Drink is in itself is a good creature of God, and to be received with thankfulness, but the abuse of drink is from Satan, the wine is from God, but the drunkard is from the devil. Woe to drunkards’’ (1673). The use of fermented beverages such as fruits, honey, grains and juice existed in the early years of Egyptian civilization (pubs.niaa.nih.gov). These fermented beverages were used in making alcohols. So lots of Native American…

My role in the screening and documentation process was to correctly identify the child and accurately preform all the tests that are required by the state of Washington. These tests are put in place to ensure that the students have the best possible chance at succeeding in their classes. These tests included hearing and eye checks, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, height and weight. What surprised me the most was how well behaved the children were through out the screening process. I was…