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The article on Healthy Eating from CNN Health discusses that children of all levels and grades in schools are being taught nutrition lessons by the state education standards that can make them dangerous when they are attending the message of an eating disorder by cutting out certain foods, limiting the calorie, and the fear of gaining weight. Teachers do not think or realize that a nutrition lesson can lead to an eating disorder. Having nutrition lessons in school can be risky as if there is a child in the class with a sensory disorder, eating disorders, or dietary needs. Educators learn that there are some potential risks and factors in some of the nutrition lesson and needs to make changes as needed to make it more inclusion experience for the students. In the classroom teachers help children learn healthy eating focusing on in class discussions about eating experiences instead of reducing food choices of the children. Sharing and learning how food is prepared is a way for teachers to connect healthy eating with children in the classroom.

Hanson, O. (2023, October 9).

“healthy eating” curriculum can do more harm than good. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/health/unhealthy-school-nutrition-lessons-wellness/index.html

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‘Healthy eating’ curriculum can do more harm than good | CNN

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Nutrition lessons — largely driven by state education standards — can be damaging because they unintentionally convey the same messages as an eating disorder: cut out certain foods, limit calories and fear weight gain. Here’s why they can backfire, and what to do instead.

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The article on Handwashing from Nemours Kids Health discusses that hand washing is important to stop the spread. Hand washing should occur before eating and touching food, after using the bathroom, after blowing your nose and touching animals or pets. When washing hands use warm water and soap to work up a lather on the front and back of your hands to wash for about ten to fifteen seconds or the amount of time it takes to sing the happy birthday song. In the K-4 classroom hand washing is an essential skill to teach children the ways germs can spread throughout the school day.

Durani, Y. (2023, March). Why do I need to wash my hands?. KidsHealth. https://kidshealth.org/es/kids/wash-hand

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The article on Trauma from Substance abuse and mental health service administration describes trauma that occurs in children. The signs of trauma in children can be the feeling of being separate from their parents, being anxious, and development of self-harming behaviors. In childhood trauma more than two thirds of children have reported at least one traumatic event by the age of sixteen.  In childhood trauma impacts their learning by having lower grades, a lot more suspensions, and expulsions. The article on childhood trauma is essential for teachers to know because in their classroom children can experience trauma at home and the teacher should be aware of the cause and the effects it has on the students’ performance in school.

Understanding child trauma. SAMHSA. (2023, March 17). https://www.samhsa.gov/child-trauma/understanding-child-trauma

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In the article Gender Identity from  Healthy children discusses that an assigned gender is being a boy or girl at birth. Gender identity is being male, female, or a combination of both of them. Children develop their gender identities by the clothing or hairstyle as well as their preferred  nickname. Gender identities develop in children around age two, before their third birthday, and by the time they are four years old. Gender stereotypes are focused on what girls and boys do.  The article engender identities is essential for teachers to know because in their classroom the teacher should recognize and encourage the children that express their gender by the way they dress and look in school.

Rafferty, J. (2022, May 11). Gender Identity Development in children. HealthyChildren.org. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/pages/Gender-Identity-and-Gender-Confusion-In-Children.aspx

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The article on Physical Activity from The CDC discusses that younger children need to be active throughout the day while older children need to be active for an hour a day. Aerobic activity includes walking, running or activity that makes the heartbeat faster. Muscle and bone strengthening includes jumping, running, climbing or pushups. Children’s abiotic activity can be moderate to vigorous intensity on a scale from zero to ten with zero having no activity and ten having the highest level of activity.  The article on physical activity is essential for teachers to know because it is important for teachers to know and recognize the amount of physical activity children should have during the school day as well as moderate and intensity of physical activity in children.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023, June 30). How much physical activity do children need?. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/children/index.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fphysicalactivity%2Feveryone%2Fguidelines%2Fchildren.html

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In the article on Bullies from Nemours Kids Health discusses that bullying makes children feel sad, lonely, hurt or even embarrassed. Bullying affects many children as they are made fun of or makes them feel bad. Bullying makes children not want to go to school or even play outside. Bullies act this way towards other children because sometimes they are looking for attention, to be popular, or make themselves feel very important. Bullies come from families where they are screaming and angry by calling names or pushing individuals around.   The article on bullying in children is essential for teachers to know because it is important for teachers how a child feels when they are getting bullied and how it affects the students daily functioning in the classroom or at school.

Orchinik, L. J. (Ed.). (2023, March). Dealing with bullies (for kids). KidsHealth. https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/bullies.html?ref=search

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In the article Concussion from  Nemours Kids Health explains that a Concussion is brain injury that affects the way a child’s brain works and they can experience confusion or even dizziness. Children that develop a Concussion May need extra time for schoolwork, rest breaks, and shorter school days and few classes. Concussions for sports can lead to having other activities that lead to possibly having a head injury. This article is essential for classroom teachers because when teaching students, they should be aware of the functioning level and accommodations and support needed for students that develop Concussion as well as acknowledging what a Concussion actually is for students.

Daniels, B. (Ed.). (2023, June). Concussions: What teachers need to know (for parents). KidsHealth. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/concussions-factsheet.html

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In the article Gun Violence from CNN discusses that some schools are taking additional measures to keep the children safe. While gun violence is rising in schools, they are upgrading the door locks, and windows for security purposes. Schools have bullet resistant windows that are used as emergency exits instead of screed windows. The use of bulletproof backpacks and auto locking doors are implemented in schools to ensure the children are safe at school. This article is essential for classroom teachers. Because gun violence in schools is an issue. Teachers should be aware of what measure are being taken for improving gun violence measures and teachers should educate their students in their class.

Choi, A., Yellin, T., Rocha , S., & Merrill, C. (2023, September 22). Gun violence is remaking America’s classrooms. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/us/changing-classrooms-shooting-safety-dg/

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With the rising number of school shootings and a lack of meaningful legislation to curb gun violence, schools and parents are attempting to take safety into their own hands.

Gun violence has changed day-to-day life in and out of the classroom, with more time and resources being funneled into preparing for worst-case scenarios.

While some school districts invest in additional safety measures, such as easy-to-exit emergency windows, some parents are adding bulletproof backpacks to their children's back-to-school shopping lists.

This year, at least 37 shootings were reported on K-12 school grounds, according to a CNN data analysis as of September 19. There were at least 16 others on university and college campuses.

With the exception of 2020 - when schools largely switched to online learning - school shootings have become more frequent nationwide. More than 300 have been reported since 2018, according to CNN's analysis.

"I've come to terms with the fact that I might die in my classroom," said Briana Takhtani, a seventh-grade teacher in Middlesex County, New Jersey. "School was a good place to be a kid, and it just feels like that's kind of changing."

In light of rising gun violence, classroom fixtures - such as door locks and windows - have been upgraded to increase security.

Here are some items that educators across the country say have been installed in their schools that may seem ordinary but serve a hidden purpose.

Bullet-resistant windows that double as emergency exits

Hannah Lee, a high school English teacher in Irvine, California, who started her career during the Covid-19 pandemic, said she thinks frequently about how she would barricade her door or what she would do if a shooter broke through her door lock.

"I'm a young teacher and sometimes I wonder, is it going to be the best right now?" she said. "Will it just get worse and harder?"

Lee isn't the only one questioning her future as a teacher. With school shootings on the rise and pandemic-disrupted learning taking a toll on teachers who feel increasingly burned out, public education is struggling to attract - and retain - qualified school staff, said Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, the largest teachers' union in the country.

Gun rights activists have long proposed arming teachers to combat school shootings. Most educators, however, say putting guns in teachers' hands isn't the answer. More than half of US teachers believe being armed would make schools less safe, according to a recent survey from the RAND Corporation.

"I'm already a babysitter, a mother, a mental health counselor," said Takhtani. "I don't want to be a police officer."

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Gun violence is remaking America's classrooms

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School shootings are on the rise, and some schools are taking preventative action as gun safety measures remain stalled.