https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2022-04-12 15:23:54 UTC 2025-11-15 15:29:41 UTC hello@padlet.com cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169269424 An article was written by Max Jacobs, on May 2nd, 2022.

In the beginning, the article explains how boys who are Latino, Black, and Native need our awareness. This is because in 2018-2019, around 45,000 fewer high school boys graduated than girls. Not only that but out of every 100 females, 74 males obtained a bachelor's degree. In addition, men's mental health most of the time goes unnoticed. Statistics show that men have a higher suicide rate (3.7 times higher). Moving forward Michael Thompson tested the nature of boys fifteen years ago, in Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America's Boys. To complete his documentary, he studied an all-boys middle school, George Jackson Academy. To summarize, he explains that if the school system and society continue this path, there would be no hope of helping the boys of America. A teacher who worked at the academy has also agreed with the statement in the documentary. The author of the article, Max Jacobs, explains that he is wishing for a more caring environment for boys. The purpose of this article was to teach the education system how to create a better environment for these boys. A few lessons he wishes to teach them are that thinking is cool, reading is cool, and hiring male staff to give them role models. ]]> 2022-05-04 02:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169269424 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169290505 By Ariel Gans, May 02, 2022

Sports in high schools all over the world have always played a vital role in students' lives. Whether that be physical health or even mental health. However, fewer than 2 in 5 high schools have fewer students participating. According to Aspen Insitute, the customary representation absolutely needs to be updated. However, a proposal was made by The Sport for All, Play for Life high school sports proposed eight strategies to help the school system. This would help develop their students' emotional skills and even social skills through sports. They conducted this proposal by doing 2-year research and input from sixty experts. By being active in school by doing sports, they are likely to still be active as adults. All most all games are only based on how many wins and if you can obtain scholarships. Although this is important too, there are still students who are getting left out. There were a few steps the article listed to make sports more accessible. One, align school sports with students' interests. Two, give a variety of options for play. Three, prioritize education or wins. ]]> 2022-05-04 02:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169290505 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169313852 By Christine Vestal, April 21, 2022

 As we know, many people have experienced mental distress. However, since the pandemic, it has only worsened, especially among students. This is because of the isolation, death of a family member or friend, and even loss of an income. According to the National Academy for State Health Policy, last year, thirty-eight states went forward with one-hundred laws to help support mental well-being in K-12 schools. Not only that, but school mental health bills also became law in twenty-two states this year. The goal is to have the new state laws direct to upgrade mental health resources in schools. Additionally, this would also help create plans to prevent teen suicides. Moving forward, in sixteen states, K-12 staff are required to take courses to help recognize mental distress among students. Last year, pediatricians, children's hospitals, and child psychiatrists also reports a state emergency for children's mental health. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conducted a national survey in 2019. The national survey showed that young people aged twelve to seventeen claimed to experience major depressive episodes this past year had doubled over the decade. ]]> 2022-05-04 03:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169313852 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169331259 By Mark Lieberman, March 9, 2022

In Washington, D.C., multiple public K-12 schools and even the first public school in the nation to enroll Black students, had received numerous bomb threats during Black History Month. In addition to that, the FBI was reportedly investigating the connection between those threats and bomb threats against Black colleges and universities. Unfortunately, threats of destruction and vandalism against the Black institution of education are all too familiar with these kinds of threats. During the Reconstruction period, hundreds of Black communities in the South built schools just to watch them burn after a short time after slavery ended. Campbell Scribner, an assistant principal of education at the University of Maryland was interviewed in the article. One of the questions asked was, "Why were people burning down these schools?" he responded by saying that the obvious answer was and is racism. To add to his answer, he explained that schools were not only for educating people, but it was also a site for political meeting and even gatherings. ]]> 2022-05-04 03:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169331259 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169340326 By Arianna Prothero, April 19, 2022

Since the pandemic, the number of time kids have spent learning online has sky-rocketed. However, this has also steered an interest in social-emotional learning in schools. Unfortunately, these criteria and curricula are not always adapted to teach students how to apply these social-emotional skills to their digital lives. Moving forward, the critical explains what skills are needed to help students navigate the "new" world. One of the five skills is self-awareness, the second is social perspective-taking, the third is empathy, the fourth is self-regulation, and the last is responsible decision making. Self-awareness recognizes that too much technology can negatively affect them. Social perspective-taking: the messages they send may be interpreted differently by the receiver. Empathy can help regulate healthy relationships online. Self-regulation can understand that you should not comment on certain things. Finally, responsible decision-making is to make careful choices about their interactions online. ]]> 2022-05-04 03:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169340326 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169347541 By Theresa Poach, May 3, 2022

In forty states, public schools are required to perform active shooter drills. yet these drills give little direction on what it should look like. For Poach, this article is a personal story that she decided to make public. Poach remembered going to a meeting several years ago and reading the presentation titled "Surviving an Active Shooter Event". The presentation directed them to traumatizing scenarios. To add, details of mass shootings from the past ten years were discussed. Terrifying details were even going down to the rounds (bullets) emptied. Poach believes that the active shooter drills are heavily flawed. One of the reasons is that active shooter drills are a big industry (meaning profit). The second reason is active shooter drills have asked teachers and students to be aggressive. The third reason is that the drills are traumatizing. The fourth reason is that these incidents are extremely unlikely. The final reason is that the active shooter drills do not work.

]]> 2022-05-04 03:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169347541 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169355172 By Amber Phillips, April 22, 2022

In April, Florida Republican Governor Ron Desantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill. This has also been famously called the "Don't Say Gay" law. The goal of this bill is to restrict the discussion of LGBTQ+ in schools. Not only that, it is also a battle on how much parents can say and should have in their kid's education. Moving foward, this law will ban classroom instruction and discussion about LGBTQ+ issues for children in kindergarten to third grade. In regards for older children, they must be at the right age to discuss about transgender and gay issues. This can impact students because they are still young and figuring out who they are. Additionally, it can encourage parents to sue any school district over teachings they do not agree with. ]]> 2022-05-04 03:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169355172 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169360376 By Zach Hammack, April 22, 2022

For those of you who are unaware of what Good Friday is, it is the Friday Before Easter. Additionally, this has also been a day off for students and teachers located in Lincoln Nebraska Public Schools. Although on the Lincoln Public Schools calendar it is not called Good Friday, instead it is spring break. Lincoln Public Schools' vacation days consist of Labor Day, Presidents Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Board member, Annie Mumgaard raised a serious question about if these vacation days seem like they are being favored more than the others because of their religious affiliation. To brainstorm solutions, they came up with substituting Good Friday with Arbor Day. However, any changes will not be made until around 2025 and 2026.

]]> 2022-05-04 04:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169360376 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169365714 By Zach Hammack, April 26, 2022

As a result of growing inflation, rising gas prices and even the war in Ukraine all play a role in the rising food prices in your local grocery store, school kitchens, and restaurants. At Lincoln Public Schools, the food items are very pricey. An example provided is their cost of ketchup, which is up 40%. Cereal is up 20% and even yogurt is up 18%. The food service department is already preparing for a 10%-15% increase in food costs. Just alone, in 2020-21 school year, the department spent $6.7 million on food. The real shocker is how much Lincoln Public Schools will pay, which is $8 million. Although food increases each year regardless, it is still bigger than normal. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index, the past year, the price of food has rised to 7.9%. This would be the largest 12-month increase since the early 80s. ]]> 2022-05-04 04:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169365714 cquick03 https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169373009 By Don Walton, April 25, 2022

A program announces in April reported that dependent children of Nebraska state employees are able to attend state community colleges for free. Governor Pete Rickets explains that the plan is to provide a 100% tuition reimbursement to children of state employees. The goal of this is to teach students that workforce skills can eventually lead to employment in the state of Nebraska. Additionally, this would help the state's workforce, youth retention, and economic development. Personally, I absolutely agree with this assistance. Most students do not have the funds to pay for college. Parents do not always have the money for college. However, parents being state employees creates a less stressful situation. Not only that, but this creates more job opportunities for everyone. ]]> 2022-05-04 04:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cquick03/Bookmarks/wish/2169373009