https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto en-us 2019-02-25 20:59:35 UTC 2025-11-18 20:55:27 UTC hello@padlet.com cesiafroman https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335109303 This article brings up the issue of allowing teachers to be armed with guns in school. Not only this, but Trump made statements implying that teachers who are trained to use guns could potentially have a monetary bonus for this ability. A principal who was able to detain an active threat because of his ability to use a gun claims that Trump's ideas behind gun usage is misguided. The principal believes that it is a teacher's job to teach not to " be in charge of protecting children." I side with the idea that teachers should not have the capacity to use a gun against anyone, but I also believe that school is a protection for students. This protection could be against active physical threats or from obstacles that cannot be seen. In many ways, educators are protectors, but there has to be an understanding of how this protection is executed. I truly want to believe that those in favor of gun carrying teachers have the student's best in mind. However, I do not believe it tackles the true issue that schools, communities, and students are facing with gun violence. ]]> 2019-02-25 21:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335109303 cesiafroman https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335114725 Reading about how different communities view gun ownership and usage in schools is shifting my perspective a bit.  I learned that that some rural communities are more vulnerable because they rely on local law enforcement in response to active threats. The idea that teachers should be in the best preparation to respond to violence or threat is understandable. However, teachers with guns could lead to even more incidents of violence or danger to students. I think that a major factor in this thought process stems from the pro-gun culture that exists in many of these rural communities. These articles are very polarized in terms of how group interests are represented. As future educator, I am having difficulty figuring out what I agree with.]]> 2019-02-25 21:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335114725 cesiafroman https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335119035 I think this articles makes five strong valid points in regards to why teachers should not carry guns. Most of the points center on the idea that schools should be practicing nonviolent school culture and guns misguide these ideas. If the federal government beings to fun programs that enforce gun usage by teachers, this could lead to even more open ended issues in schools. Arming teachers cultivates the idea that teachers are acting as law enforcement, which should not be the case in any circumstance. I think this whole discussion is bringing up how militarized some people want our society to be.]]> 2019-02-25 21:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335119035 cesiafroman https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335140098 One of the arguments some of my peers from back home and I discussed is how gun violence in communities and schools are gaining rampant attention, but how many of these issues are not new to many communities. It is obviously upsetting regardless of the community, but this discussion brings up a new argument about when people start to care. In many cases, the issue of gun violence in schools only seems important because of the community that is now being represented in the media as being affected. It calls in to question how policy change is only worked for and pursued when White middle class students are on the other end of the threat. I think this articles shows the frustration of the perceived value of White lives and the lives of "others" in media and politics. There is a frustration to know that there is discrepancy in the way and pace these issues are being tackled locally and at a national level.]]> 2019-02-25 23:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335140098 cesiafroman https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335143992 This article does not provide any new information or arguments than what I have already read. However there is the closing line that states, " Isn't it hard enough for teachers to teach?", and it stuck with me.]]> 2019-02-25 23:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335143992 cesiafroman https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335144744 This image reminded me of the article about rural communities not having access to security guards, and therefore saw armed teachers as a solution in the event of threat.]]> 2019-02-25 23:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cesiafroman/j2713jgwpwto/wish/335144744