Kids say one thing making it hard for schools to crack down on e-cigarettes — is that they’re easy to hide. Twelve-year-olds Jennifer Shape explains, “Sometimes I hear that some of my friends do it their classroom when the teacher is not looking.”
It seemed like my peers equated feeling good about themselves to the amount of money they spent on dresses, limos and corsages.
Some 30 percent of adolescents in California report experiencing depression or related feelings, such as anger, anxiety or guilt, according to Kidsdata.org. As with Morimoto’s friend, many of these young people turn to their peers first for help.
I graduated high school in 2012, so I missed out on the Common Core. But when I went to Meadow Homes Elementary in Concord, California, I was curious — what’s all the hype about?
When I was younger I didn’t see race, ethnicity, segregation, or stereotypes. I was educated about my cultural background but I wasn’t aware of how it would affect me in the future.
Growing up with Chinese immigrant parents, I wanted to be more American. But now that I’m leaving for college, I’m trying to remember all the little things that connect me to my culture. One of those things is food.
There is general impression that kids these days are rewarded for everything, trophies are just handed to them. They receive praise without substance. Except this is not necessarily bad, according to author Alfie Kohn, who wrote a recent article in the New York Times.
With the Federal government setting new guidelines that discourage zero-tolerance policies, schools are using all kinds of new systems when kids misbehave. One approach gaining traction across the country is called PBIS – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support.
I realized that I have never had a real relationship with a cell phone.
