Today’s students are lost in overcrowded schools with too few role models. Goal-setting does not seem to be a focus in most schools. Could students who have a goal to work towards get in less trouble than those who don’t? Click the link above to hear my mp3 on the matter.
~Tara Overzat
Tags: broken school system, goal-setting, goals, school violence
Current Events - US, Opinion, op-ed | admin, 31 Mar 10 | 
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by Tara Overzat
It is never right to look the other way when something evil happens. Ever. But some professions require the worker to be proactive and to report criminal acts to the police. Teaching is one of these professions. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)(Jan. 1996 version), 42 U.S.C. 5101, requires that for states to receive funding some form of mandatory abuse reporting must be set in place. In Florida, this is stated in Fla Stat Ann § 39.301-39.307. Yet, teachers are still reluctant to do this and often do not face punishment for a failure to report crimes.
I used to hold teachers in high esteem. Read more »
Tags: awkward teenage years, bad teachers, broken school system, child abuse, coral springs, coral springs middle school, csms, federal law, florida, florida law, looking the other way, students fall through cracks, teachers
Crime & Justice, Current Events - US, Personal, Politics - US | admin, 20 Feb 09 | Comments (0)
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