It's hard to believe how young students are starting to use drugs, turning to them for whatever reason. Schools need to do whatever they can to discourage students from using them. I think the best way for the schools to do this is to have a DAT education prgram that promotes knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes toward student's health and well-being. I also believe that the program should enhance student's communication, decision-making, and responsible self-management skills. Then the school and community should work together to make sure that the program is successful, in order to provide students with the correct information about drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
I found the tech tour and discussion to be extremely informative and though provoking. One aspect that keeps coming to mind is that we are preparing students for jobs that don't even exist right now. So, how far should we take technology? I think that it is amazing how far technology has come and how many tools teachers now have to teach with. I think that technology does a great job in helping encourage students to be active participants. Now I don't believe that we should just use technology in the classroom all the time but continually mix it up. I also believe that it is important that we don't allow the technology to keep students from learning how to reason on their own as well.
ED460 Personal and Social Well Being is a course taken by college students in education during their student teaching semester. Topics covered include: poverty, child abuse, bullying, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, counselors' role in school, adolescents and choices, and the use of technology.
I agree, Bridget, because while the students (and teachers) should be fluent in technology we must also remember that due to globalization/connection to anyone from around the world we are still going to be encountering people who do not understand technology. We need to help our students be flexible and work both in and out of the world of technology.
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