Class, don't forget: Tomorrow we're switching classrooms: We'll be meeting in room 2105 (the lab next door) from now on. It's got a little more room.
I was really encouraged today by our story generation session--and how you might make national hot-button topics relevant to your school. You had ideas to write about the impact of technology on teaching, and curriculum, and cheating -- and its effect on bullying. And to look back, six months or a year after cafeteria menus are changed to make them healthier, to see if kids are actually eating the food. (Or if they're instead picking up junk food at the nearby gas station.) And to talk to administrators about double standards in uniforms and general attire allowed for gals and guys. (Why, you wondered, is the focus on the girls' clothes? Fear of rape?) And so much more....
I'm encouraged by the good ideas generated by this group -- and hope you'll explore some of them at your school publications in the fall.
As promised, here's a link to the story package on teen athletes and concussions generated by the eight seniors and two grad students in my health reporting class last spring. I hope some of these stories will give you ideas as well: http://cnsmaryland.org/interactives/youth-concussions/
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