One Human Race Blog: June 2010

Welcome!

Thank you for checking out our classroom blog! This class consists of juvenile offenders between the ages of twelve and seventeen. Students are incarcerated at the Jasper County Detention Center for different amounts of time, so the classroom is always changing. I created this blog to encourage communication between students and the teacher. This classroom believes that the choices we make dictate the lives we live. There may be consequences for our actions but there are always second chances. Responsibility is a huge factor in our classroom. We place much emphasis on learning to be responsible in the following areas: personal responsibility, at-home responsibility, community responsibility, and global responsibility. Responsibility leads to true happiness.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Poll Question: Judgment or Discernment?

Today we discussed open-mindedness, tolerance, and discernment. We discussed how discernment is a good kind of judgment and discrimination, yet as with tolerance, it must not be overemphasized or it becomes bigotry. Scroll down to the bottom of this blog and answer the poll question.

Monday, June 28, 2010

End Racism

Go to the following websites and read carefully: Say No to Racism and End Racism. I have provided the links at the bottom of this website. Create a short essay on how students can end racism at their school and post it on the WritersBeat website. I have included this link as well. This assignment must be completed by July 5th. If you have any questions, make your comments under this post and respond to one another. I will award participation points for your involvement.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Bullycide: Jared's Story

Go to the bottom of the page and click on the link to the Bullycide website. Find Jerad High's story and read carefully. Respond with at least 150 words who you think is at fault for Jerad's ultimate death in suicide. How do you think bullying should be handled? Do you think the standards we have now in our school systems work? Give reasons. Comment on one classmate's response. This assignment must be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Blog Rules

One way we may demonstrate responsibility in the classroom is by following these blog rules. They are as follows:

1) Always be respectful of eachother's view points on this forum. If you don't agree with what someone says or thinks, be respectful in your responses.

2) Pay close attention to spelling and punctuation when participating on this forum. I recommend using a Word document before submitting your work on this forum.

3) Do not display any personal information on this forum. You must only submit material that directly relates to the topic we are discussing in class.

4) This forum is not a place to socialize or meet other people. All ideas and information should only be school-related topics. Under no circumstances, should you disclose any information pertaining to your legal case.

5) I will delete any comments that I feel are innapropriate or irrelevant to the topic.