Social Awareness Assignment #2 (NO Child Left Behind)

   The NO Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2001. Much like the book Freedom Summer by DeborAH Wiles, the issue in this book is not as important now as it was a few years, or maybe even a few decades ago. As I read these articles(Why I Changed My Mind About School Reform, and No Child Faces Its Own Test) I noticed that after this was passed, teachers started caring more about test scores than the children's education. It was as if they would just prepare children for state tests and nothing else would matter. In an article I read they mentioned the word "failing", which leads me to believe that this act is not very beneficial for a child's education, but somewhat of a pressure that might altar the learning process.

Research Writing Assignment #1(Cyber Bullying)

   Although most peoples' personal opinion is negative, the article A Right for Students to Be Cruel Online? says that cyber bullies are aren't responsible for the effects of their free speech. A student at a Beverly Hills school, was harassed by fellow students who had posted a video publicly badmouthing her. Fake myspace profiles, that were shields of anonymous protection for some, were discovered and deleted. I can't help but think that the fact that this happens so often, morphs the perception of adults' view of teenagers. If we are given freedom and we abuse it, we are less likely to be given that same freedom in the future.
    Another article,To Teach Students the Value of Free Speech, Sometimes We Must Restrict It, says that students should be punished. Although, throughout the article it mentions that students are protected by thier first ammendment right, it also said that free speech should be limited.

Social Awareness Assignment #6

Treat me as an equal

Because I am the same

as you

Because I hurt like you

Because I face the same hardships

I fight the same battles
I crave attention just like you
don't judge me because I'm different,
learn from me
I love me,
even if you don't
and I won't ever stop

Social Awareness Assignment #4

     In the book I'm reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult, there is an autistic child, named Jacob Hunt. He was accused for murder, and because he is autistic, the authorities are contemplating on how to handle the situation and how to accomadate the needs of an autistic being. His mother is in complete distress because it never entered her mind, that her son could be a killer. Although it is difficult for detectives and interrogators to determine whether Jacob is guilty of not.
     I think that maybe this could symbolize equality. In the book, the detectives and prosecutors keep displaying the the fact that despite Jacob's disablities, he should be held accountable for  the same things someone without disabilities is. Therefore, he also deserves the same rights.