An Elon English 110 Project
Meditation should not be required in all K-12 schools, but instead, new teachers working in low-income, urban elementary and middle schools should be trained to then implement it in their specific classrooms. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to give those who practice it long lasting benefits. A majority of these benefits though, would help younger […]
Read More →Increasing levels of behavioral and disciplinary issues in schools have left teachers wondering what they can do to combat such issues. The Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on the Teaching Profession report found that, “Behavior issues that interfere with teaching and learning have notably worsened, according to an astonishing 62 percent of teachers who have been […]
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Social media can be defined as online communities that give users the ability to post text, videos and photos to express their opinions. One of the most popularly used forms of social media, Facebook, has been such an effective social networking company because, unlike their predecessors, they have been able to attract a diverse range […]
Read More →Social media has advanced so much in the past decade in our society and has become an integrated part of everyday life for people. But this has made it much easier for people to become addicted to the internet. By becoming addicted to the internet it can bring out many bad effects. Being surrounded by […]
Read More →Social media has become one of the quickest ways to communicate for people in today’s generation. Through likes, favorites, shares, replies, and even Direct Messages social media is bringing people together. This allows for interactions that could never have happened before. In 2015 it was recorded that there were approximately 2.14 billion active social media […]
Read More →Many people may think social media is tearing us apart by causing social isolation and a disconnect outside of the digital world. However, social media is not the direct cause of social isolation. While social media involves a connection online and thus disengagement with the outside world, the root of the problem lies not within […]
Read More →While most people view social media as something exclusively used by individuals or groups of friends, it is typically overlooked that governments use social media as a powerful tool for their own purposes as well. Governments have been known to turn social media into a propaganda machine to serve the purpose of deceit, distraction, and […]
Read More →I believe that depending on the individual, social media could tear people apart or help bring them together. For example, someone who uses Facebook or other social media multiple times a day would be affected much more than someone who barely uses it once a month. Furthermore, each person would react differently in situations caused […]
Read More →Another Time Point, a Different Story: One Year Effects of a Social Media Intervention on the Attitudes of Young People Towards Mental Health Issues This article tells about how social media is used to promote information on mental illnesses and social media related health issues. Are Teens Replacing Drugs With Social Media? This article describes […]
Read More →http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/races-sports/how-participation-trophies-are-making-our-kids-soft-20150725 This article talks about how rewarding kids just for participating can have a negative impact, producing a self-obsessed, irresponsible, and unmotivated generation of false achievers. It also claims that parents are part of the problem. http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/17/health/participation-trophies-parenting-debate/ In this article, it discusses the big debate that talks about if sports participation deserves a […]
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