Through my observation to a Middle school class for my education major, I observed a health class for the ages between 8 through 10. I did not see this before, it was a candy for kids ages 5 years to maybe 11 years old. This candy is inside a backet looks exactly like a real cigarette backet, when the kids open it he will have the exactly cigarette shape and eat it.. wow it taste delicious. This back of candy cigarette was maybe made in the 1970's or around that period of time as the teacher mentioned.
However, what made me write this blog that unfortunately I saw my kid who is seven years old bring from his teacher's reward box, because he was doing good that day, a capsule and a round white bill but it is candy. I am wondaring if that advertisement was in 1970's and that period of time they did not reach what we are in nowadays from laws to technology and knowledge. Why we still have those problems with the all of knowledge we have now. Is it good to have bills or anything looks like it just to sell products and collect money for those companies or those are kind of advertisements go beyond marketing? What is the teacher role in this class? Is it to support those advertisments?
Whatever the reasons are the question here is how shall we protect our children inside the schools? And who is responsible for that? All in all just think of this question; How to teach our teachers?
I think you bring up an excellent point. I do not believe, under any circumstance, that it is ok to provide candy to children that looks like ciggaretts or pills. It goes against everything we teach our children about how to live drug free and what not. We can't have "say no to drugs" week and then the following week give them a piece of candy that looks like a ciggarette for doing something good in the classroom. To reflect on your question on how to teach our teachers, I believe that should be adressed in a teacher conference. I don't think this should have even been an issue anyways and this is the first time I have ever heard of something like that. A teacher should no that is not an appropriate thing to do.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the video. The fight is on! A consumer society demands that we all buy, and I do not believe for a minute that the corporations intend to exempt children from this new requirement. I also remember the candy cigarettes, and yes we bought them, and yes we pretended to smoke with them. It seemed the most natural thing in the world since about 50 percent of our parents smoked. Those cigarettes were to train us to become a new generation of smokers; the point was to further normalize smoking. So, the question now is what material items around today train children in this same way.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the video and the blog is very eye catching and interesting. Teachers have objigations to know whats right and whats wrong.
ReplyDeleteI thought your blog/video was very interesting. I too have seen those candy ciggaretts, and I do believe they need to stay out of schools as well as staying out of stores. I believe the teacher was right in the point of giving the child the reward for doing well, she/he just gave the child the wrong type of reward. Children need to have fun in school, and I remember when I was in elementary school, the days I enjoyed the most were the days I received candy. It would be one thing if the teacher did it intentionally, but a lot of the time, gum will come in a long slender wrapper as well as taffy. If the teacher did it intentionally, then yes it is wrong and the issue should be addressed, but if she did it because it came in a bag of mixed candy and she didn't realize it was in there, then I would cut her some slack. You have the right as a parent to send her a quick e-mail saying, "hey, do you realize that there is candy that represents ciggaretts that you are passing out?" You may be the light that shines through to her and stops her from making an innocent mistake, or you may be the light that shines through to her that you are a concerned parent. Either way, I believe the teacher should be confronted, that way she will realize what message she is portraying.
ReplyDeleteThat teacher should be ashamed. I don't understand why a teacher would even buy that type of candy for a class at all. Especially to give out when a child is doing well in a class. Maybe I can understand why it would be in a health class, to talk about the negative outcomes of smoking. It could be used instead of bringing an actual cigarette to class. Did you call the teacher and complain at all? I'm sure that would not have went over well with the principal.
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