How concerned should schools be regarding their students' social and emotional well being? Are there meaningful connections between school connectedness, school climate, loneliness, anxiety, and academic success? What efforts feel appropriate for schools to make in order to address how lonely life has become or how disconnected students often feel from each other? Do you think you would benefit from being in an environment where you could place a name to every face you saw in the hall?
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How do you react to the idea of public schools with gifted programs, magnet schools, or exam schools? Should tax payer dollars meant to serve all children and provide equal opportunities be geared towards specialized education? Should those who prove themselves able to take on more advanced work be given special schooling to do so? Does your opinion of this change if the gifted program focused more on art or athletics than on academics? Is it all that different than having an "honors track" here at Newton South?
In your opinion and experience, what role do smartphones play in the mental, emotional, and social health of teenagers? Do you believe they exacerbate or ameliorate the stressors or anxieties that constitute being a teenager today? How would you define your relationship to your phone, and would a "smartphone detox" feel beneficial to you in any way? How young is too young to have a smartphone?
Complete this mindfulness exercise before you do your reading / other homework / draw a bird. Then, consider: Think more specifically about your ability to focus, pay attention, and complete tasks that rely on your ability to concentrate on something intellectual or creative: what attitude, emotion, or posture do you usually enter into these sort of tasks with? How do you usually set yourself up for success or failure when trying to learn something, complete something, or read something? What provides your most frequent source of distraction when trying to focus? How does your phone or personal technology play a role in achieving or detracting from your academic or creative goals? Did the mindfulness exercise do anything for you?
How should we understand and implement the ideals of "innocent until proven guilty" and "due process" when it comes to matters of sexual assault or harassment? What compulsion or considerations do companies, institutions, or society/public opinion have regarding individuals accused of something difficult to prove or disprove? If an individual is fired for allegations of sexual harassment, should he/she/they be hired back if these allegations cannot be proven? Can someone be denied of a job or of a promotion or of a position for allegations that are near-impossible to prove?
Is “it was different back then” or "it's a different culture" a strong or reasonable excuse for men who have been accused of sexual harassment taking place decades ago? If something like inappropriate touching or inappropriate comments felt commonplace and “appropriate” 30 years ago, should we condemn those who committed those acts today? Can you think of any instance or example of something that you would consider excusable because "it was different back then?" Does it matter if the behavior takes place in the workplace or in general society?
Summarize the aim of the chapter in a sentence or two, then respond to a particular idea, line, or statement in your chapter: What was remarkable about this thought? What reaction did it provoke? Do you agree or disagree with this claim? What are some exceptions or complications that Thompson might be missing? What does this mean about us?
Summarize the aim of the chapter in a sentence or two, then respond to a particular idea, line, or statement in your chapter: What was remarkable about this thought? What reaction did it provoke? Do you agree or disagree with this claim? What are some exceptions or complications that Thompson might be missing? What does this mean about us?
Summarize the aim of the chapter in a sentence or two, then respond to a particular idea, line, or statement in your chapter: What was remarkable about this thought? What reaction did it provoke? Do you agree or disagree with this claim? What are some exceptions or complications that Thompson might be missing? What does this mean about us?
If art is subjective and its value largely a result of factors extrinsic to the qualities of the piece itself, does this mean that the endeavors of the art world are largely pretense? How much money would you pay for a famous work of art? Would you pay $10 for a piece of art that was atrocious but a genuine Picasso? In your mind, what is the appropriate relationship between artistic value, historical value, cultural value and monetary value?
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