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No Hugs in School
Posted December 2nd, 2007 by jordan whitmoreRecently, for an education class, I read an article about PDA in the classroom. Some schools in the nation have banned not only PDA, but any form of physical touching between students: a handshake is even considered BAD. At first, the idea of reducing PDA from the classroom was a postive thing. I remember the occasional couple making out in the hallways of my middle and high school and to think that this sort of display could be banned is great...but the idea is taking out all interactions seems ridiculous to me. In the article, a girl was suspeneded because her friend hugged her at school. The girl was given a hug because she was upset after the death of one of her family member, and her friend was giving her supprt. The school system said that they cannot make "touching&
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Posted November 12th, 2007 by jordan whitmoreI am currently an elementary major. I have completed my practicum hours at a small elementary school in North Carolina. This school has mainly low income students, however the level of achievement is very high. There are classrooms that demonstrate success with inclusion and have a diverse selection of teaching styles used by many. There was however one incident that startled me at this small school.
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