Monday's Discussion

Once again, Monday's discussion led to some controversial issues. One of the first issues was giving the pill to middle school students. Honestly, if urban schools are having high pregnancy rates, I think that the pill should be distributed. I also believe that the parent's consent is needed. I do not think that it is a good idea to have these small children taking the pill without their parent's knowing about it. Like mentioned in class, the pill can have harmful effects sometimes and if no one konws about the girl taking the pill... it may interact with other medications. The school should have high authority, but a child's parents always come first.

Getting to the issue on upper vs. lower class, it is a big problem in American schools today. Children are automatically branded by other students and teachers by where and who they grow up with. It is a shame because students who may come from a family with domestic violence or who suffers through poverty may have the same potential as students from a great family and a clean suburban area.

Lastly, another topic that came to my interest was what a teacher can and cannot get fired for. I can't believe a teacher cannot get arrested for smoking marijuana but could get fired for making homosexual moves on another teacher. What is this world coming to? I also think the whole issue of having a sex change can lead to termination is ridiculous. I know great people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. It doesn't affect how they do their jobs. If a teacher is any of the above, PUBLICLY, I think that it is his or her choice and I think that it shouldn't affect what goes on in the classroom.