Healthy Schools

The Healthy Schools Act was enacted to ensure US public school students are receiving nutritious meals and snacks during the school day. This has been met with mixed reactions. Some welcome the new regulations, citing rising childhood obesity rates. Others think the regulations go too far, making cafeteria food all the more unappealing to students. Still others feel that the government should not dictate student diets. 

What do you think? Express your thoughts about the Healthy Schools initiative. 

In order to receive full credit you must write at least five complete and coherent sentences. You must also reply to a classmate's post in a thoughtful manner. 

Smoking ban???

Cigarette smoking has already been restricted in many ways, but is it enough? Some people believe that the health risks associated with smoking cigarettes should lead them to be banned entirely. Others feel that they should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own bodies. 


What do you think? Are the current restrictions enough? Should there be restrictions at all? What about e-cigarettes? 

Explain your views about the current controversy of whether or not society should completely ban cigarettes. 

In order to receive full credit you must write at least 5 complete and coherent sentences. You must also respond to a classmate's post in a thoughtful manner.

Police Brutality

The news has been abuzz recently with reports and accusations of police brutality. What are your thoughts? Are the police out of control or are they just doing their jobs? Please respond in at least 5 complete sentences. Also, respond to another classmate's comment in a thoughtful manner. It is imperative that we RESPECT EACH OTHER'S OPINIONS. 

Attitude

How much are people in charge of what happens to them? Read the following statements:

• You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change how you react to them.
• Your attitude has no effect on the things that can happen to you.
• People can overcome just about anything if they try hard enough.

Write in response to the above statements.  Do you agree or disagree with them? Why?

In order to receive full credit you must write at least 5 complete and coherent sentences. You must also respond to a classmate's post in a thoughtful manner.

Welcome to Writing!

For your first post to the class blog I'd like to know a bit about your previous experiences with writing. What sorts of things do you like to write? What were some of your favorite writing assignments from past classes? What are your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to writing?

In order to receive full credit you must write at least 5 complete sentences with correct capitalization. You must also respond to a classmate's post using one of the following sentence starters:
I agree because...
I disagree because...
I don't understand...
That reminds me of...