After Class Three

Many thanks to our first group for leading us in some yoga exercises! In this class we discussed the objectives in teaching School Health Education and looked at B.C.'s IRP's for CAPP and Planning.  We looked at some findings about substituting soybean-based meals in school lunches in "Soy Goes to School: Acceptance of Healthful, Vegetarian Options in Maryland Middle Schools" (April 2010) in  the Journal of School Health.  Lastly we discussed the conventions of writing narrative and started writing about our personal health plan for the semester.  On this prompt, you can share your narrative, or just a part of it, or, you can choose to include it in your reading log (private entry).
For next week, please bring a news article with recent information on a health topic related to Chapters 5, 6 & 7 in our textbook (for example: values, character, esteem, behaviour, mind, emotion, stress, healthy family relations, friends, dating, sex, marriage, planned parenthood, birth control, body health, female/male health, pregnancy/childbirth, care for infants/children, learning style, maturity, aging and death).  I will be showing a DVD about depression and suicide, so to avoid redundancy, avoid those topics. (Reading for next week is just Chapters 5 & 6).
See you next week.

After Class Two

I think we got off to a good start today and had some interesting discussions.  In the lecture we looked at some statistics on high risk behaviour and examined the components of comprehensive school health.  We started class with a warm up activity and I'm looking forward to learning other ways to warm up, stretch, meditate and be active.  We examined the article, "Economic rationalism, healthism and school health education".  Lastly, we started thinking about our personal health goals for the semester which we will be writing narratives on later.
For this week's blog posting, please choose two ideas to write about, or one idea in more depth.  Feel free to share any personal experiences but remember not to give real names of people or places (i.e., schools). 
PLEASE NOTE:  We will be in a new classroom next Monday, Sept. 26 -- Blusson 11901 (go all the way down to the bus loop and then take the stairs -- its the third room on that hall).  E-mail reminder to follow.
Enjoy the sun while you can!  See you next week.

After Class One

Hi everyone,

Very nice to meet you today and hear some of your views on school health education.  For today's posting, please click on the "comments" link below and on the next page give a brief introduction of yourself and your study/career interests.  We'll spend the first week getting used to using the blog.  Also for this week, please read Chapters 1 & 2 in our textbook, and think about a warm up activity you might be able to lead our class in.  We'll talk more about this in the next class.
Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Sue