Jillian's EDU 3650 Blog

  This week, we got into the topic of home and school connections. This is a super important topic to be spoken about. A lot of families are not enough connected to their child's teacher and school in general, and it’s unfortunate. Having parents and guardians communicating with teachers and staff can benefit their child more than you would think. There are too many instances where parents are not aware of what is happening with their child in school due to a lack of communication.  From looking at the article on the website Edutopia, “Family Engagement: Resource Roundup,” there are so many helpful resources to improve on that home and school connection. The first resource I looked at was “The Beginners’ Guide to Connecting Home and School.” This was a great read in my opinion. Some of the different strategies or methods put out there by this resource would consist of having students ask their caregivers more in depth questions such as who their friends were when they were k...

  Is social media completely bad? Well depending on who you ask, you will probably never get a straight answer. For me personally, I do not see how it is completely bad, but just like anything else in the world, there are upsides and downsides to social media. When I look at some general downsides of social media, the first few things that come to mind are the fact that social media only shows what people want to show about their lives and themselves, giving others the idea that they live a “perfect life” with the nicest clothes, happy attitude and other positives. Yes, this doesn’t sound bad but when you think more about it, it sort of is. When someone sees a post like this, they may begin to wonder, “why don’t I look like that? Why isnt my life as perfect as theirs?” and so many other things. This can take a huge toll on mental health in not only children and teens, but adults as well. Social media is not real, and this is something that people do not realize. Another downside ...