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Proposal on Athletics and student performance
Purpose of the study
Statement of purpose
The study aims to create understanding of the relationship of athletics to student performance. Through the study the related literature of athletics and student performance can be used to prove that the study is necessary. The study through the use of different methods and techniques in gathering necessary data aims to gain information that can assist in showing the relationship between athletics and student performance. The data collected can be used to prove/disprove the hypothesis and formulate necessary conclusion and attainable recommendations.
The study building on previous research
Previous research will be used for the betterment of the study. Through the use of previous research the need for the study can be strengthened more. The previous research tends to strengthen the importance of the study. The previous research tends to help in analyzing the benefits and disadvantages of conducting the study. The previous research can help in analyzing what studies have been done, and what further studies can be accomplished.
The study's contribution on the knowledge about education
Since the main focus of the study covers the area of education it can't be denied that the study can contribute more to this area. The study can determine the current trends in education. The study can also determine the characteristics and study habits of students nowadays. The study can also help in ascertaining the effects of athletics to students' performance. Through this information problems on the education sector can be given appropriate action. The information regarding the education sector, student's qualities, and other information can be used to innovate ways to improve the education sector. The study can also help in determining what changes to the education system can be accomplished, these changes can be useful for the benefit of future generations.
Research questions, hypothesis, or objectives
The study is focused on athletics and student performance. The study as mentioned aims to try to determine the relationship between athletics and student performance. The study also has other objectives it intends to reach that include:
1. Determine the impact of athletics to performance of a student.
2. Identify the benefits and disadvantages of athletics to the health of human beings
3. Determine what causes a child to perform well in school, at the same time know the factors that enable a child to perform badly at school.
4. Know the difference of the benefits a student-athlete has from a non- athlete student.
5. Find out the disadvantages of being a student-athlete and the advantages of being a non-athlete student.
6. Acquire other related information that can assist in making a valid conclusion and appropriate recommendation.
Research Questions
The study will try to give answers to the following questions
- How do athletics impact a student's performance?
- What is the correlation between student athletes and non-athletes graduation rates?
- What benefits do student athletes receive?
- Do student athletes receive different treatment from students that are non athlete? If such is the case what are the reasons for this.
- Do the privileges student athletes receive help them and the non athlete students improve their performance in school?
- Has athletics helped improving the student's performance?
- What can be done so that the drop in graduation rates be stopped?
- What are the factors that contribute for a student to perform well?
Hypothesis is a preliminary assumption or tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts, taken to be true for the purpose of investigation and testing (Burton & Steane, 2004).In the study the hypothesis include.
- The student athletes have more privileges than the non-athlete students.
- The non-athlete students perform well in school than athlete students.
- Athletics has both positive and negative effect to a student's performance.
- Student's school performance is affected by athletics.
- The changes in the way student-athlete and non-athlete students are handled can be a big start in improving the education sector.
Literature Search
Education system and quality education
Management of education systems changes in ways that reflect new insights into education and management but also in ways that reflect ideology. Some highly centralized systems, like those in the Australian states, have devolved authority to regional structures on the basis of claims that regional culture and context should be given expression in education. More recently, some of these systems have gone further in devolving responsibility to schools. In some cases, the justification advanced involves local community ownership and responsibility, and the local structure involves school councils with a strong community voice. In other cases, the justification involves local professional leadership, particularly by the principal, and is based on the view that decentralized management with local discretion yields more professional engagement and greater efficiency. Within schools, the most complete delegation grants local control over resource allocation. There are some important countervailing trends which are evident in attempts to develop national, or at least state or provincial, goals for education. This is evident in long-standing devolved systems, like those of the USA and England and Wales, and in systems which are at the same time devolving responsibility in other respects, like some of the Australian states (Townsend, 1997).
One of the most severe challenges facing education systems in most countries today is how to meet demands for higher quality public education within increasingly severe national economic and fiscal constraints. Faced with severe economic pressures, many countries must find new fiscal resources, accept quality deterioration and continued inequity in access, or increase the efficiency with which educational resources are applied to the problems of instructional quality and equity of access (Carrier & Chapman, 1990).
Many interventions intended to improve education quality have focused on improving a particular dimension of the educational experience for example, teacher training, facilities construction, instructional supervision, or the provision of instructional materials. These interventions often fail because they do not recognize or address the interacting nature of these components (Carrier & Chapman, 1990). Particular attention is given to the issues confronting educational quality improvement in the developing world. This focus is of particular importance since, first there is substantial evidence of serious declines in educational quality in many developing countries even at a time when massive donor assistance has been directed toward educational improvement; second developing countries are the focus of many of the large-scale instructional improvement activities. These large-scale projects often try to implement strategies for quality improvement that have not been fully tested on a large scale in more industrialized countries; third the volatility of social, economic, and political environments that characterize developing countries makes education quality improvement efforts a particularly complex challenge; fourth lessons from developing countries' experiences often have direct relevance for more developed countries. However, inadequate attention has been given to documenting those lessons as they have occurred in developing country contexts; and fifth the transfer of instructional systems design technology from developed to developing countries has fallen short of expectations because insufficient attention has been paid to contextual differences (Carrier & Chapman, 1990).
Student Athletes
In an article by Siegel (2004), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) approved a major reform package designed to change the emphasis schools and athletes particularly in the big money-making sports, football and basketball put on academics and hold accountable schools with low graduation rates. The reforms will bring change to college sports. For the first time ever, the NCAA will have the ability to hold institutions and teams accountable for the academic progress of the student athletes. The reforms set standards for academic achievement that athletes and programs must meet and provide penalties if those standards are not met. The penalties include loss of scholarships, probation, and postseason bans. A program could be ranked No. 1 but denied a chance to play for the national title because of a substandard graduation rate. The question is whether reform that metes out such punishment can succeed against the lucrative tide of NCAA athletics. The games played by college athletes mean big business for schools, advertisers, and television networks, attracting many millions of dollars in sponsorship and broadcast-rights deals each year (Siegel 2004). Chronically low graduation rates at high-profile programs prompted a move for change (Simons & Van Rheenen, 2000).
The system chosen had to alter the current culture and encourage improved academic progress. Under eligibility rules that will be phased in between 2005 to 2008, recruits will be required to earn a minimum 2.0 grade-point average in 16 up from 14 core high school classes in English, history, science and math. Those grades will be the only factor in determining a player's NCAA eligibility. Standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test and American College Testing will not be considered (Reeves, 1998). Once on campus, an athlete would be required to graduate within five years and complete 20 percent of his degree work each year. Each athlete would be required to maintain at least a 1.8 grade-point average as a freshman and a 2.0 every year thereafter to remain eligible. The NCAA will calculate an Academic Progress Rate (APR) for each scholarship athlete and compute a cumulative APR for each program. Each team will be required to maintain a minimum APR over a four-year period in order to avoid penalties. Players who fail to meet requirements will be ineligible to play, lowering the team APR. Those who leave school also will lower the team APR, though not severely if they leave in good academic standing. Programs that don't meet the goal will receive warnings. Harsher penalties for chronic offenders, including probation and postseason bans from lucrative events such as the basketball tournament and football bowls, would be levied when the rules fully take effect in 2008 (Reeves, 1998).
Inevitably, any talk of graduation rates eventually turns to race. Blacks account for 24 percent of Division I scholarship athletes, including 60 percent of men's basketball players and 54 percent of football players. A recent study showed that 47 percent of black athletes graduated compared to 64 percent of whites. Black men's basketball players graduated at a 36 percent rate, their white counterparts at a 53 percent rate. In football, white players graduated at a 59 percent rate and blacks at a 44 percent rate. Some coaches fear that the reforms will reduce the number of black athletes, that the measures will be difficult to implement in a fair way, that marginal students no longer will be recruited, and that the reforms don't address practical problems coaches and athletes face. The move is considered to be racially and geographically biased, penalizing students from school systems in inner cities and rural areas. The reforms will force coaches to get more players from white suburban America and private schools in order to stay academically eligible (Bivens & Leonard II, 1994).
The new reforms are an experiment on a grand scale designed to revolutionize academics in college sports. The reform package fulfills the NCAA's mission of making the education of student athletes paramount in collegiate sports. With these proposals, institutions, teams and coaches will know exactly what they need to accomplish to ensure their student athletes are progressing in a timely fashion towards completing a degree. If they do not meet the requirements, they will suffer consequence (Just, 2002).
Research Design
This research requires an organized data gathering to answer the objectives. In this lieu, the research will use the descriptive approach employing a qualitative research method. A descriptive research is a type of study that tries to explore the cause of a particular phenomenon, present facts concerning the nature and status of a situation, as it exists at the time of the study, and portray an accurate profile of persons, events or situations (Creswell, 1994; Robson, 2002). The approach undertaken for such type of study was chosen for a number of reasons. Because the descriptive approach is quick and flexible, three advantages arise: first, when new issues and questions arise during the duration of the study, this approach allows a further investigation; second, when there are unproductive areas from the original plan of the study, the researcher can drop them; and third, the approach is more practical in terms of time and money (Creswell, 1994).
In addition, since the basic focus of the study is on Athletics and student performance the descriptive approach will help provide a clear picture of the dilemma it creates and why such dilemma occurs (Saunders et al, 2003). Finally, this type of study may serve as an extension or a forerunner to a piece of exploratory research, a valuable research approach employed to: discover what is happening; seek new insights; ask questions; and/or evaluate a phenomenon in a new light (Robson, 2002). On the other hand, the qualitative research method is multi-method in focus and involves an interpretative, naturalistic approach to its subject matter (LeCompte & Preissle, 1993). In this lieu, qualitative researchers study things in their natural settings, attempting to make sense of, or interpret phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them (LeCompte & Preissle, 1993). In order to accomplish this, a wide range of interconnected methods are employed in the hope that a better fix on the subject matter will be achieved (LeCompte & Preissle 1993).
The respondents of the study will from student athletes and non athlete students. These students can be divided to those performing well and not performing well in school. The students understanding of issues surrounding them can be of big help to the study. Due to time constraint and also, for the convenience of the researcher, only fifty (50) respondents were considered for the study. The convenience sampling technique was imposed in the study to pick up the fifty respondents, mainly because the availability of the student athletes and non athletes student was put into consideration. This part of the study is important because the most important data needed to fulfill the objectives of this study will only be supplied by the student athletes and non athlete students.
Methods of data collection
A large number of methods of data collection and sources of data can be and are used. This includes self-administered questionnaires, structured interviews, participant observation, unstructured interviewing, structured observation, simulation, and archival information (Bryman, 1995).The study shall use survey using questionnaires and interviews to gather pertinent data. Moreover, the study shall also use previous studies and compare it to its existing data in order to provide conclusions and competent recommendations. Survey can be done either by personal survey, telephone survey, self administered questionnaire, mailed questionnaire, and email questionnaire.
Primary Data
The primary source of data will come from a survey using questionnaire and interviews conducted by the researcher. The primary data frequently gives the detailed definitions of terms and statistical units used in the survey. These are usually broken down into finer classifications.
Secondary Data
The secondary source of data will come from research through the internet; books, journals, related studies and other sources of information. Acquiring secondary data are more convenient to use because they are already condensed and organized. Moreover, analysis and interpretation are done more easily.
Data Analysis procedures
When all the data are gathered, the researcher will employ the following qualitative methods in the data analysis: typology, a classification system, taken from patterns, themes or other kinds of groups of data (Patton 1990); constant comparison/grounded theory, a widely used data analysis method that looks at document, such as field notes, looks for indicators of categories in events and behavior, and compares codes to find consistencies and differences (Strauss 1987); logical analysis/matrix analysis, an outline of generalized causation, logical reasoning process, etc., and uses flow charts, diagrams, and the like, to pictorially represent these causation, reasoning process, etc., as well as written descriptions (Ratcliff 2002); and, event analysis/microanalysis method, where the emphasis is on finding precise beginnings and endings of events by finding specific boundaries and things that mark boundaries or events (Ratcliff 2002).
Ethics and human relations
Possible threats to participants and steps to minimize the threats
To the participants of the study this can lead to rift between the student athletes and non athlete students. The study can also discourage students to be athletes. The study can also lower the morale of athletes and can minimize school spirit. To minimize the threat the things that can be done includes explaining to the students that the study does not intend to discourage them to be athletes. The students will also be informed that the study aims not to degrade but help them to perform better and bring more pride and honor to the school.
Procedures to gain cooperation of participants
To gain the cooperation of participants initially the intention, aims, and benefit of the study will be explained to them. The second procedure is to give them the outmost assurance that their identities and answers will be treated in strict confidentiality. The third procedure is giving them a background of why the study was initiated and what will happen if they participated in the study.
The succeeding table will show the major steps of the study and the date by which each step will be completed.
Date Completed
Formulation of first chapter (introduction and background of the study)
First week of March
Search for related literature and formulation of second chapter (review of related literature)
Second week of March
Formulation of third chapter (methodology)
Third week of March
Data and information gathering
Fourth week of March
Formulation of fourth chapter (presentation of data, analysis of data, and synthesis of the data colleted)
First week of April
Formulation of last chapter (conclusion and recommendation)
Second week of April
As shown in the table the study will last for more than a month. This is done to ensure that everything will be done accordingly. Although not stated it is implied that the first and foremost step is to have this proposal approved. Every step in the study is given at least a week to be finished so that time will not be wasted at the same time the accomplishment of the steps will not be hurried to much.
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Great day for all-star writers talking to all-star musicians. First we had Chuck Klosterman with Taylor Swift (sooo many revelations...), now we've got Lynn Hirschberg with Drake in W magazine.
First bomb dropped in this one, right at the top: Drake says he was "kicked off" Degrassi: The Next Generation—the show he joined at age 14—partially due to his burgeoning music career:
"Back then, I'd spend a full day on set and then go to the studio to make music until 4 or 5 a.m. I'd sleep in my dressing room and then be in front of the cameras again by 9 a.m. Eventually, they realized I was juggling two professions and told me I had to choose. I chose this life."
But he's still about the other life! "I can't wait to get back into acting," Drake says. "No one ever asks me to do movies, and, although music is my focal point now, I'd love to do a film. That was the life that I lived before, and it would be interesting to live it again." (He was in Anchorman 2, though, with a spicy little cameo in the first moment of the film.)
The rest of the W mag interview has talk about art, about Toronto ("I plan to spend the rest of my life there") and about shower habits. "I don't really sing," he says, "but I do practice answers to questions in the shower. I talk to myself. I use my shower time to figure out how to respond to the world."
What KIND of questions, Aub?
"I ask myself, 'Why does Adele's album go diamond, and how do I do that? How do I create art that makes minds stretch further?' I want to give many, many people many, many moments before I'm gone. That's truly the art of what I do. It's the only goal."
Figure it out with Views from the 6, man! And in case you missed it, Drizzy is VERY excited about the possibility of "Hotline Bling" hitting No. 1 on next week's Hot 100 chart.

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"To provide that no Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located, and for other purposes."This bill certainly sets out to accomplish the first part of description in the title. Section 2(a) is entitled 'Limitation on Use of Funds' and contains two sub-paragraphs. The first plainly states the 'no Federal funds …' requirement while the second provides the essential definitions of 'site security plan' and 'chemical facility'. So far, everything is perfectly clear.
Amendments to Existing Law Relating to Approval of Security Plans
The second paragraph in Section 2 gets a little more deceptive. Someone reading the title to this paragraph; 'Amendments to Existing Law Relating to Approval of Security Plans' could be expected to assume that this would provide more details concerning the funding limitations set forth in the first, or at least more details concerning the 'approval of security plan'. That would be a seriously wrong assumption. It does concern amendments to § 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1388), but those amendments have little to do with the approval of security plans or funding of DHS enforcement actions. What follows in § 2(b) is a series of cryptic amendments (insert this, delete this, etc) that quickly fade into confusing obscurity; confusing that is until one goes back and actually marks-up a copy of § 550. Then the provisions of this bill become more clear.
Pause for Bloviation
I try to keep my discussions in this blog on a practical plane. While I may harp on a subject from time to time, I try to keep things on an emotionally even keel. But from time to time I have to blow off some steam. This is one of those times. The way this bill is presented and worded is one of the worst examples of underhanded politics that I have ever had the displeasure to read. This bill was deliberately worded to confuse and obscure. There is no excuse for that in legislative practice unless someone is trying to accomplish something that is anti-democratic or crooked; I see nothing crooked here. Legislation should be clear in its intent. This allows for discussion on its merits and should allow for it to stand or fall on those merits. This legislation obfuscates and confuses, implying that it has no merits in the eyes of its author. Regardless of the merits of its actual intent this bill should be sent to legislative oblivion without further consideration. Now, back to a rational discussion of the contents of this legislation.
Clarifying Security
The first two changes to § 550 call for the addition of the words 'terrorist attack' in the first paragraph. In both cases these apparently serve to qualify what chemical facilities are being secured against. Since 'security' could also apply to criminal activity this may be appropriate. On the other hand, it could be an effort to remove authority to protect against the theft of chemicals of interest from chemical facilities. This would have the effect of removing a large number of facilities from the high-risk category and thus coverage under the CFATS regulations. A large number of facilities in Tier 4 are there solely because they have chemicals on site that could be used to further a terrorist attack elsewhere. This change could exempt those facilities from the expensive security requirements necessary to prevent those thefts.
Particular Security Measures
The next amendment removes the phrase that disallows the Secretary from disapproving a site security plan because of the presence or lack of a particular security measure. It did leave the requirement to judge the SSP using risk-based performance measures. Since the amended authority does not require a particular security measure, it is hard to see how effective this would be in accomplishing a particular purpose. It would serve to give the Secretary more latitude in disapproving SSPs.
Modifying CVI Protections The next three provisions for changing § 550 all deal with the protections of Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI). It looks like this is part of a continuing effort to bring some order to the variety of 'sensitive but unclassified' information controls that have popped up over the last decade or so. It treats vulnerability assessments and site security plans as Sensitive Security Information like similar information about chemicals in transit.
Expanding Potential Enforcement Authority
The last change to the original authorizing legislation included in this bill removes 'sole enforcement' authority from the Secretary of DHS. This could potentially allow 'interested parties' to sue in Federal Court to enforce provisions of the CFATS regulations that are not being 'adequately enforced' by the Secretary. This change is probably not sufficient to allow that, but it could allow for changes in the regulations to allow such private law suits. A variety of state and federal laws were written to allow, and even encourage, private law suits to enforce those laws. It helps to reduce the government costs of enforcement. It also makes for unequal enforcement.
Public Discourse
None of the provisions that I have described here seem to be outrageous. They all have their ups and downs. There are legitimate arguments to be made on both sides of the issues. If this bill is to be seriously considered during the 111th Congress (and not all legislation proposed will be considered) it deserves a full public scrutiny and public discussion. It should not be passed in the House on the day before a holiday by voice vote and then included as an obscure section in a spending bill.


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The Young Dro Interview Episode @dropolo @dcyoungfly @karlousm @claytonenglish @fatandpaid
Source: The 85 South Comedy Show
The Young Dro Episode - Young Dro just made this show classic! He made so many hits like We In Da City. The team sat down with Young Dro to talk about everything including coming up in the rap game to what he liked to eat growing up in the projects.


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Md Fakhri Ismail during a training session at the Kallang Practice Track on Sunday. Picture: BT/Yee Chun Leong
BRUNEI's sprint king Md Fakhri Ismail hopes to set another national record at the IAAF World Championship in Beijing next week.
Athletes from all around the world will participate in the event at the Beijing National Stadium in a nine-day mega event, starting from August 22. The Brunei Athletic Association (BAA) will only send Md Fakhri as the country's sole representative to compete in the men's 100m sprint event.
While speaking to The Brunei Times, Md Fakhri expressed his keenness to beat the previous national record of 10.59s that he set at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore last June. "I will try my best to improve my performance and set another national record in the championship.
"Hopefully competing with all the top athletes could give me more motivation to do well. "Also my aim is also to get through the qualifying round and compete in the finals," he said.
The 24-year-old was very excited to be selected for the championship and has the opportunity to meet his idol. "This is the world championship where all the top athletes will be competing, so I am very thrilled.
"Furthermore I can get meet the world top athletes including my idol Usain Bolt. So this is a good opportunity for me to gain more experience," he said. He also shared his training preparations with the national athletics coach Isidro Del Prado.
"Since the SEA Games, I have continued my training for this competition. "We have been training hard every afternoon and night almost every day even during the Ramadan period.
"We worked on different aspects such as plyometric training and body workout in the gym to build strength, explosive power and increase performance," said Md Fakhri.
Some of the fastest runners in the world such as Justin Gatlin from America and Usain Bolt from Jamaica will compete in the 100m sprint. According to the official website, it will be the biggest sporting event on the planet for the year as there will be a total of 2000 athletes from over 200 nations to compete in Beijing.
Md Fakhri is scheduled to compete in the preliminary round on August 22. Md Fakhri will depart the Sultanate on August 20.


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With just a bit of planning and organization, any move can be smooth, safe and positive providing you are working with some of the top movers. Preparation and being ready is always important, but having professional moving staff handling the heavy work is also a critical factor.
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This will give you a good picture or sense of the importance the moving company places on customer service and care during the move. Companies with a lot of negatives and complaints about broken, lost or missing items are the companies to avoid.
Personal referrals from friends, family or coworkers are always a good source of information about reputable movers. This gives you the opportunity also to find out what services they used from the moving company to make their move easy and stress-free.
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No matter how professional and organized the movers are if the people being moved aren't ready on moving day it is going to be a problem for everyone. To avoid these type of issues, there are a few simple things to keep in mind.
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Teacher Development and Evaluation (TD&E)
The purpose of Teacher Development and Evaluation (TD&E) is to ensure that all students have a premier education. TD&E provides opportunities for educators to set professional goals, collaborate to refine professional practices, and reflect upon their work in order to positively impact student learning. Educators will participate in a three-year evaluation cycle with multiple opportunities for feedback, reflection, and professional development.
Saint Paul Public Schools and Saint Paul Federation of Teachers collaborated to create a local plan for TD&E to promote educator development and student learning. An effective TD&E system was created to meet Minnesota Statute 122A.41 and includes: Individualized Growth and Development Plan, Student Achievement, Student Engagement, Peer Collaboration, and Educator Practice which all culminates in a Summative Evaluation. All educators under the SPFT bargaining contract participate in TD&E.
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Anonymous Text Messaging Can Be Dangerous for Teens
All parents know well how much modern teens are obsessed with the Internet and especially social networks. It is a fast and easy way to stay in touch with the friends, chat, share news, photos, and videos. However, we should remember that not all of the social media are safe and harmless. Sites that offer anonymous messaging may hide certain threats for the kids and sometimes lead to unpleasant and even dangerous consequences.
Why are anonymous messenger apps so popular among teenagers? Generally, they all have a colorful and smart interface and are easy to use. Also, after a while they let kids feel somehow addictive and wait impatiently for the news updates and more messages. But the most significant – they let conceal one's identity and/or location.
Therefore, users are encouraged to tell things, discuss situations and people, and express their opinion openly. Many children feel more confident this way, but some can go beyond the limits, insulting or bullying others. Moreover, there's no guarantee that a fraudster or an online predator is not hiding behind a fake profile of a kid.
Here are a few quick facts about anonymous messaging apps:
- 70% of teens are trying to hide their online life and behavior from parents;
- At the same time, 72% of parents worry about the online activity of their children;
- Teens assume that they are using anonymous text messaging to conceal their digital footprints – to say things they don't normally say and talk to those who they tend to avoid otherwise;
- 25% of kids admit that their parents know very little or nothing of their behavior online.
There's a broad range of anonymous apps. Most popular of them are Snapchat, Whisper, KIK, YIK YAK, Tinder, Vine, Ask FM, Line, Burn Note, and Omegle. If your teen is using one or several of these apps, you, as a parent, should know the risks and discuss them with your child. Here's the short overview of some apps, which presence on child's device should put parents on the alert.
Snapchat is the mainstream and hugely popular app among the teenagers. All messages, images, and videos sent through Snapchat self-destruct after a short span of time. This provides an illusion of anonymity and feeling of boldness to post any content. Why only an illusion? Because users can easily screenshot anything that others send. There are documented cases of teenage suicide caused by bullying through Snapchat. Check out some stats to see just how popular Snapchat is:
- 41% of teens in the US use Snapchat;
- 35% use it mainly because the content on it disappears;
- 30% of children admit that they use Snapchat only because their parents don't use it;
- 25-30 minutes is an average amount of time that a teen spends in this app daily.
Whisper's got over 800,000 of underage users. It lets conceal one's identity and share secrets anonymously. However, the app is known for some users going beyond the limits and spreading gossips, abusing and bullying others.
YIK YAK lets its users leave anonymous posts based on their location. There are many cases of teens making threats and degrading remarks through this app.
Ask FM
This site allows its users to ask anonymous questions. It has over 28 million of users under the age of 18. There are at least 9 registered cases of teenage suicide, which happened due to the cyberbullying through Ask FM.
The app has 218 million of monthly users. It offers the option of "hidden chat" where all messages self-erase. The risk is very high that your teen may meet a potentially dangerous stranger in a chat room of the Line app.
What dangers are the anonymous apps hiding?
- Cyberbullying
Under cover of anonymous apps, children can leave mean comments, spread gossip and share hurtful content about their peers. They also can become the victims of cyberbullying themselves.
- Cyberstalking
It is easier for the online predators to stalk teens through the social networks that offer anonymity, involve them into talking and possibly convince to meet in person.
- Sexting
Staying anonymous, teenagers may try to partake in risky sexually explicit conversations.
- Adult content
Children may come across adult content on the anonymous sites with no age verification.
- No guarantees of anonymity
As much as 47% of users save screenshots of private chats and "temporary" messages and may easily spread them later.
- Apps reveal location
Some apps claim to hide your identity, but at the same time, they show your location. Hence, predators and fraudsters may get to a child by using the apps' GPS feature.
- Bots
Bots are designed to act like personalized and suggestive messages, to possibly involve a child into online schemes or adult content.
What can parents do to protect their children from the possible threats of the anonymous messaging apps?
- Set the boundaries. Tell your teen about the dangers of communicating with strangers, sharing information and revealing inappropriate information. Explain that bullying others may lead to serious consequences and is unacceptable.
- Educate your child about the extreme and sad consequences of anonymous messaging. You may read and discuss the related articles together.
- Explain the possible consequences. You never know where the messages sent "anonymously" may land. Sometimes suggestive and private information sent through such apps may be revealed to a wide
- Check your kid's privacy settings. Tell them how to block people.
- Turn off any location sharing features based on GPS.
- Make sure that your child isn't sharing his/her phone number or any other personal details in public profiles.
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Denise Carey, B.S., B.S.
Hi! I am Mrs. Carey. I have been here at YACS for eighteen years. Each year has been totally different, and I have loved every one of them. This year will be the most different of all as I am moving from being the kindergarten teacher to being the principal. I am eager to see what this new opportunity and year will bring. We already have some new changes underway and exciting times are ahead!
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I actually graduated, in 1996, with a degree in nursing and worked as an RN until I had children. When my children started school, I realized I loved being here at the school and helping in the classrooms. I went back to school to take the education classes I needed to be the Preschool Director when YACS launched the preschool program. I have been teaching now for five years. It is so much fun!
I have been married for 28 wonderful years. I have two teenage children. My son is 19 and attending Walla Walla University. My daughter is 15 and attending Upper Columbia Academy. My family is the joy of my life.
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Marissa Jones
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Holly Tanner
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I am so excited to be the Kindergarten teacher this year at YACS. We are going to have all kinds of fun while we learn to read, work with numbers, and learn about the world around us, all while learning about Jesus and how to be more like Him.
Now, a little bit about me. I have been a preschool teacher for the last five years. Before that I was a stay-at-home mom. I loved being home with my little ones and now I love spending my days with the young students at YACS. My husband's name is Russ and we have four kids; Aja, Braden, Chase, and Darian. I have lived in the Yakima area most of my life. Most of my family lives nearby and I like that. Some of my favorite times are holidays when we all get together and hang out. I also like reading, cooking, and playing games with my family. A good hike in the mountains always makes the day better too, especially if there is a lake or waterfall. I enjoy being in the beauty of God's nature. It helps me feel peaceful and reminds me how much He truly loves us because He made beautiful things for our enjoyment.
My vision for Kindergarten is that it will be a classroom where a love of learning is developed and a love of Jesus is lived.
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I grew up in Tennessee, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, and I love learning about new cultures and places. My dad was a pastor, which is why I was lucky enough to live in other countries. I moved to Washington when I married my husband, who is from Spokane area, and I love the snow and mountains!
I graduated from Southern Adventist University in 2009 with a B.S. in Liberal Arts Education and finished my masters in 2016 at Walla Walla University with an M.Ed. in Literacy Instruction, a fancy way of saying I've been learning more about how to teach reading, one of my favorite subjects. I especially love learning about God and how much He loves us, and I want to share Him with my students.
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A few of my favorite subject areas to teach are Bible, math, science, reading, and art. In my spare time I enjoy reading, traveling, and working on a wide variety of "projects" at home and at school.
This will be my tenth year as part of the education team at Yakima Adventist Christian School. I look forward to meeting new and seeing returning scholars walk through the doors in August!
Mrs. Waymire
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Fifth and Sixth grade teacher
Hi, I'm Mrs. Leslie, and I teach fifth and sixth grades at Yakima Adventist Christian School. This is my second year back to work, and I am so excited to finally have my own classroom. I am looking forward to getting to know my students and their families. More importantly, I am excited to work in a Christ centered environment. I am a member of the 35th church, but Pastor Steve Huey baptized me at ANC in 2013.
I was born in California, but raised in the Yakima Valley. My dad was in the Marines, which is why I was born on the base in California. I married my husband in 2005, and have three beautiful children. My oldest son, Anthony, is currently a senior at Eisenhower High School. We have one beautiful daughter, Leah, who is fortunate enough to have Mrs. Stratte as her second grade teacher. My daughter loves everything about YACS and looks forward to school everyday. Our third child, Michael, recently started preschool! This is a huge transition for him because he has been home with me up until this point. Luckily, he has Heidi and Holly for his teachers. With their kind hearts and patience, he is adjusting well.
I graduated from Central Washington University in 2008 with a B.A. in Elementary Education. While I was home with my daughter, I decided to work towards my masters. I took online classes through Walden University and graduated with my masters in Elementary Education. After I completed my schooling, I decided to focus on raising my family. In my heart, I knew a job would always be waiting for me, but my children needed me. Fortunately, I was blessed with the ability to stay at home with my children. I am extremely grateful that God has brought my family to YACS. Working in an environment that is Christ centered will be such a blessing to my entire family.
Karin Weigley, B.S.
Seventh and Eighth grade teacher
Hi, I'm Mrs. Weigley, and this is my second year teaching seventh and eighth grades as well as ninth and tenth grade science here at Yakima Adventist Christian School. I'm passionate about learning all about God's creation and helping kids understand and enjoy math. I believe that every kid is special and I'm excited to get to know each student personally and teach them in a way that they learn best. I love to see students excited and engaged in their learning and I'm planning on starting some Project-based Learning and some fun Outdoor Education activities this year.
Before I came back to teaching last year, I had the privilege of staying home with my children for several years, raising them and doing some homeschool with them too. I grew up in a small town right in the middle of Michigan and loved spending my summers outdoors, discovering nature with my dog and best friend. My family moved to Florida at the start of my eighth grade year and I stayed through academy. I graduated from Southern Adventist University with my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a math and science emphasis in 2004. After meeting my husband briefly when I was 2 years old, we reconnected at college and were married in 2003. We have three amazing children, two boys and a girl, who are the joy of our day, and they are always teaching us new things about life. Also, I have always had a love for dogs, so be sure to ask me about our 3-legged furry child as well! When I'm not teaching, parenting, or trying to catch up on sleep, I enjoy walking my dog, writing in my bullet journal, hiking, reading, swimming, and trying new recipes. I'm excited about all the possibilities a new school year holds. I hope and pray that through God's help, I can share my love of learning and my passion for math and science with all who enter my classroom and that we all will deepen our friendship with Jesus. I can't wait to see you all this school year!
Mrs. Weigley
Delmar Wolfkill, M.Ed.
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Daniel Zamudio, RIP
He was 24 years old, worked as a clothing salesman and hoped to study theatre. On March 3 he was attacked in a Santiago park by a group of men who beat him, burned him with cigarettes and carved Nazi swastikas on his body. And on Tuesday, 25 days after the homophobic attack, Daniel Zamudio died.
Crowds of Chileans have been holding a vigil for him outside the hospital where he was kept in a medically induced coma. You can read some of the press coverage here http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/28/3519425/killing-of-gay-man-moves-chile.html#storylink=cpy and here http://ilovechile.cl/2012/03/28/neonazi-discriminative-attacks-lead-death/51659.
"This is what happens in this country you love so much," an embittered Chilean colleague e mailed me today. I told her I still loved Chile, and then we began one of those inane exchanges about whether her country was less tolerant than my country, the United States. I recalled the brutal killing of Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, whose attackers left him tied to a fence. The murder was bad enough, but then at Shepard's funeral the nasty Reverend Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas appeared with his followers with signs reading "Fag Matt in Hell" and "No Tears for Queers."
Ok, that was back in 1999. Have things improved since then? Reviewing the comments of certain U.S. public figures, one might have doubts. Back in Chile, authorities are seeking murder charges against the four suspects, some of whom have criminal records for attacks on gays in the past. The president of Chile, Sebastian Piñera, is a member of a conservative political party, but most definitely not a cultural conservative—one of his television campaign ads featured a gay couple holding hands, prompting his opponent's campaign organizers to rush out and find a gay couple willing to appear in one of their ads. He says his government "will not rest" until the Chilean Congress passes hate crime legislation.
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