My latest post for Health Justice CT asks if health education is a missed opportunity.
As I look back on health classes I took in elementary and junior high school, I wonder if they were a missed opportunity with too much sex and drugs, and not enough health.
That was my experience, anyway. (I went to school in New Hampshire, but I bet Connecticut public school health classes aren’t much different.)
Although the traditional health class topics are important, there is a lot more to health than that. Here are just a few topics that might benefit students – and the rest of us.
First aid: Offering CPR certification and other first aid credentials to students would have widespread benefits. Learning how to care for themselves and each other might come in handy in a pinch. Plus, students might better understand risks they take when they understand first aid. There’s no reason to leave this to the Boy Scouts.
Read the rest here.
Ah it seems you are advocating a teaching that may lead to some self responsibility. This would be a bit off target from the current curriculum guiding students to look toward the government as their nanny and provider. I would hope you would carry your thoughts forward and become active in the future of our nation. We are in critical need of leaders that believe in the strength of the individual and personal responsibility.