In today's class we were shown a video clip on an intervierw on an educated executive woman who admitted to using marijuana on a regular basis. The magazine from which it came seemed to glamorize the issue.
As a future educator, I feel it is wrong to allow such things to be seen. Children will get the wrong impression. Many schools today express that drugs are wrong during Red Ribbon Week, however, if children come across magazines their mothers, fathers, siblings, or anyone reads and come across an article stating that marijuana should be legalized and professionals use it, many school systems and educators will be in jeopardy.
How can we as educators explain to our students that using marijuana or any drug for that matter is wrong when they read and/or see it in magazines, television, movies, and in their very own environment?
What steps can we as educators take in order to insure our students are on the right path to being drug free?
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I think that the most important thing we can do is to teach our students that drugs are illegal and the harm that they do to our bodies. We need to teach them early not to do drugs and hope that it stays with them.
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